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Setting Up Home: 5 Hard-to-Kill Houseplants

We've said it here before: plants bring life to all living spaces. If you're concerned about killing plants, we've consulted with our favorite plant expert, Debra Prinzing, to bring you the hardiest...

Look! Garden-Covered Furniture

Our friend found these lush, vegetation-covered furniture at a county fair &mdash they're a great take on garden furniture. It's furniture that's literally a part of the garden....

Hoarders, Gleaners & Dumpster Divers: Sustainable Practices for Modern Life?

Continuing our obsession with hoarders, we recently watched Agnes Varda's documentary film "The Gleaners and I." Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after the harve...

Roundup: Eco-friendly Mulches

Dried Pine Needles Used for Mulch Lately, I've heard a lot of confusing information about mulch. We've been told it's wise to use because it helps conserve water, fights erosion, and blocks weeds. ...

My Great Outdoors: Madie's Seasonal Living Room

Name: Madie Location: South Philadelphia Type of space: Back Yard Patio Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: This was a tiny spot of concrete with no character. Over the past...

Inspiration: Japanese Garden
Philadelphia

A truly amazing place that's nestled deep into Fairmount Park, is a house that is something straight out of history books. No nails have been used in the building of the home, and you can't even we...

My Great Outdoors: Peacock Feathers' Patio

Name: Peacock Feathers Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type of space: Patio Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Our small city patio had the potential to be a depressing spa...

My Great Outdoors: Kristi & Pam's Charm City Garden

Name: Kristi & Pam Location: Baltimore, Maryland Type of space: Deck & Backyard How did you do it?: Our garden has been one of trial and error. Since we've been living here, we've slowly realized t...

My Great Outdoors: Artist Anita Walsh's Garden Studio

Name: Anita Walsh Location: Dupont Circle, Washington DC Type of space: Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Artist Anita Walsh rents her art studio space from Walter Gagli...

My Great Outdoors: Ly's 66 Square Feet in Philly

Name: Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type of space: Balcony Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Our balcony is quite small (6x11 feet) but I was determined to create a pers...

My Great Outdoors: jen64's Suburban Oasis

Name: jen64 Location: Timonium, Maryland Type of space: Garden, Deck & Pond Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Six years ago, my husband and I purchased our home. The pre...

My Great Outdoors: Kate & Jeff's Tranquil Suburban Escape

Name: Kate & Jeff Location: Baltimore County, Maryland Type of space: Entryway, Deck & Backyard How did you do it?: When we bought the house, we knew we had a big project ahead of us when it came to...

Outdoor Inspiration: Pergola Paradise

All this rain may be good for the plants—our hydrangeas are HUGE—but it's been putting a damper on one of our favorite summer activities: dining al fresco. However, we've been using the e...

My Great Outdoors: JoAnn's Secret Shed

Name:JoAnn Location: Southport, North Carolina Type of space: Garden Entry Way & Tool Storage Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: I needed a place to store my garden tools th...

My Great Outdoors: Myarmn's Unwinding Space

Name: Myarmn Location: Richmond, Virginia Type of space: Patio Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: This is my unwinding space. I wait for Spring and Summer so that my kitchen ga...

Chestnut Hill Outdoor Living
Philadelphia Home

Chestnut Hill is one of my favorite parts of Philadelphia and I know that taking a glimpse into this outdoor space from Philadelphia Home will make you fall in love with it as well. The homes in Ch...

Flickr Finds: Michael's Inspirational Window Box

The moment we saw this picture posted to the DC Apartment Therapy Flickr group, we knew we had to share it with all of our readers. This lovely vignette comes to us from a rowhouse in Philadelphia ...

Inspiration: Rooftop Deck Turned Outdoor Room
Southern Living

Searching around for roofers (anyone out there know of a great roofer?), led me to discover this lovely rooftop deck in Baltimore via Southern Living. Nestled in the Canterbury-Tuscany neighborhood ...

My Great Outdoors: Mo'Bland's Philly Patio

Name: Heather & Mike Mo'Bland Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type of space: Patio Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: With all the concrete and debris outside of our home, ...

My Great Outdoors: Amanda's Yard & Garden

Name: Amanda Hughes Location: Greenville, South Carolina Type of space: Yard & Garden Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: My house is on almost 2 acres, but a majority of th...

My Great Outdoors: An English Garden in Provence

Name: Ex-patriate English Ed Location: Provence, France Type of space: Garden How did you do it?: By combining the plants and flowers I love from home with those native to Provence. We used wood and...

Community Gardens: Boosting Local Harvest
Baltimore

Perhaps you remember this post about a vegetable garden for Baltimore's City Hall? Even though there were many naysayers out there, we're pleased to report that the first crops were recently harves...

Flower Arrangements in the White House
The Wall Street Journal

click thumbnails for larger pics The Wall Street Journal interviews Nancy Clarke, the White House chief florist, on her 30-year floral career. The First Florist reports that since the Obamas' arriva...

Picking Paint Color, Window Treatments & English Gardens
The Washington Post

This week The Washington Post Home & Garden Section focuses on paint with expert tips, restagers' favorite paint colors, and websites that help pick paint colors. Read window treatment advice and...

Squirrel and Neighbor Dilemma

When I first moved, I witnessed a neighbor throwing a bucket of water on a squirrel. My initial reaction was one of horror. But it didn't take long for me to realize that might not be such a bad i...

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