Garden

You can’t plan a wildflower trip to South Africa. Not entirely. You can choose the season but not the weather. Unlike a guided safari where you are almost guaranteed to see “‘the big five” in a national park, with flowers you can only put yourself in roughly the right place at about the right time,

Did you just sneeze? You did? Bless you. Late summer and fall allergies kick in when wind-pollinated plants shed their fine powder. While ragweed is well known as a main cause of seasonal allergies in North America, some identification issues persist. Especially this one: What is yellow and showy, often in bloom against a backdrop

A few of our favorite images from this week’s Brooklyn-themed posts over on Remodelista… Plus: Checks All Over: Where to Source Checkerboard Rugs, Towels, Napkins, and More Required Reading: Rose Uniacke at Work 10 Easy Pieces: Front-Loading Washing Machines Steal This Look: A Georgian-Style Kitchen in a Brooklyn Townhouse Well-Designed Dinnerware for Everyday Use: 5

Farewell to Spring, Clarkia I’m not much of a “scatter seeds” type of gardener, but only because I haven’t had much luck with the process. However, I recently gave it another try in a client’s garden with a shady wildflower mix and….voila! Why this time? Maybe the stars were aligned or it was a full

This is part of a series with Perfect Earth Project, a nonprofit dedicated to toxic-free, nature-based gardening, on how you can be more sustainable in your landscapes at home.   After weeks of hot, muggy weather, the temperatures in the Northeast have cooled and we’re beginning to see the signs of fall—apple picking, here we come!