Apartment Therapy: plants & flowers

Centerpiece Ideas from Scarlet & Violet

These photographs from British flower shop Scarlet & Violet offer a few unconventional but easily doable ideas for building "effortlessly chic" centerpieces for a dining table, mantel, or buffet...

Sia Silk Flowers: Almost as Good as the Real Thing

When we were in Italy last month, we discovered Sia silk flowers at a home just outside of Bologna. We had no idea that the gorgeous vase of calla lilies next to the fireplace was fake, until the ho...

Best Decor with Bottles

We grabbed this first image from a Country Living article on tips for cleaning, but what really stood out was the use of colored bottles. The visual impact of matching stems in mismatched glass bott...

Glass Bottle Bouquets

This is by no means a new idea, but it's one we like to revisit every once in a while. My mom used to repurpose her small crystal salt and pepper shakers as vases for wildflowers. Ever since, I've s...

Ideas for Decorating with Plants

Plants are one of the most multi-purpose things we can bring into our homes. They improve our air quality, bring color and life to a space, and sometimes even provide us with food or flowers. They'r...

Look! Flowering Backyard Chives

click thumbnails for larger picsBack when the weather was good on a day in late May (c'mon already, Chicago summer), we snapped some shots of our friends' 5' tall fence showing chives in planter boxe...

Oversized Potted Plants

click thumbnails for larger pics Large-scale plants can look great in a room that needs an empty space filled. Their size gives them a sculptural presence, and nothing brings life to a room like a lo...

Roundup: Planters Under $20

click thumbnails for larger pics When we posted high and low options for glazed ceramic planters, commenters seemed to want some more inexpensive alternatives, so we thought we'd pull together a roun...

High and Low: Ceramic Planters

click thumbnails for larger pics A little while ago, we wrote about how glazed ceramic planters can bring some instant color into a room, inside or outdoors. In case you're looking for some jewel-ton...

Adding Color with Flowers, Plants and Fruit

click thumbnails for larger pics This concept is nothing new, but it helps to have a reminder that plants and flowers are one of the best ways to bring color and life into a home. They're relatively ...

Frugal Flowers: Apple, Cherry, and Pear Tree Prunings

Some of the most beautiful spring blossoms are found on trees: apple, cherry, and pear trees are all in fragrant, spectacular bloom right now. Flowering branches cost quite a lot at the florist shop, ...

Frugal Flowers: Daffodils In Season Now!

click thumbnails for larger picsWe look forward to this season all year! It's daffodil time, and there are yellow, buttery daffodils for sale in cheap bundles nearly everywhere right now. We've bought...

Floral Inspiration: Valentine Arrangements

Click on Thumbnails to View All ArrangementsJayson Home & Garden consistently offers beautiful floral design and, of course, Valentines Day is no exception. In addition to creative arrangements and ...

The "Plants in the Bedroom" Dilemma

There's some disagreement about whether plants in the bedroom is a positive or a negative. Feng Shui practitioners say that plants in the bedroom are not good feng shui, unless your bedroom is fairly ...

Beautiful, Frugal Flowers: 3 Ways to Use White Carnations for Holiday Arrangements

We love flowers in the home, especially during the holidays. One of our favorite flowers for holiday decorating is the carnation: a much-maligned and often ridiculed staple of grocery store bouquets. ...

Floral Motif Pumpkin Carving

We'll be carving pumpkins this weekend so we're scouting out ideas. Although we love a good pumpkin portrait, we're also quite charmed by these flora-inspired patterns. More designs and a link to in...

Instant Decorating: Places for Plants and Flowers

Plants and flowers may seem like small details, but they can actually have a huge impact on a room. They bring color, texture, and (most importantly) life to a space. When considering where to use p...

Best Chicago Pumpkins?

We spent the beautiful weekend downstate acquiring plants, flowers, apples and pumpkins. This is a favorite October excursion, including a colorful drive down and shopping for not-so expensive fresh p...

Cheap Fall Flower Recommendations?

With the Fall Cure in week zero, Curers are gearing up to work on their homes. One of our favorite parts of the Cure is buying weekly flowers, but the cost of bringing fresh bouquets into your house...

Taterpot Herb Planters

Here's something to lighten up your Wednesday afternoon. From the Japanese creators of the Eggling comes the second wave of novelty herb gardening: the Taterpot. These potato-shaped planters come pr...

Dilly Lily

Since 1996, Dilly Lily has been serving Lincoln Park and beyond with flowers for special occasions and everyday additions to local homes. Sisters Christine and Melissa Gorman opened their shop with "f...

Crochet Flowers from Suili

Normally we're not fans of fake flowers, but we find these crocheted bouquets from Etsy shop Suili really endearing. Each flower is handmade, and they're sold by the stem... ...

Michael's & Michael's Whimsical Garden

Waverly, MN (pop. 732) has more than its share of gawker slowdowns. In fact, that’s how we found this once-Presbyterian church, now a house with landscape in a constant state of transformation. This...

Terrarium in a Vase at Nouveau Classics

A little reader inspiration for this month as we look at gardens of all types - here is a slightly offbeat and stylish terrarium project that hit our inbox yesterday... ...

AT on...Weeds

It's outdoor month for Apartment Therapy, and for those who don't consider traditional gardening part of their outdoor lives, I can fully relate. The concept is new to me, and although I am enjoying m...

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