Fast Food Chrysanthemums: Rethinking a Fast-Food FlowerGardenista - Kendra Wilson Chrysanthemums are not only pronounced in a hurry (shortened to mums or chrysanths), they also are bought in a hurry—in random colors that look dyed, …
Curb Appeal Before & After: A 1940s-Suburban House Grows Up Gracefully in Mill Valley, CAGardenista - Michelle Slatalla In the first decade of America’s post-war boom, a million and a half new houses were built, creating vast tracts of suburbia and giving young …
Gardening Object of Desire: Architect-Designed Bronze Wind Bells from CosantiGardenista - Fan Winston I recently wrote about LA-based architect Takashi Yanai’s brilliantly compact and appealingly spartan bungalow, featured in the new book Creative …
Landscaping Going Over to Gravel: At Home with Designer and Author Carolyn Dunster in LondonGardenista - Clare Coulson While many of us strive to perfect our lawns, for others turf can be a serious turn off. When Carolyn Dunster, the north London-based author behind …
Recipes Goldenrods: Fireworks in the FallGardenista - Marie Viljoen Goldenrods burst into sunny bloom as the days grow shorter, saving their fireworks for the season when asters and jewelweed grow riotously here in …
Landscaping Hardscaping 101: Rain GardensGardenista - Kier Holmes As soon as it starts raining, I can’t help but think of all the ways I should be saving this precious resource. My son always suggests we catch the …
Gardening 10 Garden Ideas to Steal from ScandinaviaGardenista - Michelle Slatalla In the northernmost parts of Scandinavia the growing season is 60 days long. The rest of the year is basically a prelude to or a recovery from …
Gardening What to Do in the Garden in SeptemberGardenista - Kier Holmes When September rolls around, sadness that summer is over mixes with happiness that life can slow down just a bit—even for a month—as kids return to …
Japan Japanese Maples: 5 Favorite Trees to GrowGardenista - Janet Hall Japanese maples are equally as enchanting with or without their leaves and may be the perfect ornamental tree to grow. The hardest part of putting a …
Gardening Gardening 101: KaleGardenista - Laura Boyle While it’s easy to roll your eyes at the fad of kale–the foodie darling, nutritionist’s dream, hipster-approved fad–I have a feeling that kale will …
Plants Fall Flowers: 8 Best Plants, to Move Beyond MumsGardenista - Marie Viljoen On stoops and front porches bright displays of chrysanthemums are symbols of the return of the chilly season, the approach of Halloween, falling …
Dahlias Gardening 101: DahliasGardenista - Amanda Gutterman The dahlia, discovered by early Spanish explorers in warm South American climes, actually means “valley flower” in Swedish as a result of a …
Ask the Expert: 10 Simple Tips for Hosting a Beautiful Outdoor DinnerGardenista - Kendra Wilson Is it possible to cook for 18 without missing the highlights of your own dinner? Soignée chef and farmer Phoebe Cole-Smith rolls out suppers in her …
Trends Trending on Remodelista: All About ColorGardenista - Gardenista Team Above: Before you commit to a color, please read Expert Advice: How to Choose Paint Like a Pro, featuring tips from Nicole Gibbons, the …
Gardening Gardening 101: LilyturfGardenista - Kier Holmes Just like the many different common names this perennial possesses—one being monkey grass and another being spider grass—lilyturf also has numerous …
Trends Trending on Remodelista: 5 Must-Have Tools for an Organized and Clean Home, Summer EditionGardenista - Gardenista Team
Soil Weed Wisdom: What 10 Common Weeds Are Trying to Tell YouGardenista - Justine Hand Listen up! Your weeds are trying to tell you something. Like all varieties of plants, individual weeds thrive in particular conditions. Some like it …
Composting Your First Garden: The Surprising (And Best) Reason to Start CompostingGardenista - Fan Winston Last week, my husband said to me, “We should start composting.” What I heard instead: “Why aren’t you composting? If you really care about gardening, …
Seaside Gardening: 10 Ideas for Serene Coastal LandscapesGardenista - Michelle Slatalla Seaside gardening comes with challenges: salt spray, sandy soil, and wind. But you can overcome them, with hardy plants and clever hardscaping ideas …
Gardening Gardening 101: LavenderGardenista - Amanda Gutterman Alice Walker once wrote that “womanist is to feminist as lavender is to purple.” As the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Color Purple, Walker can …
Trending on Remodelista: 5 Summery Details to Incorporate Into Your DecorGardenista - Gardenista Team
Japan Object of Desire: A Folding Canvas Rocking Chair from JapanGardenista - Michelle Slatalla To be filed under “modern classics.” From Japan, a folding canvas rocking chair remains as covetable as in 1958, when designer Takashi Nii created …
10 Garden Ideas to Steal from the CotswoldsGardenista - Clare Coulson Asked to visualize picture-postcard, rural England, most people would imagine a scene from the Cotswolds. Thanks to a band of limestone that …
What to Do in the Garden in AugustGardenista - Kier Holmes August is the month when the garden is gloriously overflowing, when zucchinis and tomatoes are plotting a take-over, and when perennials and annuals …
Landscaping Hardscaping 101: Decomposed GraniteGardenista - Ellen Jenkins With a remodel and a garden design project under way, I’ve been researching how to simplify garden maintenance and cut back on water usage. And I keep …
Landscaping The Garden Decoder: What Is ‘Xeriscaping’?Gardenista - Fan Winston Chances are, if you live in an arid or semi-arid region, you’re already familiar with xeriscaping—even if you haven’t heard of the term. Derived from …
How Many Tomatoes Does It Take to Fill a Canning Jar?Gardenista - Michelle Slatalla A few months ago, I planted a random vegetable garden, jamming $50 worth of plants into any empty spot I could find. Hoping for a harvest big enough …
