With spring officially under way as of today, we can't think about anything except gardens—indoors as well as out. Why not in the bathroom, where the
If you're wishing to add a conservatory greenhouse to your home, get some inspiring ideas to bring in nature & make your space feel inviting.
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We love windows. At Barn & Willow we've seen a lot of them. Here are some of our favorite dreamy windows (and window coverings!)
Take a look inside this top-rated international guesthouse that will make you want to book a trip to Puerto Rico, immediately. The first thing I noticed was the close attention to detail…the light that cast shadows down every corridor, the accenting decor to make each room its own… The Dreamcatcher Guesthouse is a hideaway nestled amongst the oceanfront houses […]
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Benimaclet used to be a farming village, an island in a sea of fields ploughed through ditches. With the growth of the city of Valencia, the island was absor...
lucifelle: “ Ficus carica (the plants) makes a breathtaking display of aerial greenery filling the glass dome of what was once a chapel. Tradition has it that the dome was built round the tree. ”
Atriums stand tall as enchanting spaces that effortlessly blend nature and design, creating a harmonious sanctuary within the confines of a building.
I brought a body and the great Tokina 11-16mm with me on a trip to London (and to the incredible St Pancras Hotel where I stayed one night), but no tripod... I did figure out that I could use the elaborate wrought iron staircases as a stabilizer/tripod, as well as floors and stairs... Thanks everyone for the kind comments! blackmagic view You can also view my photostream with Flickr Hive Mind.
FLORENCE - David and Noemi Bassler spent years traveling through Third World countries on the $5-a-day plan.
An onsen, or Japanese soaking tub, with a private garden abuts the master suite. Tagged: Bath Room, Soaking Tub, Recessed Lighting, and Drop In Tub. Photo 23 of 40 in 40 Modern Bathtubs That Soak In the View from Channeling Midcentury Modern in Northern California.
coffee-and-wood: Susan Tuttle Photography
Growing microgreens indoors offers anyone the opportunity to quickly and easily grow some of their own food. In this article, I’ll explain what microgreens are and how anyone can grow microgreens indoors for a constant supply of healthy homegrown veggies. We started growing microgreens in 2011 when we supplied our southern cooking restaurant with locally...
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This is the, now demolished, Villa Branca at the Lago di Lugano in Switzerland. See my photo report of this place and read about its history.
The Big List of Fun Indoor & Outdoor Activities for Bored Tweens at Home. Unplugged, boredom busters for kids ages 8-12 in the summer months or when stuck at home. Unique Activities for Tweens too!
This stunning terrace house blurs the boundaries between indoors and out by Elaine Richardson Architect, sited in Alexandria, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.
At Home in the Sun, Garden Way Publishing 1979
This list of 100+ ideas of what to do when you're bored for kids supplies days of entertainment. When your kids are bored, read this post!
"I understand that to move close to God is to move close to everything that human beings have ever experienced. And that, of course, includes a lot of suffering, as well as a lot of joy." Parker Palmer . "But from time to time, back in the woods that primitive wildness was there, and if that's all God is, I'll settle for it....easily and thankfully." Parker Palmer. . "And so I now see the soul as that wild creature way back there in the woods that knows how to survive in very hard places, knows how to survive in places the intellect doesn't, where the feelings don't, and where the will cannot." Parker Palmer . Conservatory built for Penny McHenry Hydrangea festival, above, by Tara Dillard & Susanne Hudson, Better Homes & Gardens magazine shoot. . Too long without a garden, 5 years since moving rural, my body/brain/spirit has shot up from the ocean with 2 thoughts, evergreen hedges and a conservatory. . "The point of being an artist is that you may live....you won't arrive. It is an endless search." Sherwood Anderson. . Susanne Hudson's Conservatory, above, from Country Living magazine. . "Vocation is a gift not a goal." Parker Palmer . Old Quaker adage, "Let your life speak." . How did I get 5 years, without starting my garden? . A life wants to live in me. My garden let it grow. As my garden spoke, it taught my soul to speak. . Then I moved away from my 30 year garden. . Susanne Hudson's Conservatory, above,. . Gardening is walking the talk of thinking. . Conservatory, above, my previous garden. . Susanne Hudson's Conservatory, above. . What should your garden aspire to? The best in you. Do you have that clarity? . Take from the Greats....they will never leave you once you've taken them. TAKE. . Susanne Hudson's Conservatory, above. . The irony of my gardening is how much non-ironic work my garden does on me. . Moving from my 30 year garden, I miss most, my Conservatory. It had only been there my last 3 years. Go figure. . Conservatory, above, built by Tara Dillard & Susanne Hudson. . "Design at its core, thrives when a human being cares enough to do work that touches another --- it doesn't thrive when it gets more efficient." Seth Godin . Yes, I do believe my garden is me touching another. . Conservatory, above, built by Tara Dillard & Susanne Hudson. . With, 'conviction, commitment and conscience', plan your garden. Each will return greater in forms you've never known, but always knew. . Conservatory, above, built by Tara Dillard & Susanne Hudson. . "(Iris) Murdoch begins by reflecting on the fundamental difference between the function of philosophy and that of art --- one being to clarify and concretize, the other to mystify and expand." Maria Popova . Conservatory, above, built by Tara Dillard & Susanne Hudson. . Beloved renovated a small historic shed on our property and moved it exactly where I indicated. Smart man, things go south, my fault. How did I know where to place it? The GREATS. Moved shed to a new garden room, and pulled strings from the main house, making sure the shed/Conservatory 100% parallel to main house. . One side of the shed will become my new Conservatory. The open shed roof, and back wall are dimensions for the new Conservatory. Drew a picture, with measurements, texted pic to Susanne Hudson, "Do you have any windows for me to buy for my new Conservatory?" . My previous Conservatory was over a decade of dumpster diving old windows and doors, literally. This Conservatory has no luxury of time. Instead, fitting what Susanne has, to my dimensions. . No text in reply, instead, a PHONE CALL. "How would you like 2 pairs of French Doors at the front of your new Conservatory?" Best phone call of 2020 so far. . "Bad writing is almost always full of the fumes of personality." Iris Murdoch. . Bad gardening is almost always full of the fumes of personality. Tara Dillard . Taking from the Greats, has its purposes. Fumes of personality? I adore gardens, photographed, hinting nothing toward what continent or era of the garden. . "The epic side of truth, Wisdom, is dying out." Walter Benjamin . "Wisdom in the age of information." Maria Popova . My Conservatory, above, previous garden. . Building my new Conservatory is a freedom, of knowing what I want, knowing how to get it, knowing what it will give me. Back to the Greats. . My Conservatory, above, previous garden. . At the front end of building Gardens, and Conservatories, I thought it was all architecture, engineering and labor. . It's still all those things, yet they're layered by greater gifts. More important. . "Knowledge hinges on an act of correlation and interpretation. At the top is wisdom, which has a moral component, it is the application of information worth remembering and knowledge that matters to understanding not only how the world works, but also how it should work and that requires a moral framework of what should and shouldn't matter, as well as an ideal of the world at its highest potentiality." Maria Popova . My Conservatory, above, previous garden. . My Conservatory, above, previous garden. . Client Conservatory, above, I put into a Garden Design. They hired me to brighten up a 'Dark Corner'. Muse reigns. . Conservatory, above, my previous garden. . Susanne Hudson Conservatory, above. . Your Home and Garden must have a name, a color trinity, and garden rooms, each with a name. . Susanne Hudson Conservatory, above. . Sending pic of measurements for my new Conservatory, quickly named it, East Conservatory. Easiest garden name ever. Sometimes naming can take over a year. . Susanne Hudson Conservatory, above. . The shed has 2 nice sides, both with metal roofs Beloved built. First moment the shed was moved to its new location, I knew, there will be 2 Conservatories. Cannot wait for the West Conservatory. It faces mostly wooded shade, acres of view, including a pond and fading lake. East Conservatory faces a hedged garden I'm planting now. Lots of good sun, some shade, a bit 'formal' easy to maintain. . Client's Conservatory, everything you see, above, is rescued. My Garden design put the shape of the conservatory into the plan, we had a great conversation, poof. This is 'their' detailed design, not mine. Fabulous. . "Information is increasingly cheap and wisdom increasingly expensive...." Maria Popova. . Gardening, Pandemics, Conservatories, we're each seeking the same gifts, of those gifts with no price tag. Grace, transcendence, beauty, a knowing of who we are, what we stand for, how to live in that grace everyday. No matter what each day brings. . Garden & Be Well, XO T . Asked Beloved yesterday if I could borrow his old work truck for a few days, to pick up Conservatory parts with Susanne. LIFE entered this story. Alas. . A much loved gardening friend, we've roomed several times across Europe and USA Eastern Seaboard studying historic gardens, and miscellaneous symposiums attended, flower shows, etc. She's 77. Had a chunk of breast cancer removed, feels great, gardening, busy. She made the choice for no chemo/radiation. . Oh the things of life we've already shared. More than that, blessedly, laughter always far greater than tears. . Susanne knows her well, we 3 beautifully scarred, dusty, matriarchal elephants, each with our own continent, are slowly converging. Soon, we'll all be in the far off garden of our friend. Road trip.... . "I understand that to move close to God is to move close to everything that human beings have ever experienced. And that, of course, includes a lot of suffering, as well as a lot of joy." Parker Palmer
A Mews House in London's Hyde Park has been re-designed into an elegant blend of classical spaces and modern interventions by Andy Martin Architecture.
Few sun rooms and conservatories — even ritzy ones — provide ideal growing conditions. Plants need humidity, protection from excess sun, winter heating and good ventilation.
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An existing house on a narrow site was stripped down, exposing its bare concrete frame to the surrounding trees. Re-programmed and built with...
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Architecture, Sami Angawi, Arabia.
