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Ask the Expert: 10 Tips for Wedding Flowers from Kate Middleton's Florist
It's the height of wedding season, so we asked Royal Wedding floral designer Shane Connolly to share his top ten tips for making sure the flowers look as good as the bride: Shane Connolly is one of the...
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The World's Best Rose Wallpaper
Roses do not last long enough in the garden. I know you agree. June may come and go, but you and I would like to be gazing fondly on pink velvety petals in December, as well. I believe this to be the...
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Hotel Visit: Rent a Wing of Wiveton Hall in Norfolk
East Anglia is a bit different from the rest of England. Out on a limb and untroubled by motorways, it leads nowhere. Should you find yourself marooned on the north coast of Norfolk you could do worse...
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Flower Arranging 101, or Lessons in Humility
When it comes to making things, knowing when I'm in over my head has never been my strong suit. I love the thrill of a new challenge and when given the option between doing something myself and relying...
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Design Sleuth: A Very Green Garage
When it comes to improvement projects, a first step for many renovators is to try to remove invasive vines, but for Act Romegialli Architects in Italy, the goal was just the opposite. For the...
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Summery Pressed Seaweed Prints
As a native Cape Codder, I've always been fond of seaweed. So when I recently ran across designer Karen Robertson's pressed seaweed DIY on Garden Design, I had to give it a try. Above: Any project that...
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How Did I Kill My Lavender?
I have every reason to be a good gardener. I grew up planting plants, pulling weeds, watering roses, mowing the lawn. I studied environmental science in school, led tours of an organic farm for years,...
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Le Vie en Rose: 10 Tips for Seeing the World Through Rose Colored Glasses
We spent the week stopping to Smell the Roses, which prepared us to do the same this weekend. Anyone need a Rose Petal Ice Cube to freshen your cocktail? Above: Photograph by @caroline_odonnell....
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Last Chance to Send In Your Photos
Entries to our Considered Design Awards close at midnight tonight, so send us your photos for a chance to win! Enter our free contest by uploading images in the following categories: Best Edible...
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In SF, Scott Lewis Landscape Architecture Turns A Small City Backyard Into a...
"We had this idea of making a green cube in the back of the garden," says San Francisco-based landscape architect Scott Lewis. And as you can see, it was an excellent idea. In a small city backyard,...
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Wendy's Secret Garden in Sydney, Australia
Wendy's Secret Garden is not exactly secret: It's open to everybody. But it's not exactly public either. The reclaimed space in Sydney's Lavender Bay is owned by a railway company and was rescued from...
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School's Out: Three Kids, 11 Baby Chicks, and a Garden in Bloom
To Hatherleigh poultry market we went (a rather spur of the moment decision that one tends to make during a mid-term break with three children knocking about the house). My chicken situation has verged...
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Garden Visit: Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan on Shelter Island
Every few years design gurus Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan either move house or latch onto a new one. They call it upward mobility syndrome, but if their latest move is any indication, the...
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Travels With an Editor: Help Me Plan My Summer Trip
Spain. The last time I visited was in high school, with my sophomore Spanish class. The purpose of the trip was educational, in theory: our chaperone, Mr. Svoboda, marched a dozen of us around to...
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Required Reading: The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart
It doesn't take us much convincing that the botanical world is an intoxicating one. But in case there are any non-believers out there, let us introduce you to Amy Stewart's latest book, The Drunken...
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10 Easy Pieces: Outdoor Chaise Longues
Summer is upon us, but there's still time to think about the perfect chaise longue. Here are ten good options, most in stock and ready to ship (and better yet, some are on sale). MODERN WOOD LOUNGERS...
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Stylish Storage: A French Wooden Tray With Compartments
French housewares shop Bazar & Co. specializes in vintage and one-of-a-kind items. We especially like the wooden Tray Rack, useful for sorting and coralling all sorts of things in a potting shed:...
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A Purple and Green Planting Scheme: Neisha Crosland's Spring Garden
A visit to textile designer Neisha Crosland’s London garden is always an opportunity for sleuthing eyes to uncover what may have inspired her latest designs; and after an extended winter, we were...
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5 Favorites: Porch Swing Roundup
A friend emailed to say she was searching for a porch swing, which made us realize we hadn't covered this category before. It also made us realize that it's actually hard to find a good exemplar; here...
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DIY Outdoor Planters: A Cool Palette for Hot Weather
I garden in pots on my front porch, and by the time summer arrives, I just want my containers to look good...and I don't want to spend a lot of time on them. So I always create at least one lushly...
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