A Balcony-Style Planter for Indoors from MAKR
I've had my eye on this plant ring from MAKR for what feels like years. It's simple and classic but still a little bit unusual. I'm not sure what the policy is on drilling into the wall, but I'm...
View ArticleOutbuilding of the Week: A Study in Black by LA Designer Alexandra Angle
Los Angeles-based designer Alexandra Angle worked in event design and wrote an entertaining guide with her husband, Eliot, called Cocktail Parties with a Twist, before setting up her interior design...
View ArticleBasil's Last Stand: A Garden-to-Table Frozen Cocktail Recipe
My yard is filled with the rich scent of plants making their last stand. Lettuces allowed to go to seed are leafy columns waving small flowers like flags of surrender. The last of the summer sun fuels...
View ArticleTrending on Remodelista: Style on a Budget
Sometimes our eyes are bigger than our pocketbooks. It's easy to remodel if you have a million dollars to spend. But when you don't? This week Remodelista's editors came up with 101 ways to create...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Heading into Harvest
Take a look at a few things we've been loving lately: Above: Go for the romance (plus more tips for creating an alluring cottage garden). Photograph by Jan Johnsen. Gardenista is now on Hometalk....
View ArticleBefore and After: 5 Favorite Garden Rehabs
We know the landscape architect and designer members of our Architect/Designer Directory are talented, but nothing drives the point home like a good before and after. Here are some amazing gardens...
View ArticleGarden-to-Table Recipe: Colorful Fresh Pasta
I'm not new to fresh pasta; my mom makes it, several Italian friends make it, and we have the process down well enough that we're reaching for flour just as we're starting to get hungry for dinner. But...
View ArticleTable of Contents: Harvest Moon
Do you hear that crunch of leaves underfoot? September is our favorite season. The air is tinged both with nostalgia for our school days and anticipation of the holidays. This week we'll be picking...
View ArticleArchitect Visit: A Stylish Garden Shed with a Secret
Seattle-based SHED (members of our architect and designer directory) designed an unassuming backyard shed with barn doors that roll open on two sides, allowing it to double as a well-appointed...
View Article$450 Gardenista Giveaway: True Nature Botanicals
Here at Gardenista, we strive to take a natural approach to our skin care and beauty regimens. Erin showed us how to make a face mask with flowers and Dalilah demonstrated how easy it is to ditch...
View ArticleField Guide: Apple Trees
Apples (Aplicus Rosacea): "Love-Struck" Have you ever just known that your blind date has some shadowy past behind his chiseled cheekbones? Well, meet apple trees, the plant equivalent of dating...
View ArticleDIY Natural Remedy: Calendula Oil from Obercreek Farm
At Obercreek Farm in Hughsonville, New York (near Poughkeepsie), owners Sam Wildfong and husband Tim Heuer (who happens to be my cousin) have been growing more than 200 varieties of vegetables and...
View Article11 Ways to Add Curb Appeal for Under $100
Too many people ignore curb appeal until it's time to move. Then they spruce up the place for the next residents. How does this make sense? Every time you come home, the sight of your front door should...
View ArticleThe Dinner Party Project: Easy Weeknight Recipes
Dinner parties shouldn't be hard to throw. To prove it, I invited friends over—and then fed them an easy-to-make menu based on what's in season right now at the farmers' market. Best night ever. (Hint:...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Concrete Outdoor Furniture
Maybe you're as sick as I am of outdoor furniture that warps, rots, stains, splinters, sags, or falls apart if you forget to bring it indoors in bad weather? If so, consider concrete. Here's a material...
View ArticleGarden Visit: At Home with Philippa Burrough at Ulting Wick
Having trouble adjusting to the Autumn Equinox? This four-acre English garden in Essex makes the seasonal transition rather effortlessly. Or at least that's the effect intended by Ulting Wick's...
View ArticleDIY: Dried Vegetables, Colonial Style
An autumn tradition in my family, our annual walk on the "Battlefield Road" retraces the footsteps of Paul Revere from Lexington to Concord. Here, in addition to autumn splendor, we enjoy presentations...
View ArticleRecipe Contest: We'll Feature Winners at our Next Dinner Party
Over the weekend, we hosted a dinner party to welcome the fall, featured in The Dinner Party Project: Easy Weeknight Recipes. We built the menu using our favorites from Gardenista's trove of...
View ArticleGarden Roundup: 10 Reasons Not to Rake Autumn Leaves
Why are you spending your Saturdays raking? Think of autumn's colorful leaves as jewelry for the garden. To inspire you, here are 10 gardens that look particularly good draped in fall's colors—all from...
View ArticleRequired Reading: Green Kitchen Travels
Following the success of their first book, Vegetarian Everyday, David Frenkiel and Luise Vindahl, founders of the popular vegetarian food blog Green Kitchen Stories, have just come out with a new book:...
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