Create an impactful outdoor space with these small yard and garden landscaping ideas.
For most people, a stroll through an English country garden sounds perfect: chirping birds, buzzing bees, the delicate yet heady smell of roses in the
These pics would make any Hobbit proud, that’s for sure.
Green-thumbed friends gather among vegetable beds for a laid-back meal in a Phippsburg potting shed.
Style your garden with these cottage decorations and arrangements and create a magical atmosphere to chill and relax in lush greenery.
Bringing the outdoors in is a thing around here, and one seamless way to do that is through a garden window. While normally seen in kitchens, I’m all for installing garden windows all over the house. If you put enough plants in the window you get the privacy of a curtain, and all the happiness that...
August has settled in like honey— sticky and sweet. The mornings greet us with dewdrops and cooler temperatures. But the sun, rich and golden, will still warm the days. The air is thick with change. Summer is fading into something more earnest. A squirrel on our front porch is eating a peach from ou
Discover the latest air conditioning trends in interior design, keeping your space cool and contemporary. Seamlessness, smart technology, and energy efficiency are in focus
The UK’s latest country house hotel, Heckfield Place in Hampshire, welcomes guests this September, a full six years behind its scheduled launch date (see o
Exploring a beautifully-wild public garden tucked away in Central London.
Cottage style gardens are wildly popular today and tend to be lower maintenance than their formal counterparts. See how easy it is to add cottage style.
Who doesn't feel the pull of a walled-off space - the need to get in there and find out what's going on? A secret garden is romantic.
If asked to recommend one Spring flowering garden plant, I would answer with Candytuft, a pretty evergreen perennial! Here's why!
Garden design principles, tips and tricks to create a home landscape oozing with personality - even if you're not a designer.
Want beautiful & FREE garden & indoor plants? Regrow kitchen scraps like mango seed, avocado pit, pineapple top, lemon seeds, ginger, lemongrass, & more!
Summer planting arrives once the fear of frost is gone for the season. Spring planting is also exciting because I love radishes and spinach, but it’s also a slow process while the cold lingers and some spring crops can be tricky to grow. If you’re new to gardening, or maybe followed my guide to plan
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! They say it’s the unofficial beginning of summer. And that means more time outdoors– sunshine… And for some– gardens, pools and exquisite gardens. That is— if one has the land to accommodate all of that. Alas, I am in an apartment. And before that, I lived in a Townhouse. We had […]
Louise Jones extended her Victorian west London cottage, almost doubling its size
If your border is short on sunlight, fill it up with this lush, shade-loving combo. Your garden will look fresh all season long.
In 2012, The Wall Street Journal published an article entitled, “The Most Important Garden Designer You Have Never Heard Of.” The article is about the superb and meticulous garden work …
There aren’t many that are aware that deep in southwest Portland is a beautiful and mysterious garden, like a real life “Secret Garden.”
Check out the 2018 International Garden Photographer of the Year winners, from backyards to an urban oasis.
Landscaping is an important part of curb appeal and makes your home more enjoyable. But it doesn't have to be expensive. 10 Tips for landscaping on a budget.
This Vegan Chickpea Gnocchi Soup is the ultimate vegan comfort food! It's loaded with tons of veggies, and pillow soft gnocchi in a creamy, flavorful broth. It takes just 30 minutes from start to finish with simple ingredients you've likely got in the kitchen already!
source: scanned image from Victoria April 1995 In observance of Earth Day I am doing an ode to gardening. I fondly remembered the old Victoria magazine's features on gardening and decided to dig them out and see what images I could come up with. I have tore out these features and long since thrown the magazines away. If I knew the the date of the feature I have posted it here as the source, otherwise I don't know the date. source: scanned image from Victoria magazine This was from the magazine and it was also the cover of the magazine. If ever I get to visit England I would love to see a cottage like this. Isn't this rose bush magnificent! source scanned image from Victoria magazine Victoria magazine often took us to England. Here we get a bird's eye view of a spectacular manor house walled garden. source: scanned image Victoria magazine This image is one of the inspirations for my own kitchen garden. Here is a herb garden right out the kitchen door at another manor house. source: scanned image Victoria magazine Always enchanted by a path in a garden. source: image scanned from Victoria magazine Jan. '91 Victoria did many features on white long before I ever remember anyone else showing it. Here they featured an all white garden. source: image scanned from Victoria magazine Jan. '91 The white garden at night becomes a magical place as a moonlit garden. Now, here in my own yard the plants have been spilling over the walk and the flower border with abandon. I just this year have a rose garden. You don't have to spend a lot of money to have roses. I picked these roses up at Walmart last year. I would get a rose every week with the groceries. They only cost around $4 and some change a piece. I have four rose bushes and they have really been beautiful this week. Right out the back door in a shrub a mother robin has taken up residence to raise her young. Not wanting to disturb the nest, I stuck the camera above my head and aimed and caught a peak at the beautiful eggs. Sherry I will join: Show off Your Cottage Monday at The House in the Roses Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper Say G'Day Saturday at Natasha in Oz A Return to Loveliness at A Delightsome Life Your Cozy Home Party at Cozy Home Scenes
A cottage garden is a magical place. They're in their element in spring, and at that time we recommend taking a seat on one of the benches to views of flowering shrubs covered in pastel blooms.
Visit the Monet gardens at Giverny - we give tips on what to see, where to eat and stay and how to buy tickets for Monet's house and gardens.
Once owned by Henry Francis du Pont, a famed horticulturist and decorative arts expert, Winterthur‘s (pronounced “winter-tour”) gardens are a great destination for horticultural enthusiasts and families Interestingly, the garden was designed with the help of landscape architect Marion Coffin and it is one only a few surviving Wild Gardens. From the Winterthur Website: “William Robinson’s […]
My name is Allison Vallin Kostovick, and I’ve been an organic gardener in Maine for the past 20 years. Over that time, I’ve slowly been on a quest to create my very own secret garden nestled among the woods.
Check out some amazing Small Chill Out Corner Garden Ideas that you can copy to spend leisure time with yourself or your favorite people!
Everyone has their own understanding of how a house should look. Some feel the coziest in a small dwelling next to the woods while others dream about owning a big property with a basketball court next to a lake.
1. For those with an appreciation for Striped Awnings A little booklet from 1923, found on the Internet Archive. 2. The 1956 Inter 175A Berline Micro Car The Inter was designed and built by an aircraft company. The French engineers at S.N.C.A.N. (Societe Nationale de Construction AeroNautique) had applied all they knew from plane design…
Pan-fried buns filled with a delicious filling of cabbage, vermicelli noodles, and other veggies. All wrapped in some homemade dough before being pan-fried until golden brown and crisp then cooked in a steam to get that nice crisp exterior but chewy inside.These are inspired by my favourite buns from the food stalls and night markets in Taipei. I’d pack a dozen in my suitcase and freeze it when I get back home, and they’d still be soo good! These can of course be frozen and reheated too for whenever you’re craving some buns!
Romantic Gardens invite you in, and have the sense of timelessness and weathered beauty Evocative and poignant, they look as though they have existed forever
Tulip Queen of Night has shiny, blacker than black blooms. This is a tulip hybrid that every collector should own at one point in their lives. The large, perfectly shaped blooms display well on the tall stems and create a striking effect in the flowering border or as a distinctive cut flower. Buy Queen of Night Tulips at wholesale pricing with DutchGrown for fall delivery.We only ship TOP Sized 12cm+ tulip bulbs! Height: 22 Inches. Bulb Size: Top Size 12/+ • An All Time Favorite• Bestseller• THE Black Tulip
A new book celebrates women in landscape design
France has over 30,000 castles, and sadly a large number of them are abandoned or at risk. But let’s meet the peculiar ghost on a quest to haunt them through his lens… French photographer and explorer, Jim Carroll, who also goes by the pseudonym “A Peculiar Ghost”, is one of our favourite follows on Instagram. There’s…
Part two of the gorgeous Georgian home in Alabama of designer Caroline Gidiere on Design Chic today. Her gardens are incredible!
Locating the right landscaping company to help fix and maintain your yard can be a major undertaking. Here are the 5 tips to help you choose the right landscaping company that will create the beautiful yard you've always wanted.
With a brief to create a garden in the Italian countryside in tune with its surroundings, the designer Stuart Barfoot combined subtle landscaping with romantic plantings in a wildlife-rich scheme that captivates the senses.
Borrowed from nature and arranged in pots, lush moss gardens are like miniature enchanted forests. Martha Stewart shares her top tips for caring for moss gardens.
