Forget the floodlights. The key to effectively illuminating your yard or patio at night is subtlety.
Category: Gardens and Gardening
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How to Compost, According to Gardening Experts
Don’t get hung up on how long it should take or how many citrus peels are too many. As one longtime composter put it, “My rule is: Don’t worry about it.”
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If You Stop Mowing This May, Will Your Lawn Turn Into a Meadow?
Not necessarily. Two new books offer some advice on what to expect when you decide to leave your lawn behind.
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How to Grow Dahlias? A Ceramist Has Some Advice for You
Frances Palmer has been making ceramics and growing dahlias in her Connecticut garden for three decades: “They’re just so joyous.”
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How Do You Create a Container Garden? Start Here.
From the choice and arrangement of your pots to how you think about what goes in them, one garden designer has some advice for you.
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Why the Pineapple Lily Makes Such a Big Impression
And no, it’s not because it stinks like rotten meat. (Just for the record, they don’t all have a rancid smell.)
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Jamila Norman From “Homegrown” on Why She Recycles Nearly Everything
Jamila Norman — a.k.a. Farmer J from the Magnolia Network series “Homegrown” — has a simple home-décor philosophy: “I don’t like buying new stuff.”
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How Do You Fit 250 Plants in 350 Square Feet?
An interior designer who has made a career out of maximizing space in tiny homes has the answer.
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Why It’s Better to Grow Wild Plants Like Ramps Than to Forage for Them
This spring, don’t forage for wild edible plants. Instead, welcome them into your garden.
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Is It a Melon or a Cucumber? It’s a Cucumber Melon, and It’s Delicious
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:These heirloom cucumber varieties, some of which date to ancient Egypt, ‘are never bitter, and always easy on the digestion.’
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Is a ‘No Dig’ Method the Answer to Vegetable Gardening?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Charles Dowding, a longtime proponent, insists that it’s not only easier than what you’re doing now, but it actually works. Here’s how.
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A Designer Creates a Secret Garden in a Dutch Former Factory
The New York Times – T Magazine:Valentin Loellmann shares his home with the trees that inspire his work.