New & Noteworthy: Little Greene’s Exterior Paints
If painting the exterior of your home is on your spring or summer to-do list, we have some exciting news for you: British paint company, Little Greene (which has a dedicated U.S. website as well as a...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Cold Plunge Tubs
The purported benefits of cold water immersion therapy are many and include improved immune function, sleep, circulation, metabolism, recovery, inflammation, and mental health. Which explains why more...
View ArticleRequired Reading: ‘Emily Thompson Flowers’ Captures the Florist’s Wild Artistry
Emily Thompson Flowers, the debut book from the New York-based florist, was never going to be like any other flower book, because Thompson is quite unlike any other florist. As Shane Connolly points...
View ArticleThe Editors’ Cut: 11 Finds for the Romantic Cottage Garden
Welcome to The Editors’ Cut, our monthly newsletter dedicated to all things beautiful and useful for the garden, patio, porch, and terrace. Currently, we’re smitten with the dreamy, lush landscapes in...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Signs of Spring
In need of a pick-me-up? We’ve been counting hopeful harbingers this week, among them: exuberant flower arrangements. Eleven ways to create a romantic outdoor space. A potager-to-table restaurant in...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Jo Thompson
British garden designer Jo Thompson swears that this year will be her last RHS Chelsea Flower Show. “I keep saying this to everybody–absolutely, this is the last one,” she laughs. With nine main avenue...
View ArticleTrees With White Flowers: 14 Favorites for Cold Climates
Trees with white flowers have a way of lifting and lightening a garden’s mood—as well as soothing the mood of the gardener. In the evenings, their glimmering nocturnal presence is a comfort, and by day...
View ArticleHere’s How You Can Help Save Nature With Your Yard
For more than 15 years, entomologist and professor Douglas Tallamy has been telling gardeners how they can sustain wildlife in their own backyards through his books, public speaking, and the non-profit...
View ArticleGardening 101: Australian Astroturf
Australian Astroturf, Scleranthus biflorus Some hear the word “astroturf,” and they recoil and roll their eyes. But rest assured, this is not what you think it is. Australian astroturf is a real,...
View ArticleLessons Learned From ‘Wonderlands: British Garden Designers at Home’
What garden designers put in their own gardens is perhaps more revealing than what they create for their clients, who generally have extensive land, and expansive budgets. In their own homes, garden...
View ArticleHow to Choose Outdoor Furniture: 5 Mistakes to Avoid
Buying your first outdoor furniture is almost as exciting as buying your first house. Before you rush out to shop, take the time to figure out the best all-weather pieces for your patio, deck, or...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Pep Talk
It’s April, and everywhere we look there’s a fresh dose of design energy. For color encouragement, Ikea’s latest Scandi-cool releases, a glorious new garden book, and one thing we’re eyeing at Salone...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Doug Tallamy
Douglas W. Tallamy probably needs no introduction: The entomologist and University of Delaware professor has been one of the loudest (and most effective) voices sounding the alarm about the...
View ArticleStylish Solutions for the Relaxed Gardener: Planters and Furniture from...
Generally, we believe that simple is best, when it comes to the home and otherwise. Even better? When a simple object is studied, improved, and built with care, making something basic the best it can...
View ArticleMarch Showers Bring April Flowers: Otherworldly Brunsvigia Lilies
If it begins to rain in the Hantam in March, and if the rain measures more than 10mm, you can almost set your timer: After a long, dry, and very hot summer, the Brunsvigias will bloom, three weeks...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Chic and Minimalist European Courtyard
This is a tale of two facades. From the street, this residence in Lisbon, Portugal, blends in with its neighbors, modest, unadorned old townhouses painted in soft shades. From the back courtyard,...
View Article‘French at Heart’: American Expats Grow Their Dreams in a Small Hamlet in...
Heads up, Hollywood: We’d love to see this story turned into a movie. The main characters: Marjorie Taylor, a pastry chef and cook from Arizona who doesn’t take no for an answer, and her Francophile...
View ArticleA New Invasive Species? Here’s What You Need to Know About Jumping Worms
If you’ve ever seen adult jumping worms, there’s no mistaking them. Found near the surface of soil and larger than your average worm, jumping worms don’t actually jump, but they thrash and wriggle...
View ArticleGardening 101: Gardenia
Gardenia, Gardenia jasminoides: “Heaven Scent” You know how certain smells can take you back to a specific (and I hope good) time and place? Gardenias do that for me. My grandma lived in Pasadena,...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Pattern Play
Happy weekend—and a happy holiday to all those celebrating. Fresh on our minds this week? Dressing the bed, actually easy-to-follow gardening tips, and reports from a French garden. Read on… If you...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Alex Crowder
The go-to florist for some of the chicest design shops around (e.g, Roman and Williams, Shop Quarters, Somerset House), Alex Crowder is known for crafting arrangements that feel more poetic than pretty...
View ArticleOstrich Ferns: Here’s How to Grow Your Own Fiddleheads
For the shade gardener who wants to grow edible plants, this shadowy designation of how much—or how little—direct sunlight a space receives is often perceived as second best. “I have a garden, but…it’s...
View ArticleWant to Help Support Butterflies? Plant Caterpillar Food
A recent study of declining butterfly populations published in the journal Science made headlines across the country when it came out in March. The New York Times even launched an interactive tool so...
View ArticleArts & Crafts Style (But With a Bit of Attitude): Ellen Merchant’s Sprightly...
William Morris’s Morris & Co. wallpaper has had incredible staying power. And now, for those ready for a fresh take on the Arts and Crafts genre, there’s Ellen Merchant’s growing line of...
View Article10 Things Your Landscape Architect Wishes You Knew (But Is Too Polite to Tell...
By all accounts, landscape architects Gretchen Whittier and Kate Stickley are courteous people. They must be: after all, along with partner Vera Gates they have created hundreds of happy clients since...
View Article‘Rejoice When You Spot Nibbled Leaves’: A Gardener (and Writer) on Eschewing...
This is part of a series with Perfect Earth Project, a nonprofit dedicated to ecological gardening, on how you can be more sustainable in your landscapes at home. For more than 20 years I’ve been lucky...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: More Is More
If you’ve been reading along for a while, you might be surprised by the title of this post. Don’t worry! We’re still believers in the whole less-is-more theory. (Less clutter means more livability....
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Molly Ford
When Molly Ford was five years old, she told her parents she wanted to be a “flower girl” when she grew up. “In my mind, that meant spending my days picking wildflowers in open fields,” she remembers....
View ArticleFeral Goddess Dressing: Rewilding a California Classic
When ramp leaves and garlic mustard and field garlic meet in a blender, feral goddess dressing is born. With a herbal backbone based on the green goddess dressing that was named in San Francisco in the...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Woven Outdoor Sofas
Channeling the outdoor lounge furnishings of British and European estates, woven wickerwork is both referential and modern. While we tend to opt for natural materials, we also don’t want a sofa that...
View ArticleProspect & Refuge: In Praise of Cozy Garden Nooks (Plus, How to Create Them)
I grew up in a little white house in the woods—tucked back neatly from the road, with a yard sloping toward the east punctuated by enormous pine trees. One pine, in particular, had sturdy branches that...
View ArticleGarden Visit: A Historic House by Iconic Southern California Architect Cliff...
The core goal of all landscape designs by ORCA is to reconnect humans with nature by bringing together specific plants and sourcing raw materials. “By using underdone materials that are not...
View ArticleThe Editors’ Cut: 13 Bright Ideas for Curb Appeal, Shock of Color Edition
Welcome to The Editors’ Cut, our monthly newsletter dedicated to all things beautiful and useful for the garden, patio, porch, and terrace. Recently, we’ve been noting interiors that sing with...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Slowness
Ahead this first weekend of May? Mending clubs, plant kintsugi, botanical collage, surrealist murals, and more creative pursuits. Read on: Margot—also known as botanical artist @dogwalkdiary—is leading...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Uli Lorimer
It’s been a slow build, but native plants are firmly in the zeitgeist today—and much of the credit can go to Uli Lorimer. Over the course of a 25-year career that includes stints at some of the most...
View ArticleEco-Friendly Pest Control for the Conscientious Gardener: Indoor/Outdoor...
Whether you’re a seasoned or newbie gardener, you know that with the arrival of warmer, sunnier spring and summer days comes another, less welcomed intruder: pests. Unfortunately, pests don’t just stay...
View ArticleMother’s Day Gift Guide 2025: For the Mom Who Always Stops and Smells the...
Below, our florals-focused Mother’s Day gift guide for the mothers and grandmothers in your life who never tire of pointing out flowers on your walks together; who celebrate (and comfort) with...
View ArticleEpimedium 101: Everything You Need to Know About the Shade-Tolerant Groundcover
Too often, the term “groundcover” elicits a yawn. These low-growing plants are viewed dismissively, either as an obligatory filler for blank spaces, or as an institutional camouflage for exposed soil....
View ArticleGardening 101: How to Transplant Seedlings and Plantlings
It’s May! Gardening season is in full swing this month. And whether you have purchased seedlings or started them from seed, you will need to transplant them this month. Here are a few tips for...
View ArticleCurious About the Outdoor Spaces of Interior Designers? (Spoiler Alert:...
The new book Glorious Gardens by Dara Caponigro, the editor in chief of Frederic Magazine, features a particular type of garden. Each of the 21 gardens in the book belongs to a prominent interior...
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