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DIY: Weeds You Can Eat
I’m not supposed to love feral fennel, but I can't help it. Sure, it's a weed. But with feathery fronds and bright clusters of flowers, fennel fills the air with a scent of anise. Grilled fennel bulbs...
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Closet Cleanout: The Only 10 Pieces of Clothing You Need
I have only good memories of walk-in closets, except for the time I was rummaging around in the back of one—and suddenly came across a high-top sneaker with two kittens sitting in it. It was a charming...
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Frugal Flowers: How to Make Supermarket Ranunculus Look Like a Million Bucks
Multi-layered and gravity-defying atop delightfully bendy stems, ranunculus is one of my favorite cut flowers. Early spring is the right time of year to snag bunches as they begin to appear in flower...
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Stage a Garage Intervention with Stylish Shelving
The last time you drove into your garage, were you required to open the car door a gingerly crack and to slither through it to avoid banging into bikes, and long-forgotten lacrosse sticks, and camping...
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Hanging Window Box from Ikea
Spotted on Ikea, a hanging window box with a slim profile. Suspend a planter in mid-air across a window to give fresh herbs the sunniest spot in the kitchen: Above: A white Grundtal Container is made...
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An Insider's Favorite: The Bliss of Visiting Rousham in the Cotswolds
The sound of peacocks crowing in the English countryside is a sign that a parallel world exists nearby. Those who keep peacocks have no regard for the sleep quality of their neighbors, or better still,...
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Steal This Look: Your Dream Garden Shed
Get your garden tools in order. With little more than a new coat of paint and many, many Shaker pegs, you can create a dream garden shed. Above:Â We were recently inspired by this easy DIY project,...
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10 Easy Pieces: Round Wood Outdoor Dining Tables
There's something particularly accommodating about a round outdoor table; it's forgiving if you need to pull up one more chair at the last minute. Our ten favorites below are designed to seat four...
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Stylish Outdoor Entertaining with Compostable Paper Plates
A while back, we admired the Wasara line of sculptural disposable paper goods designed by Tokyo-based Shinichiro Ogata. Since then, the line has received a Good Design Award from the Chicago Museum of...
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The Secret Ingredient to Make Windows Shine Bright Like a Diamond
When it comes to cleaning my home, I like to take as natural an approach as possible. In my ideal world, the process of making my own cleaning products would always look more like whipping up something...
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The English Gardener: Just a Little Off the Sides, Please
To clip or not to clip, to edge or not to edge? It's more engaging if you can accommodate both, but make sure that it looks as though it has been done on purpose. Photographs by Kendra Wilson. Above:...
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10 Easy Pieces: Garden Clogs and Ankle Boots
Given the choice, I'd go barefoot all summer long. It doesn't matter if it's sand between my toes or fresh garden mud, I like the feeling of my bare feet planted directly on the earth. When I was...
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Join Me for a DIY Workshop at Anthropologie
A bouquet of cut flowers is lovely, but how long does it last? Instead make a Living Bouquet for your mom that will last all year. Think of it as the grownup version of your kindergarten hand print....
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The Top 10 Gardening Apps You Need Now
Perhaps you saw a pair of blue jays conversing in the pear tree and realize it's time to get serious about your spring garden. Or, like my husband, you may have glanced up briefly from your cell phone...
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Last Chance to Vote: Help Gardenista Win a Webby Award
You only have until tomorrow to help Gardenista win a Webby. Our website was nominated in the Lifestyle category. Please register at Webby Awards People's Choice and vote now. Photograph by Aya...
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DIY: A Carpet of Brilliant Sapphire Stars for Your Garden
The first spring at our new home is proving a season of surprises as the plantings of the previous owners reveal themselves. Somewhere after the eager snowdrops and inevitable crocuses, a new favorite...
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The Last Outdoor Furniture You'll Ever Buy
The dirty secret of a lot of outdoor furniture is that it really can't stand up to bad weather. Enter the Slab Collection from Bay Area-based Bevara Design House. Bevara's founders, Stacy and Erik...
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7 Life-Changing Reasons to Dry Laundry Outdoors
On visiting the house of a gardening friend for the first time, I was ooh-ing and aah-ing over the planting around the terrace. There was no grass, just tall, wavy flowers. Beyond the post and rail...
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Weigh In: Would You Hang This Pendant Outdoors Or In?
Let there be light. Spotted on West Elm, a white pendant lamp has a rust-proof frame and is wrapped with weather-resistant cord. We love that its versatility makes it an option for both indoor and...
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Design Sleuth: Instant Spa Bathroom
Blame it on the fact that I live in California, but I believe that every bathing experience should be an opportunity for another spa treatment. Here's a genius idea, via Free People, for instantly...
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