Current Obsessions: Summer State of Mind

On our radar, this last weekend of August:

Above: Time to make the most of late summer before it’s gone. Pictured: an old-fashioned, end-of-summer DIY, via The Romance of the Homemade Candle.

• Are you overwhelmed by your garden? Wondering which chores to tackle first (and which to ignore)? Podcast to the rescue.
• Gardenista in the news: our Best Amateur Garden winner gets a shout-out. (See the full project here.)
• Stranger things: the cucumber straightener.
• An innovative new way to clean up litter, courtesy of France.
• Object of desire, fall cleanup edition.
• Larry Ellison’s idea of a garden (really, Larry?).
• Drought detectives discover an ancient path in England.
• Does your dishwasher need a deep clean?
• And, the latest English manor house we’re hoping to visit.

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