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Trending on Remodelista: Objects of Desire, Spring Preview
We’ve officially arrived at the time of year when we start whining, “Is it spring yet? Is it spring yet?” Definitely not, is the answer (though, according to Punxsutawney Phil, it’s on its way earlier...
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Everything You Need to Know About Houseplant Vines
A houseplant vine can become curtains on a window, or add a layer of texture to a bare brick wall, or inject life into a sterile, tiled bathroom—if only you can convince it to actually grow indoors....
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Special Delivery: The Best Valentine’s Day Bouquets, Under $65 Edition
You’ll want to share this link with your significant other if you consider flowers on Valentine’s a must—and then bookmark it yourself for future occasions (graduations, birthdays, promotions,...
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Your First Garden: How to Start a Garden for Practically Free
With a small budget, can you still start a garden? When my husband and I moved into our new home, we had a pretty good idea of how much money we would have to spend to furnish it, to give it a coat of...
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A Texas Garden Where the Rare and the Endangered Flourish
An hour’s drive north of Houston is Peckerwood Garden, with seven acres of rare and vanishing plants–many of them desert specimens that architecture professor John G. Fairey brought home from the high...
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Gardening 101: Crocus
Crocus, Crocus: “The Early Riser” What will heaven look like when we get there? Emily Dickinson predicted a springtime Resurrection, with “the feet of people walking home” amid clumps of crocuses....
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Trending on Remodelista: Pretty in Pink, Home Edition
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Remodelista editors professed their love for the grown-up side of pink. To wit… Above: If an intimate evening in is on the schedule for tonight, you must see how our...
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11 Ingenious Ways Houseplants Can Make a Room Look Bigger
Houseplants may be the single most important element of interior design: when deployed effectively, they can add depth, height, and airiness to any room. Here are 10 ingenious ways (culled from our...
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7 Favorites: Houseplants for the Bath
The best room in the house (for your plants) is the bath. House plants perform well with natural light and shower mist; as an added bonus, they also purify the air. Since you probably don’t have an...
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10 Ideas to Get the Groovy L.A. Look, from a Top Garden Designer
Though she wasn’t born in Los Angeles, garden designer Lauri Kranz has lived there since 1993, and knows her way around the hills and valleys. A former singer-songwriter, Lauri’s the founder of Edible...
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Gardening 101: String of Pearls
String of Pearls: Senecio rowleyanus The succulent string of pearls, with its small green bubbles along a slender stem, recalls the plastic pop-apart beads of childhood dress-up bins. It can’t help its...
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Landscape Architect Visit: A Refined Kitchen Garden by Richard Miers
I’m fond of kitchen gardens because they delight both sides of my brain. Wild and unruly and just a little bit scraggly, they also tend to be places where rambling plants get wrangled into order. When...
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Trending on Remodelista: How to Add Character to Your Home
The key to a home that’s well-designed but not overly decorated? Prioritizing personality over perfection. Here, some fine examples from Remodelista this week: 1. Prop up an oversized mirror in the...
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Garden Visit: A French Aesthete in Todos Santos, Mexico
A few years ago when LA-based photographer Laure Joliet’s father, Vincent Joliet, succumbed to the charms of surfing town Todos Santos on the Baja California coast of Mexico, he purchased land at the...
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10 Things Nobody Tells You About Your First Garden
Most people who write columns have an expertise. I was chosen to write this column, however, because of my lack of expertise. Instead of experience and knowledge, what I bring to this gardening column...
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Gardening 101: Flowering Quince
Flowering Quince, Chaenomeles speciosa: “Hint of Spring” A few blocks from my house in Brooklyn there is a flowering quince in the tiny front yard of a stately brownstone. One day recently I passed by...
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Hardscaping 101: Wood Decks
Would you like to add an extra 250 square feet of living space without spending tens of thousands of dollars? Read on to learn everything you need to know: Above: An indoor fireplace transitions into...
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Herbal Garden Visit: At Home with Slow Beauty Expert Justine Kahn, in Sausalito
From the quiet street in Sausalito, you wouldn’t know that hiding behind a tall fence is a thriving, vibrant micro farm, lab, and headquarters. This is where Justine Kahn, owner of Botnia (a...
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Trending on Remodelista: Compelling Reasons to Buy Used
All of us at Remodelista, Gardenista, and The Organized Home are making efforts to be more eco-minded when it comes to purchasing things for the home. One strategy is simply to buy used. This week, we...
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10 Garden Ideas to Steal from the Italian Coast
Few gardens and landscapes conjure a more heightened sense of drama and intrigue than the lush and orderly gardens of the Italian Riviera from the north at Liguria down to the evocative villas of the...
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