Garden Visit: Emily Thompson Explores Her Dark Side at a Brooklyn Heights...
When developers were renovating a landmarked Greek Revival–style townhouse in New York City’s Brooklyn Heights a few years ago, they called in talented florist Emily Thompson to design the gardens....
View ArticleHomemade Garden Remedies: 5 Natural Solutions for Healthier Soil and Plants
Whether you want to save money or be more environmentally friendly (or just love being crafty), you can avoid harsh chemicals in the garden by using homemade remedies to fertilize, kill weeds, cure...
View ArticleThe Potted Garden: A Planter for Every Purpose, from Rejuvenation
It’s the time of year for planting seedlings, cultivating spring flowers, starting an herb or vegetable garden, and dotting pots and planters all over—along the front path, on the porch steps, and...
View ArticleGardening 101: Blue Throatwort
Blue Throatwort, Trachelium caeruleum If I had a list of favorite reseeding flowers in the garden, blue throatwort would rank high. And the crazy part is that I don’t even particularly like purple-blue...
View ArticleBefore & After: A Garden Makeover in Michigan for Editor Michelle Adams
After nearly a decade of editing shelter magazines, Michelle Adams left New York City to create her own version of paradise. She ended up where she’d started, back home in Michigan—a few miles from her...
View ArticlePlant Doctor: How to 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...
View ArticleTrending on Remodelista: Which Type of Kitchen Are You?
We’re all spending a lot of time cooking these days, so it makes sense that Remodelista editors have kitchens on the brain. Here are five that they’re especially keen on this week. Which one would you...
View ArticleGardening 101: Calendula
Pot Marigold, Calendula officinalis: “Faithful Companion” I really want to be that type of gardener who plants by scattering seeds, but I struggle with getting them to successfully germinate. Except...
View ArticleGardening 101: How to Use Coffee Grounds in the Garden
Because of our current COVID-19 quarantining, I’ve upped my daily coffee intake so much now that mounds of grounds stare at me in the kitchen. This got me thinking: What else can I do with this brown...
View Article8 Favorites: Graphic Indoor/Outdoor Plastic Rugs from Sweden
The appeal of anything plastic is that you can keep it clean by hosing it down with water. The Swedes were onto this idea back in the 1970s when colorful plastic PVC ribbons were paired with...
View ArticleZero-Waste DIY: How to Grow Seedlings Using Newsprint
If you’re just learning to garden, you may be intimidated with the idea of growing plants from seeds. I know I was. I figured that by planting store-bought seedlings instead of seeds, I was in effect...
View ArticleGarden Visit: A Cook’s Garden in Upstate New York
There is something deeply satisfying about eating directly from the garden. The fruit of one’s own labor really does taste sweeter. As my husband, George, and I finish another year of living full-time...
View ArticleTrending on Remodelista: Into the Woods
Painted white cabinets are always a classic but lately, we’ve been loving kitchen projects that showcase wood in all its knotty glory. Wood furniture painted in unexpected hues are also capturing our...
View Article10 Ideas to Steal from Japan-Inspired Gardens
It’s no coincidence if Japanese gardens remind you of those scene-in-a-shoebox dioramas you made in grade school. A Japanese garden is a miniature world full of abstract shapes–rocks, gravel, and...
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About Transplanting Plants
Okay, so you have a garden filled with plants. This is obviously excellent. But maybe (and this is the nature of a garden) some of your flowery friends aren’t in the right spot and would look prettier...
View ArticleGardening 101: Lilacs
Lilac, Syringa: “The Weeping Whitman” Syringa is a flowering and divinely scented woody genus of hundreds of species that thrives in temperate growing zones (such as your grandmother’s garden, where...
View ArticleMother’s Day Gift Guide 2020: Presents for the Plant Mom
Our gift guide is tailored to the mom who’s always either weeding, watering, or watching the birds when you call, who sends you day-by-day progress shots of her peonies, and who loves rainy days...
View ArticleLandscaping Ideas: A Sunken Verdant Courtyard for a Seattle Home on a Slope
Living in a hillside home with lake views may sound dreamy, but if you’re someone who loves to have usable outdoor space, the location may be less than ideal. This was the case for the Roddens, whose...
View ArticleTrending on Remodelista: Show Love for Your Home—And the Planet
We are all eager to do more to help our planet—and, fortunately, Remodelista had some great green ideas this week for the home front: 1. Natural Decor Above: Learn how Anthony Watson and Benoît Rauzy,...
View Article10 Things to Do in the Garden in May
You don’t need us to tell you that the very best thing to do in May is to pull a comfortable chair into the garden and settle into it. But after you sit there for awhile, you may want to get more...
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