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Garden Visit: Greenwood Gardens in Short Hills, NJ
It’s a miracle when the past survives long enough to see the future. Many beautiful places and structures exist only…
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Trending on Remodelista: Kitchens with Personality
These kitchens from this week’s offering over on Remodelista are truly one of a kind. Behold. Above: Colored concrete in…
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Shed Chic: Architect Mariana de Delás Turns an Off-the-Grid Hut into a Dream Retreat
Calling all tiny house fans, outbuilding enthusiasts, and aspiring escapists. The Spanish island of Mallorca, architect Mariana de Delás tells…
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Edible Nasturtiums: Pretty Powerhouses of Flavor
It is hard to imagine another plant that offers as much as the pretty and easily grown nasturtium. While they…
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The Garden Decoder: What Is Green Mulch?
Green mulch is most definitely not just traditional wood mulch dyed green. A quick Google search did find a heinous…
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Stone and Roses: Asthall Manor in the Cotswolds
If you’ve ever wondered what people mean by “pleasure garden” (when any considered garden is surely a place for pleasure),…
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When Weeds Are Welcome: 5 Wild Plants You Want in Your Garden
Weeds are the stuff you didn’t plant, and they have a universally bad reputation, like crabgrass. But for some weeds,…
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The Indoor Bay Tree: Perfect Houseplant?
This is the story of a bay tree that asked to move back indoors. It’s usually the other way around.…
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Lessons Learned: The Gravel Garden that (Almost) Looks After Itself
In the summer of 2017, I planted a gravel garden along a scrappy stretch of land that edged a recently…
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Rice Hulls: A Better, Eco Alternative to Perlite in Soil Mixes
Most of us gardeners know by now that we should trade peat moss for more sustainable choices (like coconut coir),…
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