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Hardscaping 101: Green Roofs
In our ideal world, green roofs would be ubiquitous—we're thinking Scandinavia from the time of the Vikings until the late 19th century. And no, it’s not because we are nostalgic for a more picturesque...
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Shopper's Diary: Flowers From Miss Pickering
In the heart of Middle England is Stamford, an outrageously pretty town. Miss Pickering's flower business is just off the High Street, in a low-ceilinged shop, serviced by a single window. It is...
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Brass Ikebana Vases from Bavaria
I love it when a vase does most of the floral designing work for me. Even better when it's a vase that's an objet d'art all on its own. I recently came across a small company called Wsake run by a...
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Outbuilding of the Week: A Retro '60s Camper, Outdoor Bathhouse Included
J. Wes Yoder usually refers to the 1962 Shasta camper that sits in his leafy East Nashville backyard as "the camper," but he says that when he's feeling especially Southern, he likes to call it "the...
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Gardenista on Etsy: See Our Top Picks
Our friends at Etsy had a hunch that we've been visiting their gardening marketplace. Maybe it was that Michelle finally found the 1970s style wooden planters she'd been looking for through a seller on...
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Lilac Love: A Guide to Spring's Best-Loved Flower
Almost as American as apple pie, lilacs were first cultivated in this country by the founding fathers—both Thomas Jefferson and George Washington made entries in their journals about their preferred...
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Trending on Remodelista: Working It
In an ideal world, work would be defined by the tasks of pulling weeds and turning garden beds in the great outdoors instead of pushing papers in a stuffy building. Lucky for us, the editors at...
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Current Obsessions: In Full Bloom
A few things we've had on our radar this week: Above: Remodelista's Alexa Hotz, shares her recipe for a spring bouquet with Food52. Photograph by Aya Brackett Marine-like life on land. What's better...
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DIY: Whitewashed Greek Walls
Some summer afternoons the sun beats down so relentlessly that white is the only acceptable color—to wear, to eat (hint: gelato), and to cool off the walls. The Greeks get that right, with whitewashed...
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Field Guide: Rosemary
Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis: "The Brain Teaser" For a plant believed to boost memory, rosemary is hardy enough to be forgotten—that is, until there is a Mediterranean dinner to cook, or any...
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Steal This Look: Greek Bamboo Canopy
If I ever have the opportunity to stay on an island in the middle of the Aegean Sea, rest assured that I'll want that vacation to include ample amounts of lounge time. A shady hammock on a balcony...
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Landscape Architect Visit: Thomas Doxiadis on Antiparos
We all have an idea about Greece and there is bound to be something ancient in it. Yet visiting can be so different from imagining. In landscape architect Thomas Doxiadis' version of Greece, new angles...
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10 Easy Pieces: Crank Hose Reels
Nothing concludes a satisfying stint in the yard like neatly wrapping up the hose. But a tranquil afternoon of gardening can deteriorate into a sweaty wrestling match if you have to manhandle 100 feet...
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Garden Visit: A Modern CA Garden Inspired by the Classics
The ancient Greeks loved symmetry for a good reason. As do Ken and Jean Victor Linsteadt—for the same reason. By adding stone walls and a staircase to bisect and subdivide their sloped backyard into a...
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Required Reading: Kitchen Garden Experts
Fêted French chef Raymond Blanc introduces this fascinating book, and his garden at Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons in Oxfordshire concludes Kitchen Garden Experts. Quite right, as Blanc's insistence on...
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Recipe: Peas with Ham and Cheese from Kitchen Garden Experts
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage restaurant is just one of the restaurants featured in Cinead McTernan's Kitchen Garden Experts: Twenty Celebrated Chefs and Their Head Gardeners. McTernan...
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10 Garden Ideas to Steal from Greece
What Greek gardeners know: a Mediterranean climate requires you to embrace extremes. Dry summers. Wet winters. Hot sun. Oh, and little surprises from the sea (here's some salt spray and wind for you)....
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Hardscaping 101: Front Paths
Nothing creates curb appeal faster than a well-designed front path. It's the first impression your house makes to visitors—and to you every time you come home. The choices can be daunting. But through...
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DIY Video: How to Sprout Seeds and Plant a Compost Garden
After dinnertime prep, there's no need to let your vegetable trimmings go to waste. Save seeds from citrus fruit or sprout seeds from legumes and watch them grow before your eyes. Save your vegetable...
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Architect Visit: In Greece, a House and Landscape with a Slow Reveal
We love a house designed first with its landscape in mind. This one, in the south of Greece, takes pains to both live with the landscape—and hide from it. The single-family house was designed by...
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