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10 Easy Pieces: Garden Gate Latches
Gate latches need to stand up to weather and rough handling, as well as to the scrutiny of aesthetically inclined neighbors. Here is our roundup of latches to add functionality to your wooden garden...
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The Picnic Table Reinvented
A modern take on the classic picnic table: UK designer Jennifer Newman's lightweight A-Frame Bench in glossy polyester-coated aluminum works equally well indoors or outdoors and is available in a...
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A New Gardening App for the iPad
There are so many ideas fizzing out of the new gardening app Into Gardens launched this week, that the hand can't help reaching for pen and paper. Not necessary. It takes notes for you and also shops,...
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California's Best Apples
Shoppers at San Francisco's Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market are familiar with the Saturday fall bounty from the Philo Apple Farm: the apples have been a staple since the market began, and the Philo Gold,...
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DIY: Extend the Season with Autumn Color
SPONSORED POST Here are some suggestions, via Scotts Miracle-Gro, for adding color to the fall garden: For many gardeners, this time of year is something to be cherished. Dahlias, rudbeckias, and...
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DIY: Grafting Grapes
You might find it surprising that virtually all grape vines used for wine making are grafted. The top part of the vines, Vitus vinifera, are varietals from Europe. However, they are very susceptible...
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Grape Harvest: Sparkling Wine from Gloria Ferrer
Harvest is in full swing right now in California wine country. In Carneros, a grape growing corridor that straddles Sonoma and Napa counties, Jose and Gloria Ferrer continue to tell their story...
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5 Favorites: Canning Jars
The recent revival of the art of canning has also brought about a new appreciation for the humble glass canning jar. Here are five classics: The Kilner Preserve Jar is the British version of the Ball...
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Required Reading: Leaf Magazine
Happy Anniversary, Leaf Magazine. A year ago, our friends Susan Cohan and Rochelle Greayer launched a quarterly garden publication that looks just like a traditional paper magazine except for one...
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Design Sleuth: Stepladder as Planter
Spotted via Dezeen, a clever idea for recycling construction site materials to make a step stool planter. Workers built a collection of pieces, including this one, using materials found on site at...
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DIY: A Painted Garden Bed on Wheels
Reclaimed in style: wood sourced from collected pallets is painted and attached to casters for an instant and inexpensive garden bed. Spotted on the blog of Harvest Textiles, a Melbourne-based screen...
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Armchair Gardener: Bulb Catalog Roundup
The fall bulb catalogs start arriving in my Brooklyn mailbox early—sometimes months early, when the spring planting is still in full frantic swing—with their tempting offers of big discounts for early...
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Paint Colors for Iron Gates and Fences
The head gardener at a large country estate recently asked me what color I'd paint the newly restored gates and railings. I didn't know what to say. Aren't railings always black? Before the middle of...
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Alchemy in the Garden: Metallic Watering Cans
Finding an appealing (and durable) watering can isn't always easy, so we've sourced six iconic options in a variety of metals – from zinc to copper to brass and more. Above: Terrain's Copper Watering...
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Rescuing a 100-Year-Old Garden
Joel and Diane Schatz have photos (circa 1927) of their Mill Valley, California, house that show a garden party in progress under a great canopy of wisteria, with guests in party hats posed against a...
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A Bank for Rare Seeds in Petaluma
Perhaps you would like to grow an unusual custard squash in your vegetable garden? Or Klondike Blue Ribbon Striped Watermelon? Or Dixie Speckled Butterpea Lima Beans? Or try any of the 1,200 other...
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Store Your Own Seeds
Build your own seed bank by storing seeds from your own garden (or that of a generous neighbor). Now is the time to harvest seeds - before the fall rains and early winter frosts. Here are a few...
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Steal This Look: Isabel Wilson's House Plants
Spotted in Brooklyn textile designer Isabel Wilson's apartment, via Freunde von Freunden, the same iconic 1970s house plants that all your mother's friends had hanging from the ceiling in macramé...
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Rustic Planters from a British Potter in LA
Yesterday we posted on the woven lamps by Tracy Wilkinson of TW Workshop; today we're admiring her hanging ceramic vases. Her hanging ceramic vases are punched with four holes and come with 20 inches...
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5 Favorites: Modern Wood Garden Gates
A gate sets a tone for the whole garden. It says "Come in" or "Keep out"-- and really, either approach can be tantalizing. The best gates tempt you to push them open. We've rounded up a few favorites:...
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