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AN ELEGANT FALL FLOWER ARRANGEMENT
STYLING DRAMATIC DAHLIAS FOR ENTRYWAYS AND MANTELS One of my favorite late-summer and autumn blooms is the dahlia, which I recently featured in this post […]
10 ELEMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL GARDEN
Claude Monet once said “My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece”. I totally understand. In the 30+ years I’ve been creating gardens, I consider each […]
HOW TO MAKE BEAUTIFUL CONTAINER GARDENS WITH GERANIUMS
TAKING THE GUESSWORK OUT OF CONTAINER PLANTINGS WITH STYLING BY NUMBERS™ In last week’s post, I talked about The One Flower I Never Plant In […]
THE ONE FLOWER I NEVER PLANT IN THE GROUND
BUT I PLANT GERANIUMS ALL THE TIME – IN CONTAINERS Here’s a gardening confession: I didn’t always love geraniums – not with all the other […]
HERBS: YOUR BEST FRIENDS IN THE KITCHEN
If you asked me to name one thing that has the power to elevate your kitchen/cooking skills, I would say it’s learning how to incorporate […]
THE BEST WAY TO LEARN HOW TO GARDEN
MY FAVORITE GARDENING BOOKS TO INSPIRE YOU Now that we’re heading into May, my gardening brain shifts into full gear. It undoubtedly comes from all […]
HOW TO ELEVATE YOUR GARDENING STATUS
ADD YEAR-ROUND INTEREST WITH GARDEN “TUTEURS” Today, I’m talking about Vertical Gardening. Specifically, “elevating your gardening status” with TUTEURS. So what exactly is a “tuteur”? […]
SUMMER FLOWER ARRANGING MADE EASY
NO ONE WILL GUESS THESE CAME FROM THE SUPERMARKET! Nothing says summer more than fresh flower arrangements in pretty pastel colors. And there’s no prettier […]
TAKE YOUR GARDEN TO THE DARK SIDE
Today I’m talking about adding dark plants to your garden – both in containers and in your landscape. Think of it this way: if gray […]
(MORE THAN) FIFTY SHADES OF GRAY IN THE GARDEN
Not all beautiful gardens are centered around show stopping flowers. Sometimes, gardens are a little “quieter”, in that they’re all about foliage and texture. A […]
HOW TO BRING THE GARDEN INDOORS
Featuring Styling By Numbers™ Sketches For many years, I lived in upstate New York, and when I had to put my garden to sleep I […]
MY SECRETS FOR CREATING A BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR TABLE
BLUE & WHITE NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE It’s interesting how we pay a lot of attention to making indoor spaces look beautiful (both every […]
ON THE WAY TO WHAT YOU PLANNED…
Kismet, Fate and How My Love of Gardening Changed My Life I’m going to be sharing a lot of gardening and plant ideas here, so […]