apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time


Posts tagged “plants & flowers”

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...

How To: Arrange Fresh Summer Flowers in a Low Vase

Last Saturday, we attended the (free!) flower arranging class at Jayson Home & Garden that was part of Domino's Design District event. It was a blast AND we brought home a gorgeous (if we do say so ou...

Tips for Container Gardening

Container gardening seems incredibly straightforward, but no doubt there are details often overlooked. Having just acquired two tomato plant containers, I will do my best not to kill them (over-wateri...

Survey: What Type of Gardener Are You
(or Would You Be)?

Living on a bungalow-lined street now, we notice gardens more than ever. Yesterday we saw the most symmetrical, organized and patterned garden. Red flower, white flower, red flower, white flower. All ...

How To: Display Cut Flowers (10 Easy Ways)

Some people have a knack for flower arranging. When we shot photos of Bill and Colleen's outdoor space we also snapped a couple pictures of their indoor arrangements, which have the same simple eleg...

Garden Tour: Bill and Colleen's Green Sanctuary

Outdoor spaces can have as much impact on our lives at home as the indoor ones. Ten years ago, Bill and Colleen were married under the crabapple tree in their Oak Park garden. They continue to use t...

Gardens for Beginners

We moved into our new home in the dead of winter. With no knowledge of what might lay dormant under the snow, and even less knowledge of what to do with a lawn and landscaping in general, we have been...

eBay Scavenger: Plants for Sale

Never thought much about eBay (or the internet in general) for buying plants, but here is a selection for our midwestern readers from Illinois to Indiana to Michigan. Enjoy!...

Wanted: Chicago Service to Chop Up Shrubbery?

My husband and I just chopped down a bunch o' bushes that were driving us nuts. Alas! we can see the front of our house now! Our back patio is a good 4 feet longer! But now that we have a giant pile o...

Windowsill Gardens

With the summer creeping up on us, we've been going a little outdoor-crazy on AT, but even if you don't have any outdoor space you can celebrate the nice weather by starting a windowsill garden......

Interior Patterns Inspired by Roses

Roses are not our favorite flowers. But the crisp lines and perfect forms serve as great inspiration for design - from wallpaper to tiles to textiles. Take a look at just a few of the ways to do roses...

Etsy Scavenger: Spring Vases

Fill up your home (and these vases) with spring plants and flowers - all details below:...

Dear Deer Trophy-Plate at Unsaleable

If, like us, you're holding strong to the antler trend but sometimes (always?) get creeped out by a real skull fragment on your wall, you should check out Dear Deer by Bernhard Grafl. The traditional...

Look! Happiness for $1.49

Those of us doing the Cure are bringing home flowers each week as a gift to ourselves and our homes - but for $1.49, no apartment within the range... ...

Flowers in the Bathroom

We love finding flowers in a bathroom. It's a small luxury that makes it seem as though a home's residents have paid attention to every detail. This arrangement is from Christy and John's Logan Squa...

Magical Plant Garden at VivaTerra

Air plants are neat. They don't need planting or weeding because they don't even need soil. The Magical Plant Garden, which includes four wild-looking botanicals, plays up the no-dirt advantage by s...

CHI Good Questions: Preplanted Grass Centerpieces?

Sarah is sent us an email: "My best friend wants small grass planters as centerpieces at her wedding reception. She is hoping for 20 rectangular planters with green grass. Is there a place we can bu...

Look!: Illuminated Floral Wall

On a quick last minute trip to LA this past weekend, we finally got to try the bi-coastal frozen treat, Pinkberry, at the Abbot Kinney location. We thought it was absolutely delish, but our favorite p...

Jayson Home & Garden: Valentine Moderne

We think fresh flowers add so much to a home year round that we hesitate to make them seem like a February-only treat...but they are pretty perfect for Valentines Day... and we think these are the bes...

Clustered Vases

One of our favorite ways to arrange flowers is to split up a bouquet into a cluster of vases. It makes for a loose, unpretentious arrangement......

Chicago Green City Winter Market

There are only a few weeks left for the Green City Winter Market in Chicago which takes place at the Notebaert Nature Museum, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7:00 am to 12:00 noon. The last chef demo is...

Curious Gifts/Decor from Jayson Home & Garden

Maine pinecone wreath, $28 (would also make an easy DIY) With so much stuff out there to holiday-up your place, it gets a bit overwhelming. Personally, we tend to focus on one or two seasonal pieces o...

Buy Text Ads