May 2012

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Brief Garden
Plant People
By Norman Vanamee 8
How gardens reveal their creators' personalities—a short essay from GARDEN DESIGN's Editor-in-Chief.Read More »
RELATED TOPICS: essays | View
Samuel Untermyer's Garden 1
The Return of the Untermyer Gardens
By Katie Mendelson 22
The city of Yonkers, New York, is unearthing a garden from New York’s golden age—the grand Persian gardens of Samuel Untermyer, overlooking the Hudson River. The story of how an architect and a horticulturist are working on clearing 70 years of brush and hoping to make the Untermyer Gardens one of...Read More »
RELATED TOPICS: Green | Purple | Red | White | Yellow | conservation | historic | New York | preservation | preserving | Untermyer Gardens | Yonkers
Frances Palmer Earthware
Earthen Luxury: Frances Palmer's Terra Cotta
By Katie Mendelson 9
Frances Palmer, a master ceramicist and devoted gardener, turns her hand to terra cotta for pottery and urns that can be used inside and out. Read More »
RELATED TOPICS: Brown | Frances Palmer | planters | pottery | terra cotta | urns
french bull ziggy plate set
Spring Spree
By Melissa Feldman 8
Looking for some new furniture or accessories to spruce up your back yard this summer? Here are some new grills, firelights, dishes (above), and chairs that are perfect for summer entertaining. Read More »
RELATED TOPICS: Black | Blue | Brown | Pink | Red | White | Yellow | bowls | chairs | Furniture | Grills and fire pits | Lighting | outdoor entertaining | planters | plates | tables | tablescape
Chelsea Fringe Festival
Chelsea Fringe Festival
By Paul O'Donnell 20
Over on, well, the fringes of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, is the Chelsea Fringe Festival. With community gardeners, "plant graffiti," and more, the Chelsea Fringe Festival is definitely worth checking out if you're already in London for the Flower Show. Read More »
RELATED TOPICS: Green | White | Yellow | Chelsea Flower Show | Chelsea Fringe Festival | flower show | Travel | U.K.
Williams-Sonoma Agrarian Line
Agrarian: Williams-Sonoma's New Garden Line
By Katie Mendelson 7
Williams-Sonoma gets back to the land with a new line of culinary gardening products that includes beehives and chicken coops. Read More »
RELATED TOPICS: Green | Red | Agrarian | Cooking | Edibles | Entertaining | gifts | new stores | shopping | Williams-Sonoma
Miranda Lichtenstein flowers
Miranda Lichtenstein's Screen Shadows
By Katie Mendelson 14
In artist Miranda Lichtenstein's new series of photographs, Screen Shadows, she photographs silhouettes of still lifes on patterned washi paper screens so the viewer only sees a representation of nature once removed. Read More »
RELATED TOPICS: Black | Green | Red | Yellow | art | exhibition | photographer | photography | plants
Herman Miller Patio Chair
Charles and Ray Eames' 1958 Aluminum Chairs
By Paul O'Donnell 24
An outdoor desk chair?  In fact, Charles and Ray Eames’ 1958 aluminums chairs, now so ingrained in office culture, were designed for patios, moving inside only after the seat fabric they tested failed to stand up to weather. With advances in synthetics, Herman Miller is reintroducing the...Read More »
RELATED TOPICS: Black | chairs | Herman Miller | mid-century modern | outdoor furniture
red, pink, black, white peonies
Peonies!
By Lise Funderburg 28
Peonies deliver showstopping blooms with surprisingly little effort. Read More »
RELATED TOPICS: Pink | Red | White | cut flowers | flowers | grow | growing flowers | I Love This Plant | New Jersey | peonies | plants | Resources
Peter Fehlbaum Patio 01
Spanish Modern
By Lindsey Taylor 9
The patio in the Barcelona apartment of economist Peter Fehlbaum mixes modernist touches with a healthy dose of quirk. We show you how to get a similar look for your home and garden. Read More »
RELATED TOPICS: Black | Green | Red | chairs | indoor/outdoor living | products | shopping | Style
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