Gardenista Giveaway: Waxed Amaryllis Bulbs for the Holidays
Dipped in colorful wax, an amaryllis bulb from Holland needs no further attention. Set one gently on a table and prepare to be delighted; it will send up a firecracker display of flowers to last...
View ArticleHardscaping 101: Pathway Lighting
The summer months have slid away and with them the ability to ignore spotty pathway lighting. Getting around the garden, and even to the front door, can be challenging when days get shorter and...
View ArticleDIY: Root Succulents from Leaves
If they don't get enough sun, succulents sulk. That's why indoor succulents get leggy. The fix? Snip off a stem, strip the leaves from your houseplant, and root each leaf in soil. We spotted this...
View ArticleLow-Cost Luxury: 9 Ways to Use Decomposed Granite in a Landscape
Dubbed America's first "Notable Pedestrian" in the 19th century, Edward Payson Weston popularized the activity of walking—and declared after 50 years of criss-crossing the country that the surface that...
View ArticleCurb Appeal: A Custom Mailbox with Style to Spare
An attractive and hard-wearing mailbox is weirdly hard to find. We admire this appealing streamlined mailbox with address plaque from Austin-based Bold Manufacturing. Bold Manufacturing focuses on...
View ArticleTrending on Remodelista: Holiday House
Holiday prep is underway at Remodelista, where the editors are : counting napkins, polishing silver, and replacing chipped wineglasses. Get a head start here: Above: A new line of household essentials...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: The City on a Hill
Here's a look at a few things we loved this week. Above: With plans to spend next week wandering through gardens in New England, we're curious to see this documentary set close by. Fall camping...
View ArticleTop 5 in Garden News: Better Bread from Better Wheat, Biomimicry May Feed the...
This week in the world of gardening, scientists have mapped the pineapple genome, a debate rages over organic hydroponics, and wheat breeders try to bring back healthy, flavorful bread. Better Bread...
View ArticleTable of Contents: New New England
We're headed to New England this week: to steal garden ideas from the Pilgrims, to see how Yankee ingenuity rescued a garden ravaged by a hurricane, and to find clever storage ideas for firewood. Join...
View ArticleAfter the Hurricane: The Resurrection of a Wild Garden in Maine
Built on Maine's Mount Desert Island in 1916, three years before Acadia was established as the oldest national park east of the Mississippi, a privately owned Swiss-style chalet and its teahouse sat...
View ArticleShopper's Diary: A Garden Pop-Up by Designer David Stark
Through November 15, a David Stark-designed garden pop-up shop in Detroit is showcasing collaborations between international designers and local artists. The event is sponsored by Culture Lab Detroit,...
View Article9 Garden Ideas to Steal from the Pilgrims
The Pilgrims who came ashore from the Mayflower were serious gardeners. They had to be. If their crops failed, they'd have starved. Here are 10 of their best garden ideas, worth stealing nearly 400...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Firewood and Log Storage
There are so many satisfying ways to neatly stack firewood—on shelfs, in open-air sheds, under tarpaulins. Here are ten of our favorite weatherproof ways to stack logs and kindling this winter: Round...
View ArticleDIY: How to Save Seeds for Next Year
I'm the first to remind friends that we've still got a few weeks of summer left. But in the garden, there are signs of a shift in the season as plants start to wither. Rather than yanking spent plants...
View ArticleGarden Visit: At Home in Rhode Island with Painter Georgia Marsh
If life imitates art, so too does the garden. At least in the case of artist Georgia Marsh's home in Jamestown, RI. It is clear that Georgia approaches her garden with an artist's keen sense of space,...
View ArticleShopper's Diary: Campo de' Fiori in Sheffield, MA
Well known beyond the Berkshires for their Campo de' Fiori line of classic terra cotta pots and planters, Barbara Bockbrader and her husband, Robin Norris, also have a shop well-loved by locals in...
View ArticleComing This Weekend: Our First Remodelista New England Market
SAVE THE DATE: We're thrilled to announce our first Remodelista & Gardenista Market in New England, coming this weekend to Boston. Our Market co-sponsor is Lekker Home, and the venue is their...
View ArticleHardscaping 101: Modern Root Cellars
Anyone hunting for a home in the last decade was sure to get an earful about the wine cellar. It was the room de rigueur when it came to home renovations. No home was complete without one, so they...
View Article11 Best Outdoor Holiday Lights for 2015
Is it too early to think about holiday lights? Never. It's going to take some work to get your facade outlined like a glowing gingerbread house, so let's get started. Or you can cover your boxwood...
View ArticleRecipe Roundup: 5 Favorites to Bring to a Holiday Potluck Party
We spent the year simmering. In a good way. We've been in the kitchen, adding to our repertoire of quick and easy, no-fail dishes, perfect to bring the next time you're invited to a holiday party....
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