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DIY: Reclaiming an Outmoded Cut Glass Vase with James's Daughter Flowers
Alexa has me convinced: there's a place at the table for cut glass vessels. But a cut glass vase needs an arrangement that's equal parts modern and trailing to counteract all of those faceted edges....
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The Grandes Dames: 10 Stately Gardens from the Gardenista Gallery
Garden designer Paul Hendershot takes issue with the word "formal" to describe refined gardens. "That's so American," he says. "They see one clipped bush and call it formal." He has a point. (And he's...
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10 Easy Pieces: Garden Urns
Add instant grandeur to your garden with an urn planter. Here are ten to consider: (NB: Some urns come with drainage holes that enable direct planting. With those that don't, it is recommended that you...
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Garden Visit: Ditchley Park, Made By Mr. and Mrs. Tree
Ditchley Park in Oxfordshire was the epicenter of elegance and fun in the 1930s. Saved from terminal decline by the fabulously wealthy Trees (Ronald and his wife Nancy, before she was known as Nancy...
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Required Reading: Gardens Are for Living by Judy Kameon
Landscape designer Judy Kameon is often asked the question, "How do you start?" Her Los Angeles firm Elysian Landscapes, is known for their liveable gardens, full of color, texture, and of equal...
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Hardscaping 101: Pennsylvania Bluestone
While I was in the midst of a major home construction project and feeling pretty good about some of my recent design decisions, the stonemason arrived and asked how I’d like the bluestone deck to look....
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Signs of Spring Pinterest Contest With Terrain
Experiencing late winter cabin fever? Put all of the time you've been spending pining for warmer weather to better use. Pin your favorite signs of spring using inspiration from our joint board with...
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The Garden Edit: A Well-Curated Garden Shop by a Londoner
Gardening comes naturally to John Tebbs. During his youth he spent countless hours in his father's vegetable garden which paved the way for Tebbs' gardening devotion, career, and most recently an...
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Palettes & Paints: Modern Masters Metallic Wall Paint
Wanting to experiment with metallic paints, we asked members of the Remodelista + Gardenista Architect/Designer Directory for their recommendations. They pointed us to Modern Masters, a widely...
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Outbuilding of the Week: A Stylish Swedish Outhouse
This might not be the most delicate of topics, but consider this: you're out for a refreshing spring hike when you find yourself in the middle of the woods with nary an outhouse in sight. Wouldn't you...
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An Orb to Ornament the Garden
We generally prefer plants for garden ornamentation, but a rusted iron sphere from Los Angeles-based Potted has us reconsidering. Made from bent steel, Rusted Iron Spheres make for striking sculptural...
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Week in Review: Inching Toward Spring
This week we made a dated cut glass vase look good, fantasized about strolling through stately gardens, and learned the nitty-gritty about Pennsylvania bluestone. Next week we're working in the kitchen...
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DIY: Shade-Tolerant Herbs To Grow in Your Apartment
Buttermilk biscuits with chive butter, egg salad with ribbons of tarragon, iced tea with fresh mint. There are a lot of reasons to love warm weather, and the addition of fresh herbs to some of my...
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Let Twilight Linger: 10 Early Evening Gardens from the Gardenista Gallery
In many parts of the world today, we set our clocks forward an hour—bringing us closer to summer while robbing us of valuable sleep. But we do it for the twilight: starting today, our evenings will...
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Table of Contents: Issue Number 10 • Mr. McGregor's Garden
We try our best not to be as ornery as Mr. McGregor, but we do appreciate his reverence for the patch of carefully cultivated land known as the kitchen garden. What better place to expend your precious...
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Landscape Architect Visit: A Refined Kitchen Garden and Outdoor Dining Room...
I tend toward a fondness for kitchen gardens because they delight both sides of my brain. On one hand they can be wild and unruly and just a little bit scraggly, but they also tend be places where...
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Field Guide: Carrots
Carrots: "The Honey Underground" Carrots began, like so many vegetables, in the wild. Earlier cultures used the leaves and seeds as medicine. Through cultivation and selection, carrots evolved into the...
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Greenhouse as Restaurant
De Kas restaurant, the Dutch rendition of Chez Panisse-meets-the-French Laundry, occupies a top spot on our must-visit list. De Kas (the name is Dutch for greenhouse) is located on the outskirts of...
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Charles Dowding's No-Dig (And No Weed) Garden in Somerset
Why do people dig? I'm not at all sure after reading Charles Dowding's book Veg Journal. His ideas—mounds of beds with no edging, paths of soil instead of trimmed grass—involve less heavy toil and less...
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Gardenista Houseplant Guide on West Elm's Front + Main
If you ask us, a room just isn't complete without a little something green to pull it together. West Elm agrees. Embracing the idea of greenery in the home is the first step toward reaching home décor...
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