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Our New Favorite Beach Towel: Bamboo, We Hardly Knew You
Bamboo needs a new press agent. For an invasive plant that's on everybody's Most Feared list, it certainly has a lot of hidden talents. Who knew, for instance, that you could weave bamboo fibers into...
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How to Get that Summer Glow: Natural Beauty Advice from Jessa Blades
On a hot summer day when I was teenager, I took a break from my assigned chore of pulling jewelweed from between the hydrangeas to accompany my mom, Doe, to the grocery store. We'd been working in the...
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DIY: Lime-Green Painted Tire Swing
Spotted at Babylonstoren in South Africa: A simple tire swing painted green adds a citrusy dash of color to the garden. Above: To create your own tire swing, consult the step-by-step instructions at My...
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The Ultimate Rustic Tree Houses, Canadian Edition
Toronto-based Michael Greenwood "grew up around wood, in the family workshop and in the forests of southern Ontario." After graduating from college, Greenwood began undertaking small home renovations...
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Best Architectural Garden Feature Winner: Specht Harpman Architects
The Winner of our Considered Design Awards Best Architectural Garden Feature category is the modern architectural landscape surrounding a new house by Specht Harpman Architects. Sited on a hilltop in...
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Sussex Garden Trugs: A Classic You Can't Improve
Simple Sussex garden trugs caught Queen Victoria's eye one day 150 years ago, as she strolled through the Crystal Palace in London. Awarded a Royal Warrant, the baskets are still crafted the same way...
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Shiny Happy Furniture from Melbourne
Possibly the cheeriest patio pieces we've seen yet: indoor/outdoor furniture from Melbourne-based Tait, made for "all the brilliant weather that Australia can throw at it." Owned by husband and wife...
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10 Easy Pieces: Nap-Worthy Hammocks
Ingredients for the ultimate summer escape: two trees, one hammock, and a gentle breeze. Here, a roundup of our favorites made of exceptionally soft woven cotton and detailed, in several cases, with...
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Wild Beauty: Fowlers Flowers in Melbourne, Australia
Shop owners Lauren Bieber and Tom Crowe find it easy to keep an eye on what's happening at Fowlers Flowers in Melbourne, Australia, because they also own the coffee shop next door. In fact, it was...
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Best Indoor Garden Winner: Liz Tan
The Best Indoor Garden winner in our Considered Design Awards is Liz Tan, a digital designer with a keen eye for styling and a knack for indoor gardening. Tan's adventures in gardening began when her...
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Calling All Instagrammers: We Want to See Your Handpicked Flowers
One of our favorite things about Instagram is getting to peek at what other people are growing—and picking, often by the fistful. Lately, we've been particularly inspired by the ubiquitous shots of...
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Steal This Look: A Rustic Porch and Summerhouse in Australia
Yesterday, on Remodelista we posted on the interiors of Ellis House, a historic guesthouse in Kyneton, Australia. Today, we're dissecting the outdoor style of the house's wraparound porch and original...
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10 Easy Pieces: Dog Food Bowls
We have a few basic requirements for tableware (make that floorware) for our dogs: Food bowls should be easy to clean, nice to look at, and they should stay put during dinnertime (or at least put up a...
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Demystifying Sunscreen: 5 Things You Need to Know
When it comes to sunscreen, I admit to being a little bit cranky. First there's the way it makes me feel: sticky and grimy—and that's before I've spent the day in the garden. Then there are all of the...
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Best Urban Garden Winner: Alexandra Tasker Marx Landscape Architect
The Best Urban Garden winner in our Considered Design Awards is Alexander Tasker Marx, a landscape architect with her own firm who spent a decade renovating her garden to suit her family's outdoor...
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Stop the Itch: Natural Mosquito Bite Remedies
I'm a romantic at heart, and so at the risk of facing commenter-wrath, I'm going to go out on a limb and say it: the season's first mosquito bite isn't such a bad thing. In a strange way, it's kind of...
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Off Hours: How Chelsea Flower Show Star Cleve West Survives His Day Job
What does a top garden designer do to relax? He gardens, of course—but not exactly where you'd expect. Cleve West, winner of two consecutive Best in Shows at Chelsea last year and the year before,...
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Instant Taps for Your Raised Garden Beds
Here's a solution to the ongoing problem of having to drag hoses and sprinklers around your garden beds: Aquacorner, an instant tap for your raised garden bed. Pair it with a soaker hose that stays put...
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Uli Lorimer, Native Plant Whisperer
What's well behaved, and what's a takeover artist? If you're looking to add native plants to your garden, you'd be well served to spend some time with Uli Lorimer, curator of the Brooklyn Botanic...
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Summer Goddess Sun Tea with Chamomile Syrup
Making sun tea is kind of like cheating. In the best way. It sounds fancy and tastes delicious, but requires less effort than you'd think. Our Summer Goddess Sun Tea recipe is from this week's resident...
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