Here, we present the concept of a dry garden applied to an urban balcony. The project is located in Hayes Valley of San Francisco and is designed by Daniel Nolan, landscape designer and former in-house designer at Flora Grubb Gardens. The garden…
For centuries, lilies have captivated the hearts of gardeners. A cultivated plant as old and versatile as the lily means there are so many types of lilies to choose from. Today, I’m breaking down the many types of lilies out there so…
Welcome back to The Tiny Cottage in Spring! Our last official visit here on The Inspired Room was at Christmastime! I’ve been asked many times to return for a spring post, so here we are! My parents officially moved in to this…
Now, I believe everyone who told me about all the aches and pains that come with aging. As someone who suffers from chronic pain, I’m used to managing it on a regular basis. But now, it’s most definitely an everyday thing. Here’s…
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Spring Bedroom Decorating
Are you refreshing your bedroom for spring this year? (I’ll be doing another refresh now that we’ve finally moved our new Facebook Marketplace find bed upstairs!).
These five bedrooms are full of inspiration for creating a lovely and…
So you’re finally ready to plant up an area of your garden. How do you ensure you’re giving your plants the best possible start? In part 5 of my series on making A Garden from Scratch (scroll to the bottom for the…
Recently, one of my clients asked if I would add some blue flowers to her garden. Her young daughter had learned that dogs are color-blind and can see only blues and yellows, and now she wanted to make sure their garden had…
There are maybe a handful of living landscape designers whose names non-gardening types may recognize. Dan Pearson is one of them. Known for his beautiful, bordering-on-wild gardens and commitment to fostering biodiversity, the British designer, horticulturist, and writer (his quarterly online magazine,…
After pouring plenty of love and water into your beloved plants, it can be heartbreaking to see them start to die. A dying plant can actually tell you a lot about what is wrong, and you can use this opportunity to learn…
Currently dreaming of adding a sweet Bonni outbuilding to my garden (even though there are two insurmountable obstacles in my way: I don’t have the space, and the company is based across the Atlantic in Oxfordshire, UK).
Bonni’s prefab outbuildings are both good-looking…