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Garden Visit: Drought-Tolerant in Southern California
The governor of California just declared a drought emergency; here's a low-water garden by Bonnie Bridges and Seth Boor that will survive beautifully. The pair comprises Boor Bridges Architecture,...
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Required Reading: The Planthunter from Sydney, Australia
Long live summer—that is, if you live in the Southern Hemisphere. Coinciding with the high point of the antipodean calendar is the arrival of online journal The Planthunter, brought to us by...
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Just Open: A Hidden Beach Hotel in Oaxaca
Hidden on a pristine beach in the Oaxaca surf town of Puerto Escondido, Hotel Escondido is the latest addition to a roster of standout Mexican boutique hotels created by Grupo Habita (which also owns...
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Recipe: Buddha's Hand Salad Dressing
Michelle spotted this otherworldly Buddha's Hand citrus fruit via White on Rice Couple and decided we had to share Todd and Diane's creative use for the wacky fruit. Subscribe to our newsletter to get...
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Gardening 101: How to Plant an Open Terrarium
If only the rest of life were as simple as growing succulents in an open terrarium. All you have to do is find a few like-minded plants, introduce them to each other, and place them in an environment...
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Living History: One of America's Oldest Greenhouses
Last weekend, while seeking a warm retreat from winter, the family and I chanced upon what turned out to be an historic and natural treasure in our own backyard. The Lyman Estate, located in Waltham,...
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Week in Review: Lost in the Tropics
The polar vortex might have reared its frigid head again this week, but things have been downright tropical on Gardenista. Some members of our team have been sniffing hibiscus flowers and stringing...
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A Tropical Paradise, Attainable by Subway
Spending an hour or two inside a steamy conservatory in the middle of winter is one of the more rejuvenating ways I can think of to pass an afternoon. The thrill of warm air on your cheeks and the...
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Architect Visit: Rustic Living on the Beach, in Uruguay
A beach home in Uruguay flaunts lofted ceilings, a wraparound deck, and a kitchen far more chic than yours or mine. This, and more, in one very tiny room. The design employs several space-maximizing...
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Shopper's Diary: Great China Herb Company in San Francisco
If you weren't looking for the shop, it would be so easy to miss Great China Herb Co. on a block of storefronts offering designer lookalike handbags; Chinatown postcards; iPhone cases; crates of fresh...
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10 Chinese Herbs to Cure What Ails You
Can Chinese herbs cure what ails you? Western medicine, which has been slow to embrace the 5,000-year-old practice of traditional Chinese medicine, is no longer dismissive. The Federal Drug...
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Happier at Home: 10 Reasons to Bring the Outdoors In
Have you ever stepped out of the car (after a traffic-dodging drive from the city) into mountain air, drawn in a deep breath, and felt instantly better? Here's how to cue the same relaxation response...
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Natural Remedy: Garlic Honey for Fending Off Germs
I'm not sure that this honey garlic will keep away any vampires still prowling around post Halloween, but I'm hedging my bets. And I hope that it will help kick the cold I've had for what feels like...
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Architect Visit: The Magic of Two Courtyards in Melbourne
Melburnian architecture firm Edwards Moore’s insertion of two internal courtyard gardens into the existing fabric of a small and narrow urban house might at first seem counterintuitive. With limited...
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DIY: How to Propagate Aloe, the Plant of Immortality
Growing up in a beach town, I saw my fair share of sunburns. (We were a bit more lax about sunscreen in those days). Luckily my stepmother always had an aloe vera on hand to soothe my sun-kissed...
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The Novice Gardener: Will a "Poisonous" Plant Really Kill Your Pet?
My cat, Minou, eats houseplants and she's still alive. I don't let her eat them, but she eats them. In the turf battles I fight with my cats, I prioritize no scratching the sofa over no eating the...
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The Cult of the Courtyard: 10 Homes with Amazing Interior Light
Interior courtyards blur the boundaries between landscape and architecture. They make adjacent interior rooms feel larger and offer a unique combination of fresh air and privacy. We all want to spend...
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Architect Visit: A Hidden Japanese Garden
In a dense residential neighborhood in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, mA-Style Architects decided to keep the focus tight. Rather than designing a home that offered expansive views of neighboring...
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The Big Debate: Plants in the Bedroom?
At one of our recent editorial meetings, a discussion about plants in the bedroom revealed that Gardenista and Remodelista's editors are in two diametrically opposed camps: Love them or hate them. Why...
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DIY: Rose Water Hydrosol
Winter in New York means a lot of time indoors and, we hope, a lot of time for projects. I have a penchant for all things floral, so it’s only natural that one of my projects would be to bottle a...
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