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Best Edible Garden Winner: BaDesign
The Best Edible Garden winner in our Considered Design Awards is Jennifer Ivanovich and Branden Adams of BaDesign, a multi-disciplinary design studio in Oakland, California. The pair combined their...
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How to Turn a Brooklyn Loft into an Urban Oasis
Summer Rayne Oakes may be the only fashion model in New York who spends much of her time tending to house plants. But that's far from all she does. Summer grew up in rural Pennsylvania and has a degree...
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Show Us Your Handpicked Flowers
A few weeks ago, when I was in the throes of my Flower Arranging 101 class, Gardenista contributor Justine Hand suggested that we run a little contest challenging folks to build beautiful bouquets from...
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5 Favorites: Classic Fly Swatters
Some technologies have been improved in the 21st century. Others haven't. Personally, we'll take an old-fashioned, long-handled fly swatter: Above: A Leather Fly Swatter with a handle of white ash is...
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In the News: The Top 5 Posts of the Week
While Michelle is off exploring this week, Margot and I have been holding down the fort back home. And don't let the mosquito bites or sunscreen woes fool you, we're doing just fine. With a few tricks...
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The Beekeeper Diaries: Rob Keller Does Not Get Stung (Today)
"I have all that protective stuff, but I really hate to wear it," Rob Keller said as he gently lifted the lid of a hive to peer inside at its 20,000 or so occupants. I took a step back. "Gorgeous,...
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The Ultimate Open-Air Dinner Party: A Floating Pallet Under the Stars
On a recent July evening, 20 dinner guests gathered for a lamplit mid-summer feast on floating pallets tethered to a riverbank in the middle of Oslo. They felt as if they'd won a lottery—and in a way,...
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Chelsea Miller Knives
A good knife is hard to come by. Ideally a knife is functional foremost, but I hope you can forgive me when I say that I also want my knives to be pretty. We can't have ugly knives marring our...
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Iced Tea, No Sugar Required
Over lunch last week at the very wonderful Honey & Co. in London's Fitzrovia with Julie and Christine, we cooled off with glasses of orange-blossom iced tea. Very sweet, no ice. And delicious, but...
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A Guide to Intimate Gatherings from the CAMP Workshops
To kick off our Summer Entertaining week, it only seems right to seek advice from some of the best hosts we know. Ginny Branch and Amy Osaba are two of the co-founders of CAMP Workshops, a series of...
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5 Favorites: Unbreakable Wine Glasses
I admit, I'd rather cart my Duralex to the park (here's the proof) and risk a chip or two than drink out of a plastic wine glass. But my own snobbery aside, sometimes plastic is the more sensible...
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Elevating the Everyday: Huddleson Table Linens
Our friend Scotti Sitz at Garde in LA turned us on to Tim Gledhill, an LA-based Brit and a Rug Company alum, who launched Huddleson, his line of contemporary table linens, in 2011. "Some of my fondest...
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A Family Recipe for Elderflower Cordial via Dublin
Our friends at Makers & Brothers, the dashing purveyors of Irish design Jonathan and Mark Legge, like to keep things in the family, including their mother's recipe for elderflower cordial. But...
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An Irresistible Farro Recipe
Once in a while, I try a new dish and overnight become obsessed with finding out the recipe. So it was after I tried Stacy Lauer's farro salad with pomegranate and sausage several months ago at a...
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A Drinks Cooler with Rustic Appeal
An idea that falls into the "why didn't we think of that" category: picnic baskets lined with insulating Styrofoam and rattan baskets with galvanized liners to keep food and drinks cold all afternoon:...
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Berry and Apricot Galettes with Saffron from Apt. 2B Baking Co.
In the height of summer, when fruit is bountiful and hours spent outdoors are at an all-time high, making quick and simple desserts should be the priority. Having a staple recipe that you can recreate...
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A Dinner at Beetlebung Farm
Spotted on Lizzie Garrett's Tomboy Style, a communal dinner in a greenhouse at Beetlebung Farm on the southwestern edge of Martha's Vineyard. Beetlebung Farm is a five-acre property in Chilmark,...
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Steal This Look: The Ultimate Outdoor Kitchen
I'm a skeptic when it comes to outdoor kitchens (who needs anything more than a grill and a set of tongs?). I'm revising my thinking, however, after spotting—and swooning over—the ultimate setup from...
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A Foraged Botanical Tabletop for Midsummer
As a born and bred do-it-yourselfer, I like to rely on Mother Nature to be my model and muse for summertime entertaining. On a recent visit to my Connecticut hometown, I gathered Queen Anne's Lace from...
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10 Easy Pieces: Outdoor Dining Plates
During the summer months, we're switching out our ceramic dinnerware for hard-wearing, unbreakable plates that we can tote to the beach, pack for picnics, and carry out for backyard entertaining. Skip...
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