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DIY: Mulled Apple Cider, With a Secret Ingredient
Cold nights need warm drinks; the kind you can linger over. Olivia Rae James has been warming up her nights with a boozy, citrusy take on mulled cider. Spiked with red wine, this mulled cider gets a...
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Gift Guide: For the Urban Gardener
For the urban gardener, space is limited and a need to maintain a certain degree of urbane sophistication may also be a consideration. Here's our roundup of gifts for the discerning urban gardener....
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How to Navigate the NYC Flower Market
Does the thought of a trip to the flower market make your palms begin to sweat? Maybe I'm projecting, but I think big city flower markets can be a little unnerving for most people: The crowds. The...
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DIY Window Boxes: Build It Yourself for a Perfect Fit
Our Novice Gardener, Meredith, is lucky enough to have a little view from her San Francisco apartment—on a clear day, she can see downtown, San Francisco Bay, and Marin County, or at least a sliver of...
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The Week in Review: 15 Links We're Thankful For
From greenery in the workplace to the intelligence of bees, here's what inspired us this week. Photograph by Rebecca Baust. If you're in New York, join us this weekend when we head over to the...
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The Unhouseplant
Ten years ago, designer Brandon Gore had a hankering to create things from concrete, funded by "a few years' worth of savings and a bunch of credit cards." Fast forward to 2013, when Tempe, AZ-based...
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Garden Visit: Andrea Cochran's Courtyard Vignettes
In Northern California, a modern house with multiple courtyards affords green views year-round. To take advantage of the full-height, pane-free windows, SF-based landscape architect Andrea Cochran...
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Yes We Can! Bringing Back Grandma's Violets
"Where do you keep your African violets?" It wasn't a funny question, but the man behind the counter at the flower shop laughed. When he realized I was serious, he looked at me quizzically, as if my...
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A Winter-Weight Woven Hanging Planter
"Isn't it difficult to live with a hanging plant?" Julie asked me the other day. Depends on the planter, I said. For example, if I were a plant, I'd want a woven or knit—or yes, macramé—pot holder just...
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Obsessing Over Fat Plants
Caudiciforms or fat plants, as they are also known, have been an obsession of mine since I was introduced to them in the late '90s by a great gardener, Margaret Roach. I've had a few and killed a few,...
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Goodbye, Fungus Gnats: Pest-Free Potting Soil
Bringing plants into the home should be about adding a spot of green, filtering the air, and impressing your friends with your green thumb. Not chasing after tiny black fungus gnats. The minuscule...
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Ask the Expert: Tips for Starting a Houseplant Collection
When I asked Alea Joy Bessey, co-owner of Solabee Flowers and Botanicals in Oregon, how she first became interested in houseplants, I knew straight away that she was a woman after my own heart. Even as...
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Wallflower No More: A New Breed of Woolly Pocket
Spotted at Boxhill: evidence that woolly pockets are as attractive on the ground (or a tabletop) as they are on a wall. Brothers Rodney and Miguel Nelson, who launched the Woolly Pocket brand with a...
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Seeing Green: Architects Pick the Best Exterior Green Paints
Green is hard. I heard this refrain over and over while interviewing architects and designers on their favorite exterior green paint colors. Olive greens can quickly become yellow drab, and paler...
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By Popular Demand: Show Us Your Gardens
We just completed our second annual Gardenista Survey, and as we pore over zillions of reader responses (thanks, you guys are the best) one request jumps out: You want to see more gardens. Real...
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Berkshire Artisanal Show at Ochre
We often talk about the value of bringing a little bit of green inside. In fact, this week we admit that we've gone houseplant crazy. But a recent botanical print collection from artist Caroline Kaars...
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An Ode to Landscape Architect Dan Kiley
American landscape architect, Dan Kiley (1912-2004) is a hero for those of us who follow and care deeply about this art form. He is one of the most important modernist landscape architects of the 20th...
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Party Flowers: In Which I Make 12 Arrangements on a Budget of $200
In my past life as a florist, I was tasked with everything from tiny ikebana to grand wedding flower installations. While the five years of flower wrangling helped me through school, I'm surprised to...
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Houseplants for a Hater
I hate houseplants. I mean really hate them, and I know it's my earliest experiences that shaped my disdain. In my childhood home, our living room felt like a jungle. There were plants everywhere—giant...
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Required Reading: The Unexpected Houseplant
When it comes to gardening, I admit to being a bit of a snob. Gardening, to me, is done outdoors while wearing sturdy garden boots and wielding things like pitchforks and axes. It involves digging and...
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