South Africa’s native arum lilies are known as calla lilies in the United States, where they are an expensive cut flower and a garden ornamental. But in their homeland, in the Southern Hemisphere’s winter and spring, it is possible to wallow in…
| Published on Aug 28, 2023
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Moving into a new rental unit is like working with a blank canvas, only there are rules! You can’t do whatever you want since the place doesn’t belong to you. But still, you want to make it feel like home. Here are…
Dungeness, on England’s south coast, is an almost impossible idea, the kind of place that could only be concocted by the British. Although it is a desirable destination, with the likes of Ed Sheeran buying property here, it is not “posh” exactly.…
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With fall on its way, I think all homes should have cozy reading corners ready to curl up in (if you ask me!). I hope you enjoy the inspiration rooms we found for today’s Sunday Strolls & Scrolls post! I love them…
Replacing your garden plants with drought-tolerant perennials is the smart choice for a low-maintenance garden that conserves water. For any hot hot summers, this can be a real lifesaver for your garden, energy, and water bill! Here are a few of my…
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Do you see something these dining rooms have in common, besides having a table and chairs (and looking oh so cozy)? They all have chandeliers with shades! I didn’t notice at first…but now that I see it, I understand why I love…
Printing cards using garden leaves and flowers is a simple and personal way to send a sentiment to someone special. Make hammered flowers within minutes, creating beautiful prints straight from your garden for the people in your life you want to give…
Never does an indoor/outdoor, totally washable rug make more sense than high summer, with sandy towels, tracked-in dirt from the garden, and inevitable drips of watermelon and peach in the kitchen. Enter Pappelina’s new Archipelago collection, fully washable and highly resilient,…
One of the main insights I walked away with after co-authoring Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home: A Sourcebook for Stylish, Eco-Conscious Living is that, more times than not, the answer to undoing some of the damage brought on by climate change is to…