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A Charlie Brown Christmas Tree That Can Change Your Life
A Charlie Brown Christmas tree may be the antidote you need to the commercialism of the holiday season. Maybe you had to stand in a Black Friday line to buy neon-glow hatching baby animal toys...
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10 Things Nobody Tells You About Christmas Trees
History tells us that the first person in the US known to decorate an evergreen tree to celebrate Christmas was a Harvard professor. In 1832 Charles Follen (who had brought the idea with him when he...
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Gift Guide 2018: For the Backyard Farmer
There’s a backyard farmer in everybody’s life. Family, friend, or neighbor, this person is easily identified as the one trying to foist gigantic zucchinis on passersby in late summer. This holiday...
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Gardening 101: Amaryllis
Amaryllis, Hippeastrum Do you throw away your amaryllis bulbs after they finish flowering? If so, repent. There is no reason for Amaryllis to be pigeonholed as a disposable Christmastime novelty in the...
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10 Easy Pieces: Manual Wood Splitters
Chopping wood isn’t as easy as it looks. At least, that’s what my older brother once told me when we were kids after a piece of splintered wood flew up and nicked him in the forehead. With an axe,...
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2018 Gift Guide: For the Outdoorsy Type
For the loved one in your life who likes nothing more than to head out for a weekend trail run, watches gear reviews on YouTube with no shame, and was first in line for Free Solo, here are 10 holiday...
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Gardening 101: Burro’s Tail Succulent
Burro’s Tail, Sedum morganianum Honestly, burro’s tail (which also goes by the alias donkey’s tail) can be a tricky succulent plant to grow indoors. My experience with Sedum morganianum as a houseplant...
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Your First Garden: 10 Things to Do in the Garden in December
Considering how much I truly love the sight of a healthy, lush garden, it’s shocking how much I look forward to the winter months. That’s because when plants look brown and scraggly in the cold season,...
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Gardening 101: Beautyberry
Beautyberry, Callicarpa Beautyberry’s colorful berries are a psychedelic antidote for anyone dreading the dullness of the winter to come. As the year’s days shrink and nights grow long, this shrub...
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Trending on Remodelista: 6 Old-World Design Ideas to Steal for the Holidays
This week the Remodelista editors embraced old-world elegance (and ingenuity). Here are five design ideas to steal for Europe for the holidays: Vintage Steamer Trunk Above: In an apartment remodel in...
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Gift Guide 2018: 11 Gifts for the Eco-Friendly Gardener
For the person on your holiday list who never forgets to bring a reusable tote to the farmers’ market, reminds you to recycle, and will wrap your gift in brown paper, here are 11 eco-aware gifts he or...
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Current Obsessions: Houseplant Holiday
In the throes of the holiday season, here are 8 things to know about: Above: Into winter. Photograph by Joseph Valentine from Garden Visit: At Home at Juniper Hill Farm in New Hampshire. Big news: Ikea...
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Winter Landscaping: 7 Holiday Décor Secrets to Steal from Terrain
Just in time for us to get serious about holiday decorating, our friends at Terrain have published a witty, stylish book full of tips of the trade. Anyone who’s ever visited one of Terrain’s shops...
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10 Things Nobody Tells You About Holiday Lights
Does your earliest holiday memory involve strings of colored Christmas lights? When I was little, my parents would wait until nightfall and then bundle all four of us kids into the backseat. We drove...
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Gift Guide 2018: For the Fashion-Forward Gardener
I’m not the most outdoorsy person: I much prefer what comes after nature activities (going inside and getting warm, preferably with a hot toddy). But these well-made and fashion-forward accoutrements...
View ArticleThese Were Our Most Popular Instagram Posts of 2018
Paths, pavers, and purple plants exploded on the Gardenista Instagram feed this year; here’s a look back at our most popular posts. Not a follower yet? We’d strongly encourage you to check out the...
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10 Easy Pieces: Boot Scrapers
Come December, an average doormat no longer cuts it. In fact, a doormat in the winter can make things worse (think: snowy boots sliding on a coconut mat). Bring on the boot scraper. Made of heavy-duty...
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Gift Guide: For the Fiddle-Leaf Fig Tree Lover
Is there a fiddle-leaf fig tree lover on your holiday gift list? Some clues: This person fusses happily over houseplants, takes endless photos of a favorite potted tree, and may even use tags such as...
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Gardening 101: Bowles’ Golden Grass
Bowles’ Golden Grass, Milium effusum ‘Aureum’ Although I routinely hear clients say chartreuse is a color they don’t want in their garden (for reasons they can’t usually explain), I maintain my love...
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The Garden Decoder: What Is ‘Square Foot Gardening’?
People are always apoplectic when they discover I’ve never seen a seminal movie like Rocky or Caddyshack before. I imagine that’s how some gardeners will feel when I reveal that I’d never heard of...
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