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Current Obsessions: Lucky Streak
As our Living Color week comes to a close, we’re circling back to a few favorite Irish gardens (and foraged, Emerald Isle–inspired cocktails) and noting a new trend: plant swaps (just in time for...
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Californians at Home: Intimate Portraits by Leslie Williamson
In chef Alice Waters’s house in Berkeley, California, “a small table…has a view out to her edible garden. This is where Alice likes to start her day, with a cup of tea and some reading,” writes the...
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Plant Identifier: Apps to ID Leaves and Flowers
If you are like me, you are probably pretty good at the parlor game of identifying certain plants: the flowers your grandmother grew in her garden, the pine cones you spray-painted gold in third grade,...
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Houseplant Help: Is It OK to Reuse Potting Soil?
When repotting a houseplant or transplanting seedlings to a window box, the urban gardener has to answer a basic container-gardening question: Is it OK to reuse potting soil? Or should I start fresh?...
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Gardening 101: Kalanchoes
Kalanchoe, Kalanchoe blossfeldiana: “Flaming Katy” Last week, on a raw gray March afternoon I happened to walk by a small grocery shop in my Brooklyn neighborhood and was halted in my tracks by a group...
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High/Low: Wire Chair by Russell Woodard
For years designer Russell Woodard’s midcentury mesh wire chairs were out of production, the province of in-the-know collectors who would pick them up at yard sales and vintage shops. (An original...
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10 Houseplant Lovers to Follow on Instagram
Instagram offers a rich vein of inspiration for houseplant lovers, from fellow enthusiasts around the world. Here are my top 10 houseplant accounts to follow, from Cairo to Canada. Warsaw, Poland...
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Before & After: From Desert to Redwood Forest, the Essence of California in...
The first time landscape architect David Godshall of Terremoto went to see a small house near the Larchmont neighborhood of Los Angeles, there wasn’t much to recommend the garden. “Some existing...
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Gardening 101: Basil
Basil (Osimum basilicum): “Tomato’s Best Friend” Basil is all about freshness. The herb’s associations with summer are so strong that dried basil is unthinkable. Starting from seed? Sow basil six weeks...
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10 Easy Pieces: Arched Arbors
An arched arbor can be one of the most effective elements in a garden design. Unlike a trellis, which acts like a wall, an arbor should welcome visitors and frame a tantalizing view of the garden...
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Rethinking Statice: An ’80s Dried Flower Goes Minimalist
My first foray into flower arranging was using statice and dried roses to make wreaths and potpourri in high school. At some point I shamefully hid my roots after dried flowers fell out of fashion and...
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Plant Doctor: How to Diagnose and Save a Dying Houseplant
You saw a plant you loved in a shop or nursery. You brought it home, and for months it warmed your heart. But then it started to decline. What are you doing wrong? Is it dying? Can you save it? For...
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10 Easy Pieces: Self-Watering Planters
Headed out of town? Dog sitter (check), house sitter (check), cat sitter (if necessary). But a plant sitter? No thank you. Instead, we’ve rounded up 10 stylish self-watering pots to keep your plants...
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Gardening 101: Lettuces
Lettuce, Lactuca sativa: “Backyard Salad Bar” Lettuce season is upon us. Prepare to plant your spring salad; you can sow lettuce seeds in the garden two weeks before your last frost date (find the date...
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10 Ideas to Steal from Botanical Gardens Around the World
Botanical gardens exist to teach people about plants—how to identify, display, and use them for medicinal purposes—and historians and horticulturalists rely on their collections for research material....
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10 Easy Pieces: Balcony Railing Planters
Hanging balcony planters with hooks or brackets? Genius idea. We like power drills as much as anybody, so long as they’re whirring away in someone else’s hand. And we’ll definitely put up with the...
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Gardening 101: Rue, Herb of Grace
Rue, Ruta graveolens: “Herb of Grace” Rue is considered an old-fashioned herb; however, it is rarely grown in the garden anymore. Could the reason be that graveolens is Latin for “having a strong or...
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#houseplant: 10 Best Hashtags to Explore on Instagram
Does it feel overwhelming to try to keep up with Instagram’s houseplant hoarders as their leafy photos flash by in your feed? Here are 10 key hashtags to bookmark—from #monsteramonday to...
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Trending on Remodelista: 5 Design Ideas to Steal for Your Apartment
If you’re a renter, you don’t want to spend a lot of money on apartment upgrades that won’t be permanent. But chances are you’d like the space to feel bigger and brighter. The solution? Invest in a...
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Rethinking Double Flowers: Back in Love with ‘Flower Show’ Plants
When a carnation was first crossed with a Sweet William in 1717, the man responsible (Thomas Fairchild) lived in dread of divine retribution; he was messing with the natural order of things. Three...
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