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DIY: Moroccan Preserved Lemons
I am a firm believer in the idea that when life gives you lemons, you should preserve them. If you don't have an indoor lemon tree, head to the market. Moroccan preserved lemons (known as l'hamd...
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Domestic Dispatches: How Low Can You Go?
Is there anything scarier than a sofa? I've been reluctant to buy one since my last blunder, a Ralph Lauren leather sleigh so large that our feet dangled. The back and arms were high and swooping; it...
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5 Favorites: Brit Style Garden Hedges
What is it about garden visiting that is so inspiring when you are there and so deflating after you return home? Suddenly your outdoor space looks rather flat and disorganized. No parterre, no knot...
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Wild Huts: The World's Best Campsites
A year ago, Scottish blogger Kevin Langan was sitting at home "warm in my central heated family home; the biggest decision I’ve made all night is whether I should have one pop-tart or two for my...
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Steal This Look: Vine, With Bedroom
It looks so cold out there. So un-green too. I want to stay indoors all day, preferably under the covers. And I would, too, if I had this bedroom, spotted via Emmy Linnea and draped with a summery...
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5 Favorites: Pleasant Potting Shed Essentials
Gardening in winter is good for you because it's counterproductive to stand still. Running around to keep warm, gardeners like being outdoors, which is partly why they are gardeners. But everyone...
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5 Favorites: Jet Black Planters
Any green plant would look good in a black pot. Here's a roundup of a few of our favorite black planters: Above: The Case Study Bowl Plant Pot with Plinth; $189 from Modernica. These ceramic black...
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A White Mailbox That's Green
Here's a clever idea to add a bit of low-maintenance green to a front entrance: the Green Mailbox, a mail collector and wall mounted planter in one. Above: A product concept designed by Marcial...
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Landscape Architect Visit: A Snowy Mountain Lodge
Funnily enough, one of the biggest challenges in landscaping a family lodge built against a backdrop of some of the world's most spectacular high peaks was the view. "The house sits opposite Whistler...
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10 Easy Pieces: Humane Ways to Outwit Varmints
Keeping varmints out of your garden is an ongoing challenge. The variety of marauder may vary depending on where your plot is located, but there doesn't seem to be a garden anywhere that's immune from...
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The English Gardener: A Night at Great Dixter
"The party at Great Dixter starts at 7.30," says my friend Gina. "They asked me if you'd like to spend the night." Oh, I'll have to think about that. Would she stay over with me? "No," is the short...
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The New Ruralism: Barn Style Accessories from England
Part of the joy of visiting Great Dixter in East Sussex is the fabric of the place. Beyond the shape and texture of the gardens are the buildings: ancient brick with timber for the house and acres of...
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The Volcanic Powers of Iceland's Blue Lagoon Spa
A steamy, misty lava field created 800 years ago by a volcanic eruption—and conveniently located a half hour's drive from Reykjavik and barely eight miles from Iceland's international airport —is home...
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The Ultimate Snow and Ice Melting Device
Snow shovels and brushes are no match for the thin layer of ice that can greet you, with perilous results, when you walk out the door on a winter's morning. Imagine a heated door mat that would keep...
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DIY: File Cabinet Becomes Tool Stash
It's all in a day's work: an aging file cabinet gets a much more colorful second life as tool storage, with a few simple moves. We spotted the former office staple on the blog Tttreasure, where its...
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The Beauty of the Garden Cloche
Think of garden cloches as tiny portable greenhouses, designed to protect plants from the effects of wind, cold, and insects. As practical as they are attractive, glass-paned garden cloches are a...
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The Art of Vegan Taxidermy
No peppers were stuffed for this taxidermy. Or tomatoes or birds, for that matter. Berkeley, CA-based artist Aimée Baldwin—whose realistic three-dimensional sculptures of plants and birds are made of...
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Garden Style Inspired by Japanese Workmen
These Japanese gardening boots or nagagutsu daichi (earth boots) are known for their tactile contact with the ground; they also bear an element of quirky style (think Maison Martin Margiela Tabi Boots...
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A Glamorous Trellis to Reflect Sunlight
A shimmery trellis that dangles as gracefully as a chandelier earring, created by Philadelphia-based Shift Design, is the only vertical garden kit you need. It has us making plans to start growing...
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Required Reading: Bring the Outdoors In
It's easy, really, to make a garland of dried flowers or to arrange wispy cuttings of ivy in simple glass vessels to create drama indoors with natural elements from the garden. Or at least that's the...
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