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Into the Woods: Nakashima Garden and Studio in New Hope, Pennsylvania
Everything was bursting into bloom on the spring day when I had the opportunity to visit the New Hope, Pennsylvania home and studio of legendary American woodworker George Nakashima, a leader in the...
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Hardscaping 101: Rain Chains
Rain chains, a feature of Japanese architecture, are a pleasant alternative to downspouts. The Japanese translation is kusari doi, and for centuries the chains have hung from eaves of Buddhist temples...
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Raw Glass Vases by Nishiyama Yoshihiro
With air bubbles, rough edges, and a deliberate asymmetry, Japanese glassmaker Nishiyama Yoshihiro's vases are a reminder that sometimes the imperfect is most perfect. The raw glass vases have a...
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Zen and the Art of Bathing: 12 Serene Soaking Tubs
Sitting in a hot bath with a forest view and a light breeze is pretty close to our idea of heaven, and we have the soaking tub to thank for it. We've collected 12 of our favorite Japanese-inspired...
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DIY: No-Fuss Bonsai for Beginners
While there is no such thing as an effortless bonsai, we are making progress. The rules have changed since bonsai revolutionary Kenji Koyahashi invented keshiki bonsai. Tokyo-based Koyahashi, who...
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Trending on Remodelista: City Life
Julie and the Remodelista editors spent the week gathering simple tips to add style to even the tiniest urban abode: DIY Ikea countertops stained dark, display-worthy cookware, and space-saving kitchen...
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Current Obsessions: Falling Leaves
Take a look at a few things we admired this week: Above: A quick trek through the garden of South Australia's John Wamsley, also known as the Bush Gardener. Photograph by Sally Wilson. View the Grand...
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Table of Contents: Fall Forecast
New season, new ideas. We're excited to share our fall forecast, with a week of outdoor design and landscaping trends that will keep you in the garden year-round: Above: We're playing with fire. As the...
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Instagram Insider: An Intimate Look at the London Garden of Sam McKnight
What becomes a legend most? Celebrity hair stylist Sam McKnight's 70,000+ followers on Instagram are content to look at closeups of his flowers (with the occasional shot of Chanel backstage). Landscape...
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15 for 2015: Best Garden Design Trends for Fall
What feels new and fresh for fall? We've rounded up 15 of our favorite garden design trends, from gravel gardens to indoor herb troughs: The Minimalist Pergola Above: "A garden without a pergola is...
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10 Genius Garden Hacks with Poured Concrete
An encore on the usefulness of concrete in the garden! (Our previous post on the subject focused on genius build ideas involving off-the-shelf concrete block.) Today's installment looks at custom...
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10 Easy Pieces: Solar Lighting
The house we rented during our last summer vacation had an outdoor solar lamp installed next to the entry door. The black bulky lamp was far from attractive, but it gave efficient light in the...
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Mother-In-Law's Tongue Roundup: Modern Style for a Retro Houseplant
Sansevieria trifasciata, snake plant, mother-in-law's tongue, sword of Saint George. No matter what you call this houseplant, the West African native is almost impossible to kill. (My mother can attest...
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Garden Design: Dan Hinkley at Home on Puget Sound
For high drama in the garden, visit the well-known plant collector and author Dan Hinkley. His 6.5-acre garden on Puget Sound features rare specimens from 65 trips to nearly two dozen countries and is...
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DIY on a Budget: $30 Mini Concrete Planters
File this one under trial and error: I started the project with high hopes of making a 2-gallon cement planter that I could stock with a variety of succulents. But while struggling to free the large...
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Fall Flowers: 8 Best Plants, to Move Beyond Mums
On stoops and front porches bright displays of chrysanthemums are symbols of the return of the chilly season, the approach of Halloween, falling leaves, Thanksgiving, the last hurrah before the cold....
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Hardscaping 101: Gravel Gardens
"Gravel garden" sounds like an oxymoron. Why dump a load of stone in a garden instead of planting grass or installing a more permanent hardscape surface? Three good reasons: Gravel gardens look lovely,...
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The New Vegetable Garden: 7 Essentials to Grow (and Eat) This Fall
For cooks and gardeners, fall is something of a second spring. It is our Greens Season. In hot summer climates there is no hope of growing crisp salads and chewy kales from June to August. And cilantro...
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Miracle Cork: Melanie Abrantes' Pots and Planters
In addition to its being water resistant, naturally antibacterial, sustainable, and recyclable, cork can be turned into all sorts of things. Oakland designer Melanie Abrantes hand turns it on a lathe...
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Outbuilding of the Week: A Cookhouse at Kurtwood Farms on Vashon Island
When restaurant owner Kurt Timmermeister bought a 4-acre property in the 1990s on an island in Puget Sound, it came with a historic log cabin but no kitchen. Rather than mess with the floor plan of the...
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