Choosing Plants for Your Garden
Pick your style First things first. Choose a style or theme for your garden before embarking on a planting adventure. Perhaps you love...
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- Mar 15, 2021
- 4 min
Building Your Own Raised Beds
Now that our yard is fenced and our lawn is growing in, we're starting our first proper garden project: raised vegetable beds. While...
- Mar 8, 2021
- 2 min
Pet-Friendly Indoor Plants
In case you've got a furry friend (or in our case, 5), sharing your home with you, here are some of my favorite pet-safe plants to safely...
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
Starting from Scratch
The journey of designing a garden is different for every space, but I find that they all start off much in the same way. Since I'm...
- Feb 15, 2021
- 4 min
Starting Your Seeds Indoors
Once you've planned out your garden beds for the season, and purchased your seeds, it's time to get them planted up and ready to sprout!...
- Feb 7, 2021
- 2 min
A Quick + Easy Guide to Buying Seeds
Whether you're looking to add some unique new flowers to your garden, or planning out your raised veggie beds, here are a few tips...
- Feb 2, 2021
- 1 min
Indoor: Low-Light Plant Stars
Whether it’s a dim corner away from the window or a tabletop in a north-facing room, these two plants can brighten any corner.
- Jan 29, 2021
- 2 min
Planning a Veggie Garden
Vegetable gardens do require a bit of planning so here's a rundown on the basics of planning yours and a glimpse of what we'll be growing.
- Nov 11, 2020
- 1 min
What to Plant Now: Winter Veggies
Between the uptick in home-grown everything and the fact that many folks have been quarantining, 2020 has truly been the year of the...
- Oct 29, 2020
- 1 min
What to Plant Now: Trees + Shrubs
These cools, autumn days are actually the ideal time to plant most woody trees and shrubs. Here's what I'll be planting this year.
- Oct 20, 2020
- 2 min
Top 5 Perennials for Autumn Color
Longing for more color in the garden this time of year? There is still time to plant for your favorite hues. Any of these late-season...
- Oct 15, 2020
- 2 min
Autumn Container Inspiration
This fall, I'm diving into tons of projects to help us feel more settled and put our stamp on our new home. One of the big things on my...
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
Planning Your Springtime Bulb Program
In all of the excitement of moving into our new home and with fall upon us, I've recently accumulated an absolutely absurd number of spring-
- Sep 22, 2020
- 1 min
5 Plants for Dazzling Fall Color
Plant from this selection for guaranteed gorgeous fall color.
- Sep 15, 2020
- 1 min
Behind the Design | Carroll Gardens Rooftop
These clients wanted to transform the bland and barren rooftop into a place where they could grill, lounge, and entertain.
- Aug 25, 2020
- 1 min
What to Plant Now: Autumn Annuals
As flowering perennials die down for the season, filling in beds with fall-flowering annuals can keep your garden blooming a bit longer.
- Aug 17, 2020
- 1 min
Faux Indoor Plants
From dimly-lit rooms, to maxed-out to-do lists, faux indoor plants can be a great way to add some green into your home.
- Jul 27, 2020
- 2 min
Behind the Design | West Village Backyard
From toe-stumping patio pavers to out-of-control vines, this tiny West Village space had a laundry list of problems that needed addressing.
- Jul 21, 2020
- 2 min
For the Birds
Regardless of the size of your outdoor space, here’s a rundown of ways you can increase the number of feathered friends who come by to visit
- Jul 21, 2020
- 2 min
Planting for Privacy
Whether you are in the city or the suburbs, creating privacy for an outdoor space is one of the most common design questions we face.
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