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Planting Patina: English Garden Antiques from Agapanthus

Our favorite Pinterest discovery of late? Weathered finds for indoors and out, dog throne included, from Agapanthus Interiors. The company storefront in Stockport, England (near Manchester) is aptly...

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Landscape on a Budget: 11 Ideas for a Summer Grass Path

If you have a small space, a grass path is green enough to telegraph the idea of a rolling lawn. And in a large garden, a mown walkway is a low-cost alternative to an expensive stone or brick path (and...

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An Ikea Kitchen in a Greenhouse, Paris Edition

Gregoire de Lafforest, a French architect whose projects include the Hermès Paris headquarters as well as boutiques for Cartier and mansions for Veuve Clicquot, took a more whimsical route when he...

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Alexa's Library: 9 Favorite Classic Garden Books

While I'm always on the lookout for the latest small-space garden book (a very appealing topic to me of late), my best reads are usually unearthed at a used bookstore, with their covers worn out and...

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A Low-Maintenance Container for Summer

Danny, the newest member of our staff, wanted a no-maintenance container garden to fill an empty corner of his San Francisco deck. On a Memorial Day that was happily rainy (California is in a severe...

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Trending on Remodelista: Small Space Lessons from Houseboats

Spend a night on a houseboat and you'll learn all kinds of lessons about compact, stylish design. Julie and the Remodelista team were on the waterfront all week, taking notes. Above: Christine spends...

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Current Obsessions: Modern Landscapes

Read on to find out what caught our attention this week.   Above: A Brooklyn backyard has no life before it's transformed by its new owners.  How to grow dahlias.  Above: Sip on summer. Photograph by...

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Table of Contents: DIY Landscaping

Own it. It's your outdoor space and you can do whatever you want with it—all summer long. This week, we'll share a few of our favorite DIY landscaping hacks, including ideas to steal from New York City...

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Rhode Island Roses: A Seaside Summer Garden in New England

Built in 1930, a shingled seaside cottage and its sprawling gardens in Little Compton, Rhode Island had seen better days by the time Dara and Dan Brewster bought the property in 2000. But then, isn't...

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Announcing the 2015 Gardenista Considered Design Awards

Today we're thrilled to launch the third annual Gardenista Considered Design Awards, in which we honor our readers' design skills and admire their home gardens and outdoor spaces. Read on to learn more...

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Landscape on a Budget: 10 Quick Fixes to Add Personality to the Average Garden

Giving the average backyard the full treatment is a serious commitment, requiring time, adrenal stress, and a sturdy dip into the finances. Instead, here's a blueprint for taking it on yourself, one...

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Mobile Me: A Landscape Design App That Gets Personal

The problem with many landscape design apps is they really are not interested in your garden. Instead, they expect outdoor spaces to conform to their idea of what a garden should be: a perfect, empty...

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Brass Wall Planters from Rowen & Wren in the UK

These brass wall planters from UK retailer Rowen & Wren remind us of giant brass bin pulls—in a good way. For more about the shop, see Refined Rural: Housewares from Rowen & Wren, and shop...

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Apartment Therapy: 11 Garden Ideas to Steal from New York City

Gardeners in New York City are a little different. They have to be. There are not many apple trees in the Big Apple, and the "concrete jungle" is pure heat-radiating irony. Cities need plants, and just...

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20 Under $20: Best Summer Garden Tools and Accessories

It's June so of course you want to be outdoors: It's a chemical thing. Resistance is futile. Get out there and dig, or plant some flowers, or putter around labeling the basil. And take one of these 20...

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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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DIY: Instant Painter's Drop Cloth Pergola

Spotted on the blog Anything Pretty: A genius idea for adding a bit of shade to a simple wood pergola. All that's required: A couple of painter's drop cloths and a batch of grommets. Above: Photo via...

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Edible Garden: A Veg-Wedge on Legs

Call it the weekend renter's edible garden. The clever design of a wooden Veg-Wedge raised bed allows you to grow herbs and cherry tomatoes at your summer share (put it in a sunny spot on the deck if...

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Walk on the Wild Side: A New England Woodland Garden

Founded in 1900, the New England Wild Flower Society is the nation’s oldest organization dedicated to the conservation of native plants. Today the society manages eight sanctuaries in four New England...

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Tiny Footprint: A Prefab Home for Two, in 183 Square Feet

How simply do you want to live? The question prompted South Africa-based architect Clara da Cruz Almeida to design a 183-square-foot prefab house—for two people to share. "You can learn to live without...

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