Design Update with Inviting Spaces by Kim Eye of the Day’s large rectangular Italian terra cotta planters, the Delos, were installed recently to add impact, structure and curb appeal to the entrance of a home with an overgrown, out of proportion boxwood border. The planters provided a win- win situation when combined with the ability…
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Garden Cocktails: Winter Collins
Garden Cocktails: Winter Collins Persimmons always remind me of little, even more colorful pumpkins. Sometimes, after all of the leaves have dropped from the persimmon trees in Autumn, they look like ornaments hung on a tree. If they didn’t get mushy, I might want to make Jack-o’-Lanterns out of them, or candle holders. This is…
Garden Recipes: Ryan Filbert Salad
Mike and Jean Ryan live in Oregon on a farm that has been in the Ryan family for generations. We are now related to them as our daughter married their son. This makes us fortunate in uncountable ways, but this is about the filberts grown on their farm. Some people might know them as hazelnuts,…
Book Review: All The Presidents’ Gardens
As we near the holidays, we find ourselves needing a break from the daily pummeling of post-election news, but with the constant overload, our interest in the Presidency has been heightened. So, let’s take a non-political walk with the U.S. Presidents through their White House gardens. All the Presidents’ Gardens; Madison’s Cabbages to Kennedy’s Roses,…
Book Review for Gardenista: The Definitive Guide to Outdoor Spaces
Book Review: Gardenista: The Definitive Guide to Outdoor Spaces, by Michelle Slatalla One of our favorite websites for home inspiration is Remodelista: Sourcebook for Considered Living. Its companion website, Gardenista: Sourcebook for Cultivated Living, appeals to our outdoor aesthetic, with posts on garden style, plants, seeds, projects, indoor gardens, outdoor gardens and more. Michelle Slatalla,…
Garden Recipe: Fig and Bleu Bites
Garden Recipe: Fig and Bleu Bites Figs. Blue. Sweet. Savory. What about those four words together doesn’t sound like a mashup you want to eat and with which you want to ply your guests? We have a struggling little fig tree that provides about enough figs to make three tablespoons of fig preserves. Sometimes more,…
