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The Trouble with Chickens (and Ducks, Donkeys, and Flamingos)
It has been noted that the British care more for their animals than for people. Gardeners too seem to have a remarkable tolerance for anti-gardening creatures. With their scratching, digging, nibbling,...
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10 Easy Pieces: Classic Doorbell Buttons
The humble doorbell button works hard and, in our opinion, needs to look good. After all, first impressions are everything. We've rounded up our ten favorite classic doorbell buttons (stay tuned for...
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DIY: Mud Pie Kitchen
We predict the next big trend in outdoor living will be mud pie kitchens. Admit it. You want one: Photographs by Ginny Sheller. Above: When we spotted this ingenious DIY project, via Rhythm of the...
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10 Easy Pieces: Garden Tuteurs
Whether you're coaxing night-blooming moonflowers or papery-thin clematis, climbing vines and their flowers flourish when they have a little something to climb onto. Here's an array of pryramidal...
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Herbal Essence: Just Add Water
I'm not very good at remembering to drink water. A count of the glasses that I drink on a daily basis often doesn't move beyond two, never mind the eight that's recommended. But like most things, if I...
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Design Sleuth: Espaliered Vines
Well-behaved vines soften the message of a security fence in a suburb on the edge of Sydney, Australia. Landscape designer Anthony Wyer built scaffolding and trained bougainvillea to grow on it. Here's...
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The Tjirp Doorstop by Cas Moor
With the irresistible bird-shaped Tjirp Doorstop by Belgian Designer Cas Moor, it's form, function, and fun rolled into one. Owners beware: If your house is full of small children, it's highly likely...
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For Kids Only: A Hidden Garden in Brooklyn
Children who grow up in New York City are often deprived of time in the natural world. But just off the traffic-jammed hubbub of Flatbush Avenue, hidden inside the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a one-acre...
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The Garden of Magical Childhood
My daughter adores buttercups. We are clearing a patch of garden which has become overrun and it will be her patch. She wants to grow the things she likes and that includes the creeping buttercup....
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Garden Crafts for Children: Build an Insect House
Dawn Isaac has a blog called Little Green Fingers which she describes as "one mother's attempts to get her kids as addicted to gardening as she is." She has also written a book called Garden Crafts for...
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Garden to Table: Rhubarb Hand Pies
Rhubarb is one of the tastiest plants you can find in a springtime garden. Here's a simple recipe for turning a prized late spring plant into miniature hand pies that are just the right size for...
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Design Sleuth: Colored Candlelight From a Moroccan Lantern
My friend Dawn loves shiny things. She is like a crow, unable to resist the lure of rhinestones on your wrist. She will follow you anywhere if you are wearing glittery earrings. Dawn has a mesmerizing...
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Kids Boots for Tromping Around the Garden
Involving the kids in a garden project first requires the appropriate outfitting. Here are four kid-sized wellingtons to withstand the dirt and the bugs and the mud. Above: Aurélie Lécuyer's children...
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Sneak Preview: Gardenista Considered Design Awards Entries
The entries are streaming in to the Gardenista Considered Design Awards, so we thought we'd give you a sneak peek of some of the submissions so far (and don't forget to send us your own favorite space...
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The Bronx Goes Native: A Visit to the New York Botanic Garden
If you have any doubts that the horticulture world is besotted with native plants, just have a look at what is going on in New York City’s two major botanic gardens. In early May the New York Botanic...
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Western Red Cedar Garden Stakes
I'm really trying hard to become an expert plant-identifier. But until that day comes, I could use the help of gentle reminders. These garden stakes would make the perfect addition to my new tiny herb...
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A Playhouse That's Kid Friendly Without Kitsch
Imagine a thoroughly modern playhouse full of kid-friendly features and free of kitsch. San Francisco-based Modern Cabana (recently acquired by Blu Homes) offers a prefab modern shed in miniature: the...
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Mini Tabletop Candle Lanterns
Tabletop candles should be low and discreet; we're partial to the warm glow from these porcelain votives discovered via Herriott Grace: Above: One of a kind, hand-shaped oval Porcelain Table Lanterns...
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Ideas from the Chelsea Flower Show to Use At Home
Last week, I spent a splendid few days at Chelsea Flower Show, the annual horticulture extravaganza, which this year was a ginormous 100 years old. What a grand old lady she is. And to celebrate, it...
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How to Make the Most of Your Urban Garden (Hint: Use the Roof Too)
Sometimes Brooklyn-based landscape designers Marni and Eric Majorelle of Alive Structures have to be salespeople for native plants, to convince reluctant clients that native species will be just as...
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