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Behind-the-Scenes Garden in Robot + Frank
The film tells a story of new and old, of loneliness and companionship, of past and future—and through it all, there's an unlikely gardener. Robot + Frank, a new Samuel Goldwyn Films release, follows...
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Want to Work Smarter? Get an Office Plant
Stale, recycled air. Hermetically sealed windows. And a lovely view of ... another gray worker-bee building across the street. Does this sound like your office? If so, you need to get a house plant....
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The Babooly Canvas Carry All by Sally Scott
Always leaving your tools behind in another part of the garden? Canadian artist Sally Scott works another kind of magic on canvas with her “tooly” Babooly—an ingenious carryall tote for tools. Sally...
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5 Quick Fixes: The Rarified Daffodil
Based on the ho-hum selection at the average local plant nursery, who would know that there are more than 25,000 different kinds of daffodils—scented ones, and ruffled ones, and pale creamy ones, and...
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Whimsical Planters from a UK Institution
Whichford terracotta is easy to spot. Over-sized and lined up in a grand old potager, the tubs will be from Whichford. Filled with agapanthus and dotted around a lovely pool: the same. Smaller pots...
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The Beauty of the Garden Cloche
Think of them as tiny portable greenhouses, designed to protect plants from the effects of wind, cold, and insects. As practical as they are attractive, glass-paned cloches are a common gardeners'...
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A Garden in Dorset, in Full Bloom
In early June, we visited architect Ben Pentreath's Dorset garden, shrouded in a dewy early summer mist. Three months later, he's invited us back. Over the weekend, Pentreath, the author of the...
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Handmade Ceramics, for the Indoor Gardener
Brooklyn-based designer Amy Adams' perch! line of delicate ceramic pieces features environmentally friendly, handmade containers and accessories for the garden: Above: The Plant Pod is a two-part...
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Editors' Picks: Outdoor Kitchen, Real Tomatoes Year Round, and Other Links We...
We would go camping every weekend, without complaint, even help pitch the tent (with a little grumbling)... if we could take the portable Critter kitchen to the campsite with us. Via Elia Mangia:...
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Le Manoir: World's Best Overnight Stay?
"At Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons the garden is at the heart of the gastronomy," says Raymond Blanc, its proprietor and chef de cuisine. Gastronomy is such a French word; most people in the UK would...
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A Verdant Garden in Seattle
Jane Hedreen and David Thyer live in Seattle’s Capitol Hill in a grand 1910 house that takes up six city lots and was once occupied by a US senator. Join us on a tour of their atmospheric gardens,...
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Lemon Balm: Weed or Wonder?
Who knew that the herb taking over a corner of my garden was such a valuable asset? A member of the mint family, lemon balm ("Melissa officinalis") is an easy-to-grow herb treasured for its lemony...
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An Enchanted Garden in Sweden
One would expect lavish gardens to surround the stone castle-turned-hotel called Häringe Slott near Stockholm. One would not be disappointed: To see the interiors, go to An Enchanted Castle in Sweden....
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An Herb Dryer Rack for Harvest Season
Spotted just in time to foil the first early frost: an herb dryer rack to make the most of a late season harvest. Above: Handmade in Austria, a Pinewood Herb Dryer Rack System is €112 from Manufactum....
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America's Greatest Forgotten Garden
In 1899, when Samuel Untermyer was a rich lawyer and a Manhattan mover and shaker, new money didn’t go out to the Hamptons and buy a big spread on the ocean. The fashionable place to go was the...
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A Rose in Marin
The other day, we asked our friend Tricia Rose of Rough Linen, who has a hunting cabin and a garden in Northern California—on San Francisco Bay, no less— to send us a report: Photography by Stefan...
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An End-of-Summer Trip to Cape Cod with Laura Silverman
Hydrangeas grow taller than your head. Are you picturing the huge, floppy blooms? To that image, add a road that leads to the water, friends with a canoe—and a plan for foraging dinner from the...
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Luxurious Digs for the Birds
I would like to believe there is a difference between pigeons and doves, even if there is not. And Shakespeare was with me on this, by the way. When Romeo said that Juliet "doth teach the torches to...
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Steal This Look: Estee Stanley's Outdoor Patio in LA
Earlier this week we took a tour of Estee Stanley's home (see LA Woman: At Home with Hollywood's Style Guru); today we're visiting her bohemian mod outdoor space, a gathering place for friends and...
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5 Favorites: Essential Equipment for Orchids
With winter coming, your garden may have to move indoors for a few months. Without outdoor distractions, now is the time to turn your attention to something fussy and finicky and as time-consuming as...
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