Garden Design

For his book, Up on the Roof: New York’s Hidden Skyline Spaces (Princeton Architectural Press), photographer Alex MacLean went up so that he could look downRead More »

Australian plants are like the ultimate self-sacrificing mother: They give and give (certain trees can reach 20 feet in just a few years and flower for six weeks or more) but ask so little in return. (Fertilizer? Rain? If you insist.) Their fantastical forms, however—including sculptural...Read More »

When it comes to design—as long as your roof can bear the load of furniture, foot traffic, and plantings—the sky’s the limitRead More »

How putting succulents in the pond and snapping up the local nursery’s ugliest trees yielded a pitch-perfect paradise.Read More »