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Agrarian: Williams-Sonoma's New Garden Line

By Katie Mendelson

Williams-Sonoma gets back to the land with a new line of culinary gardening products that includes beehives and chicken coops.

The Hort's New York Flower Show 2012

By Claire Lui

Snapshots of the fashion-inspired centerpieces at the 2012 New York Flower Show Dinner Dance, reflecting this year's theme "Couture en Fleur."

Coveting: Janus et Cie's Flourish Teapot

By Katie Mendelson

There’s nothing short or stout about Janus et Cie’s immaculate, whimsical decorative teapot. Inspired by the beauty and complexity of Japanese gardens, the ever-chic furniture design company dreamed up Flourish, a ceramic vessel draped in floral and foliate forms. The teapot rests under a glass case, an exquisite, perpetually blooming landscape. Good luck finding matching cups.

Easter Crafts and Decoration

By Claire Lui

Here's our roundup of all things Easter related.

Garrett Eckbo's Midcentury Style

By Lindsey Taylor

Inspired by Garrett Eckbo, an iconic midcentury landscape architect who broke down the boundaries between indoor and outdoor living, we show you how to get this look for your home with modern furnishings.

What Makes a House a Home: Amy Pennington

By Amy Pennington

Amy Pennington, food writer and organic gardener (and author of Apartment Gardening), lives in a Seattle apartment overlooking the Cascade Mountain range. A passionate cook, she grows vegetables and herbs on her deck, which supply her kitchen throughout the year. Here, she shares with us What Makes a House a Home.

Slice of Heaven: Pizza Ovens

By Adam Kuban

The ancient design of outdoor ovens fires a passion for fresh-baked pizza—here's everything you need to know about installing a pizza oven in your outdoor kitchen. Add one to your garden and you'll never get delivery again. "I think of pizza as just a starting point now," says one pizza oven owner—read on to see what else he cooks in his outdoor oven.

Ring of Fire: The Thermodynamics of Good Pizza

By Adam Kuban

There's science behind an outdoor pizza oven. Here's what to look for when you're shopping for a pizza oven.

Art + Botany: Designer Pumpkins

By Anna Laurent

When leaves rustle and the wind howls, pumpkins become a favored medium for many artists. This gallery features artists with very diverse backgrounds—a musician, a sculptor, a forensic artist, and a farmer—and designs with equally different aesthetics, including pumpkins with flowers, pumpkins with dead musicians, and pumpkins with NYC pride. Check out these elaborate pumpkin carvings from six carvers—they're inspiring, scary, funny, and beautiful!