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Garden Visit: A Seaside Landscape in Northern France
In a small town in Brittany, on the northern coast of France about five hours' drive from Paris, the landscape design firm Cao-Perrot Studio designed a 4,500-square-foot garden of undulating perennial...
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DIY: How to Make a Bouquet Garni
The particulars of a bouquet garni can seem elusive, but the idea is really quite simple: to create a tiny bouquet of herbs that you can pop into whatever broth or soup or roast that you're hoping to...
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10 Easy Pieces: Café-Style Outdoor Seating
Summer means outdoor entertaining, which means you'll be needing chairs that can stand up to the elements. Here's a roundup of our top ten café-style chairs. Above: An Ada Chair is made from...
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The Mystery of the Missing Irises: Have You Seen Any of These Varieties?
In calmer days, advances in plant breeding came from people who had time on their hands and plenty of space. Vicars, for instance. Plant breeders and hunters were often people who worked hard, but not...
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Parisian Gilded House Numbers by See.Painting
Glass gilding, or verre églomisé, was the most popular form of signage in the 19th and early 20th centuries; we can see why. Elegant and surprisingly durable, gilding continues to be a top choice,...
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In the Garden and Atelier with Cécile Daladier in Paris
After you've visited Cécile's garden in Paris, you'll leave with an absolute desire to reinvent your own life and slow down its pace. Splitting their time between a house in the Drôme and this one in...
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Design Sleuth: Parisian Balcony Mise-en-Scene
Photographer Henry Parsons' capture of this balcony on Rue du Four in Paris has pushed me just about over the edge of envy. I'm not sure if it's the view, or the ferronnerie, or that carafe of wine...
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5 Favorites: Ceramic Berry Baskets
It's finally fruit season in New York. Whether you're going to a U-Pick farm to gather berries or taking advantage of the bounty at your local farmers' market, the chances that you'll be carting your...
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A Romantic Garden at the Edge of the Sea in France
Located in Normandy near the seaside city of Cabourg, famous both for its mild winters and for being the real-life inspiration for Marcel Proust's fictional Balbec resort, is a romantic garden created...
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Required Reading: Reconquérir Les Rues by Nicolas Soulier
Here's what bothers author Nicolas Soulier: At some point in time, we stopped feeling like streets were part of our common environment—we stopped strolling along them, stopped playing stickball in...
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How to Eliminate Boxwood Blight: Plant a Different Shrub
A head gardener I know says that he would never plant boxwood now, unless there was a contingency plan. In other words, you need a fund to finance the replacement of said box after it is struck down...
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DIY: Instant Summer Hammock
Nap season is upon us. Prepare yourself by making this easy DIY hammock. Then climb in. Whether you're looking for a quick fix or inspired to whip out the sewing machine and install metal grommets into...
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Hike of the Week: Getting Lost in the Jardins du Palais Royal in Paris
The thing about Paris is, and it's really such a cliché, but it's the best city to get lost in. I'll pick a destination, maybe a shop or restaurant, and just head over to its arrondissement for the...
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Stitch and Hammer: Denim and Stripes Apron
With so many beautiful aprons out there, it's hard to single out just one. But I've had my eyes on this handsome denim and stripes apron lately. Above: With a sweet French ticking pocket, I thought it...
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A Magical Garden Where Clouds Grow on a Hillside in Provence
At the age of 69, Nicole de Vésian's real adventure started. Retired from a career of designing hats and linens for Hermès, she decamped to Provence to embark on her most ambitious design project: a...
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A Weekend Playlist That's Blooming With Fresh Flowers
Everywhere we look, something new is in bloom. Even in Manhattan, the rooftops of low-rise buildings suddenly appear more green than grayish, and little white flowers are creeping up shyly through...
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The Garden Designer Is In: Kim Hoyt Architecture/Landscape
This week, Kim Hoyt and Evelyn Zornoza of Kim Hoyt Architecture/Landscape (members of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory) discuss a garden renovation with a new deck and two-story steel...
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Sneak Peek No. 2: Gardenista Considered Design Awards Entries
There are only seven days left to submit your photos to the inaugural Gardenista Considered Design Awards. Be sure to get your entries in by next Friday, June 14. Know anyone with a envy-inducing...
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The Magicians: An English Professor and a Novelist Conjure a Garden in Brooklyn
It is probably impossible, if you are an English professor, to look at a garden without thinking of John Keats' "fast-fading violets covered up in leaves" or "the coming musk-rose full of dewy wine"—or...
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Marble and Milkweed: Rose & Chamomile Facial Scrub
I've mentioned before my preference for only putting things onto my face if I can pronounce them. (See, DIY: A Beauty Mask Made from Flowers). Happily, every single ingredient in this Rose and...
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