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Garden-to-Table Recipe: Flower-Flavored Butter from a Cook's Garden
As the summer season winds down, there is always a poignant burst of energy and color in my upstate New York garden. Brilliant yellow sunflowers stand tall, tomatoes ripen to rich hues of russet and...
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10 Easy Pieces: Garage Storage Units
Why shouldn't storage units for the garage be among the most stylish accessories you buy for your home? Here are ten of our favorite options to consider for your garage, shed, or any place that needs...
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Trending on Remodelista: Everything in Its Place
Our friends at Remodelista embraced an organized life this week, celebrating the back-to-school season by finding compact desks for tiny work spaces, wire wall baskets for kitchen storage, and a...
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Current Obsessions: Fall Prep
Here's a glimpse of what we're loving lately: Above: Our new obsession is eating the rainbow; framed prints available via Wright Kitchen. Above: Did you know rhubarb is a cool weather crop? Longing to...
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Garden Visit: An Italian Terrace
This summer, I quietly decamped to Italy for three weeks. It was every bit the Mediterranean idyll I'd wanted, but I still insisted on keeping a work-worthy camera in tow. I'm glad I did, for occasions...
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Table of Contents: Minimalist Glamour
Glamour in the garden—definitely not an oxymoron. This week we launch two new series: Before-and-After gardens and AirBnB Visits. We'll also visit a glassy greenhouse, parse a few parterres, and show...
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DIY Floral Arrangement: Smoke Bush and Queen Anne's Lace
Usually smoke bush speaks of early summer to me: those hazy puffs, clouds of smoke that bloom (at least on the East Coast) in June. But smoke bush in September is another story: an end of summer ode,...
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Before and After: A Grande Dame in LA's Hancock Park
Hollywood's version of the 1920s managed to be both giddy (the talkies are coming!) and gratified, because how else could you feel about life in a palm-tree paradise? Nowhere was the contrast more...
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Field Guide: Queen Anne's Lace
Queen Anne's Lace; Daucus carota: "The Delicate Dictator" Named after Queen Anne of England—whether it was the Tudor Anne or the Stuart Anne is still up for debate—Queen Anne’s Lace was scrappy from...
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Garden Visit: Beautiful Bones at Cape Town's Vergelegen Winery
There is a good thing about Cape Town in winter. You can still visit gardens. One of those gardens is at Vergelegen. Dutch for “situated far away,” the famous wine estate at the foot of the Helderberg,...
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Steal This Look: An Indoor Succulent Garden, Shiny Shelving Included
A few weeks ago we visited Veddw Cottage deep in South Wales and discovered an elegant indoor succulent garden tucked away inside a glass greenhouse. We immediately set out to deconstruct the...
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10 Easy Pieces: Little Black Accessories, Outdoor Edition
A touch of black goes a long way. As nights get longer, we're switching to a darker, moodier palette on the patio. Here are 10 of our favorite accessories to add instant outdoor glamor: Above: A...
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High/Low: Glamorous Belgian Planters
We've been eying the minimal oak planters from Out-Standing in Belgium for a while now, so we took note when we spotted an eerily similar lookalike (at a fraction of the price) recently. Above:...
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Airbnb Visit: Under the Radar, Near Capri
I feel conflicted about recommending the island of Ischia, Italy, as a travel destination. Not because there's anything wrong with it, but because there's nothing wrong with it—and I'd like it to stay...
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Design Sleuth: Terra Cotta Window Boxes
Earlier today, I wrote about the courtyard terrace of an Airbnb stay on the island of Ischia, Italy. (See Airbnb Visit: Under the Radar Near Capri.) From that perch, I could peek into the tiny urban...
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Small Space DIY: Black Wire Hanging Vase
After hunting in vain for a simple hanging bottle vase that was as affordable as it was delicate, I took things into my own hands. Armed with dark annealed wire and a multipurpose tool with wire snips...
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Ultimate Luxury: 10 Favorite Fountains and Garden Water Features
I confess: as I saved photos for this story over the last several weeks, I stored them in a folder called "Not-Ugly Water Features." Because, well, many garden water features are overly ornate. Or are...
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Trend Alert: The Unexpected Elegance of Ginkgo
The ginkgo is a surprising tree, eulogized in art while busy inhaling fumes in American cities. Its elegance becomes truly apparent when the leaves drop. Another thing: it's literally bombproof. Above:...
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Hardscaping 101: Landscape Uplighting
Make your garden an evening event. Landscape lighting not only extends the hours you can use outdoor living space, it also improves safety (you can see where you are going), security (so say the...
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Brass Tacks: Luxury Flower Pots from Sweden
The act of potting houseplants is like designing a large interior. You can't just pick out the plant and be done with it. You have to consider its full context: where it will look best indoors and the...
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