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Gardening in Paradise: 10 Ideas to Steal from Key West
Early in our relationship, my husband presented me with a tiny Siamese kitten. She looked so sweet. We named her Irma after “My Friend Irma,” a gentle television sitcom from the early 195os. Little...
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10 Easy Pieces: Privacy Fence Panels
Privacy fence panels can solve a myriad of problems. Maybe your home is too close to the neighbors (or to a spotlight on the neighbors’ garage that shines into your bedroom window). Or maybe the view...
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Best Indoor Plants: 6 Flowering Orchids to Grow
I feared orchids for years, assuming they earned their “hothouse flower” nickname honestly. But actually? Growing orchids is easy if you follow a few simple rules: give them indirect light, don’t water...
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Required Reading: Designing With Palms
I always wonder if the reason palms are so admired is because they evoke dreamy tropical locations: it’s the idea that if you plant them, warm breezes will come. In reality palm trees are not magical...
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Object of Desire: Stylish Stoneware Planters from The Garden Edit
From Austrian designer Matthias Kaiser come ceramic planters with a Japanese flavor. After studying design and applied arts in Vienna, Kaiser “completed apprenticeships with master potters in Japan,”...
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Gardening 101: Acacia
Acacias, Acacia: “Wattles” As garden plants go, acacias are certainly not without their faults. These shrubs and trees are known for being short-lived, possessing dangerous thorns, attracting stinging...
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Rethinking Acacia: Summery Branches to Brighten a Winter Table
Acacia, a shrub native to Australia and Africa, dots the Sintra forests here in Portugal, blooming in late winter and bringing hope of spring and warmer weather. As a cut flower, acacia branches bring...
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Hardscaping 101: Natural Swimming Pools
Did you ever swim in a natural swimming pool? There’s no chlorine, no chemical taste or smell, nothing to sting your eyes. Recently architect Alan Barlis, who designed one for a client in New York’s...
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Gardening 101: Angel’s Trumpet
Angel’s Trumpet, Brugmansia: “Tropical Touch” Not to be a sensationalist or the overprotective type, but angel’s trumpet is one of those double-edged plants that you need to fully understand before...
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Everything You Need to Know About Houseplants
Houseplants deserve our thanks. In winter, when everything outdoors has died back or dropped leaves, houseplants are our only true friends. To show gratitude to potted succulents, lacy ferns, glossy...
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Swimming Pool of the Week: Sunken Plunge Pools Amid Ancient Mayan Ruins
While a dreary late February rain hits the windows of my Manhattan apartment, I’m vicariously visiting the Coqui Coqui Coba Residence & Spa on the Yucatan Peninsula, in the Mayan village of Coba....
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Gardening 101: Prayer Plants
Prayer Plants: “Calathea or Maranta?” The last houseplant I bought for myself (and not for a client) was a prayer plant. What drew me to it? Well, I was intrigued by the striking multi-colored striped...
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Trending on Remodelista: 5 Ideas for Pre-Spring Cleaning
A February thaw teased the Remodelista editors with visions of spring—and spring cleaning—this week. And why not? With a little sleuthing, the mundane can be elevated to magnificent. See our editors’...
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Succulents Explained: How to Identify and Grow Sempervivums
Sempervivums, which are a type of succulents, are the topic today as we continue on our mission to keep our succulents alive and happy indoors and out. The first step to taking good care of a...
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Current Obsessions: The Water Garden
What we’re taking note of this week, from a master class with a gardening rock star to a luxurious plant-fiber scrub towel and more. Above: Spotted: the window display at Philly shop Rikumo, inspired...
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Hardscaping 101: Decomposed Granite
With a remodel and a garden design project under way, I’ve been researching how to simplify garden maintenance and cut back on water usage. And I keep hearing more and more about the advantages of...
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10 Easy Pieces: Wooden Window Boxes
Whoever invented the window box deserves a Nobel Prize, even if it means creating a new awards category. A simple wooden planter mounted on the wall is equally useful to an urban gardener with no other...
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Urban Gardening: Shade-Tolerant Herbs to Grow in Your Apartment
Buttermilk biscuits with chive butter, egg salad with ribbons of tarragon, iced tea with fresh mint. There are many reasons to love fresh herbs. Sadly, as a city dweller living in a Brooklyn apartment...
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Gardening 101: Hyssop
Hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis: “Ancient Herb, New Friend“ Hyssop is not the most commonly grown herb. Others such as oregano and mint usually win the popularity contests. But that doesn’t have to be. A...
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The Exquisite Egg: Raising Chickens with Style at the Fancy F
Eggs already come in what is surely one of nature’s most inspired versions of packaging. But how to create a container that improves upon the familiar pulp or plastic carton? Catherine (Caity) Delphia...
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