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The impressionist painters of the late 19th century changed the way we looked in the planet, and in the case of Monet changed the way we looked at our gardens. In 1883, Monet and his family moved into the village of Giverny, northwest of Paris. He found a home that had been a part of…
Of the many trends spotted at the spring 2012 High Point Market, contrast piping made a particularly bold splash. It appears to be after the tail of those ever-popular bright colours that we are seeing this season — piping on couches, headboards and seats proposes the ideal opportunity to sneak in yet another enticing shade.…
It did not take very long to convince Scarlett Fiona Reed to decide to go to her cozy Schwan Lagoon home in Santa Cruz, California. “Once I walked into the door, I was in awe of the opinion along with its own magical bones,” she says. “I knew I had to own it at any…
I’m a firm believer in multitasking possessions, especially in regards to items that are shown in my property. Here is a range of products that bridge the gap between form and function. A number of these pieces are really artful, despite their utilitarian nature, and many others are simply lovely decorative items that are going…
Red is a color a lot of people love but are reluctant to use. It’s a daring, eye-catching hue which makes a room appear exciting, but a lot of red can overwhelm a room. If you want to provide red a try, consider a few of those fresh, contemporary strategies to add only a dose…
Achoo! Pollen season has hit us early this year, thanks in part to the Winter That Wasn’t. Even though you’ll hear me grumble as I move through still another box of Kleenex or hose down my car for the umpteenth day in a row, I secretly adore the sneezy stuff for one reason: its own…
Paul and Jackie Sterchele relocated to Flemington, New Jersey, from Cincinnati, Ohio, also fell in love with the secluded location of the 1980s center-hall colonial. While the house had a great deal of work, with its dark, cramped layout and no flow from room to room, Paul and Jackie were charmed with their soon-to-be neighbor’s…
Most herbs don’t require deep dirt to be productive. They can even grow well in containers on balconies, patios and sunny kitchen windowsills. Depending on type, herbs that do well in shallow dirt require no more than 3 to 12 inches of soil for rooting. Outdoors in the ground , they might stretch their roots…
Do not be deceived by other trees using “date palm” in their common names. The only tree that grows dates is the real date palm (Phoenix dactylifera). This palm is regarded as native to North Africa, but grows around the world in dry, warm, frost-free regions in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9…
If you enjoy container gardening but do not have a sunny spot, you can still have colorful blossoms in flower boxes by picking plants that prefer shade. Your choices include tall plants with impressive flowers, bushy specimens that fill space well, trailing plants that cascade over a planter’s border and brief, mat-forming bloomers. Mix and…