DIY Holiday: An Advent Calendar Branch from the Garden
Count down to Christmas with a DIY advent calendar that brings a tiny forest indoors. We spotted this easy project at Greenhouse Juice; all you need is a branch adorned with a sprig of fragrant pine...
View ArticleWreath Party: 12 Favorite Florists' Holiday Decor Workshops
With a little twist of willow, a sprig of festive greenery, some select blooms, and wire you can create a holiday wreath that will be the talking point of the party. All you need is a floral designer...
View ArticleRemodelista Market Spotlight: Table Linens for Everyday and Holiday
Set your table at the Remodelista Holiday Markets coming to LA and SF in December. Here's a preview of favorite designs, all fresh from small design studios in California. Here are the market details:...
View ArticleGift Guide: Books for the Garden Lover
Does your spouse need one more trowel? Does your city-dwelling friend even have a plot to tend? Who knows. This holiday season give a book instead, to gardeners and garden lovers alike. Here, we've...
View ArticleGarden Travel: An Insider's 9 Favorite English Gardens to Visit
Our UK correspondent Kendra Wilson has a collector's eye for gardens. Crisscrossing the country with camera in hand, she visits English gardens both grand and intimate. Her favorites list is eclectic...
View ArticleStudio Visit: At Home with Flores Cosmos in Mexico City
Today online magazine Freunde von Freunde publishes an exclusive interview (and studio visit) with Mexico City florists Alberto Arango and Ramiro Guerrero of Flores Cosmos. The two live in a house next...
View ArticleRemodelista Market Spotlight: Flora and Henri Children's Clothes and More
One more reason to come to our markets this month in Los Angeles and San Francisco: For the first time, longstanding children's wear favorite Flora and Henri will be joining us. Known for their...
View ArticleEnter to Win: $1,000 Giveaway from Dara Artisans
Founded by global travelers and media veterans Dara and Dan Brewster, DARA Artisans is an online shop offering exquisitely handmade and socially conscious goods that the pair find on their travels...
View ArticleObject Lessons: European Glass Christmas Tree Ornaments
Before Queen Victoria of England married a German prince, Christmas decoration was a very casual affair: A few branches of evergreen might be brought into the house and hung on the wall or placed on...
View ArticleRequired Reading: 10 Seeds Worth a Closer Look
Some seeds we humans celebrate—we delightedly pluck them from pomegranates and crack open walnuts. Others we ignore—we flick them from lemons and cut them from apples. And still others we suppress,...
View ArticleGift Guide 2015: Stocking Stuffers for Garden Lovers
We've always believed the most delightful things come in small packages. Here is a roundup of our favorite stocking stuffers for garden lovers (and everyone else on your holiday shopping list): Above:...
View ArticleOutbuilding of the Week: Designer Tim Lloyd's Timber Work Studio in Hampshire
When British industrial designer Tom Lloyd of PearsonLloyd decided to build an outbuilding on his property in Hampshire on the southern coast of England to replace a dilapidated garage and an old...
View ArticleRemodelista LA Market Spotlight: Mt. Washington Pottery
In anticipation of this weekend's Remodelista Holiday Market in LA, today we're spotlighting new vendor Beth Katz of Mt. Washington Pottery, best known for her handmade bells and talismans. Detect a...
View ArticleTrending on Remodelista: A Case of Anglophilia
After spending the week exploring British design, our editors are headed to LA today to set up for this weekend's holiday Remodelista Market. Catch up with their favorite trends on both continents:...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: LA Market
If you're in LA today, be sure to stop by and see us at our holiday market at Big Daddy's Antiques, 3334 La. Cienega Place near Culver City, 10 to 5. It's a one-stop holiday event with wares from...
View ArticleTop 5 in Garden News: Tom Stuart-Smith Will Head RHS Bridgewater and We've...
This week in the world of gardening and nature news: Christmas tree farms use helicopters to pack and ship trees, the first UN soil report is bleak, and we've used even more of the world's fresh water...
View ArticleTable of Contents: Holidays on Ice
We're feeling festive this week. Join us for tips to add holiday curb appeal, a visit to a twinkly gardening shop (dressed for the weather), and step-by-step instructions for outdoor lights. Above: To...
View ArticleCurb Appeal: 11 Ways to Add Holiday Cheer
'Tis not the season to repaint the front door or replace the fence. But a well-placed garland over an entryway or the golden glow from a candle in the window can add instant curb appeal (and make...
View ArticleDIY Poinsettia: A Common Christmas Plant Goes Luxe
Ubiquitous at this time of year, poinsettias are often dismissed as too common, or worse, too tacky. (The fact that their pots come swathed in garish foils doesn't help.) This holiday season, I set out...
View ArticleGarden Visit: A Christmas Tree Farm in Maine
On a snowy day, photographer Justina Bilodeau dropped in for a visit on the old Dyer-Hutchinson farm in southern Maine (in operation since 1787) and found out where Christmas trees come from:...
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