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Craft Ideas by Home & Garden Overload October 18, 2023

Frozen Ice Lantern: Blend Fire and Frost for a Stunning Display

Make these cool garden-inspired luminaries to light the way to your next wintertime party. Frozen ice lanterns are made from an ice sculpture candle holder with room to place a container candle or tea light inside. This DIY ice lantern takes just minutes…

Landscaping 101: Wild Hydrangeas, 7 Ways

This week, we are revisiting some of our favorite summer-centric Gardenista stories. Remember this one? Hydrangeas suffer from the same image problem as rhododendrons: they are usually in the wrong place. A pot near the house requires ericaceous soil, an acid mulch, aluminum sulphate. They look…

Container Gardens Green Thumb by Home & Garden Overload October 17, 2023

The Landscape Designer Is In: Creating and Maintaining a Thriving Kitchen Garden

This week, we are revisiting some of our favorite summer-centric Gardenista stories. Remember this one? According to Santa Monica-based landscape designer Art Luna, owner of Art Luna Garden, every kitchen garden is a true labor of love. Growing a source of food requires…

Travel by Home & Garden Overload October 16, 2023

Jaftha’s Flower Farm in Cape Town, South Africa, in Spring

The spring sunshine in Cape Town has a brittle quality, where periods of intense clarity are suddenly muted by bursts of rain. Moments later the sky clears, Table Mountain reappears from the shrouding clouds, and the world sparkles. At Jaftha’s Flower Farm…

Herb Garden by Home & Garden Overload October 15, 2023

Best Recipes for Summer Salads

Labor Day is behind us. Summer, the official version, is over. Just don’t tell the basil. It’s still going strong, at farmers’ markets and in the pots on my terrace. If I could choose just one flavor to extend the longest, brightest…

Ideas Indoor Oasis by Home & Garden Overload October 13, 2023

8 Fabulous Ways to Entertain in Autumn

Photography by Jim Bathie, Styling by Sidney Bragiel for Southern Lady magazine Text by Claire Pool Embrace the harvest season and robust autumnal colors amidst the changing leaves and crisp air with a gracious get-together. From lakeside repasts to leaf-peeping tableaus, we’ve collected gorgeous…

Green Thumb by Home & Garden Overload October 11, 2023

How to Grow Them and When to Plant Them

Cabbage, Brassica oleracea When I think of cabbage, my brain immediately goes to Peter Rabbit sneaking into Mr. McGregor’s garden to steal crops. Fortunately, unless you’re a rabbit, there’s no need for trespassing and theft if you want to enjoy fresh cabbage:…

Inspiration by Home & Garden Overload October 10, 2023

Preview Our New Country Cottage Special Issue!

Photography by John O’Hagan, Styling by…

Seasonal Guide by Home & Garden Overload October 10, 2023

The Unknown World of Tulips: Types of Tulips to Grow in Your Garden

You may be buying the wrong tulips. Yes, you read that right. There is a whole world of tulips out there, and not all are bred for the same purposes. Whether you want showy rainbows of colour or hardy perennial bulbs, here…

Green Thumb by Home & Garden Overload October 10, 2023

How to Propagate Annuals: Coleus, Pelargoniums, Rosemary

2. Using the knife or the pruners, make a clean cut to remove the cutting without damaging other possible cuttings. As you continue to take cuttings, make sure to dip or wipe your knife or pruners in a 10 percent bleach solution…

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