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LA Store: Green Arrow Nursery

Oh how we wrestled with whether or not to share our favorite nursery! We've taken the high road and decided that it's too good not to share. Green Arrow, nestled (buried?) in the heart of the valley...

LA Store: Green Arrow Nursery

Oh how we wrestled with whether or not to share our favorite nursery! We've taken the high road and decided that it's too good not to share. Green Arrow, nestled (buried?) in the heart of the valley...

Framing the Front Door with Plants

Over the weekend we stopped in on a friend and saw their front door nicely framed with a pair of oversized concrete planters and giant bird of paradise. What had been a sort of empty front deck sudde...

Framing the Front Door with Plants

Over the weekend we stopped in on a friend and saw their front door nicely framed with a pair of oversized concrete planters and giant bird of paradise. What had been a sort of empty front deck sudde...

Add a Plant to your Desk, Feel Better

Did anyone else read the great little article in Sunday's LA Times about the Perks of Office Plants? Turns out they're not just pretty to look at, they actually impact wellbeing. A study has found t...

Add a Plant to your Desk, Feel Better

Did anyone else read the great little article in Sunday's LA Times about the Perks of Office Plants? Turns out they're not just pretty to look at, they actually impact wellbeing. A study has found t...

Add a Plant to your Desk, Feel Better

Did anyone else read the great little article in Sunday's LA Times about the Perks of Office Plants? Turns out they're not just pretty to look at, they actually impact wellbeing. A study has found t...

ICFF: Thelermont Hupton Off The Wall Planters

You know how we keep talking about succulents and small gardens? Well these Off the Wall Planters should be added to our Best Plant Containers for Small Spaces Post. Not only are they tiny, but beca...

My Beautiful Garden by Arik Levy

It's pretty common to use a stick or dowel to help prop up a growing plant. Designer Arik Levy took this simple concept and made it a bit more... molecular? This ceramic pot, called "My Beautiful Gard...

Look! Simple Sorta Terrariums

Plants around the house add life and interest to a small space. As we've made clear we're totally in love with terrarium's but can find them to be a little daunting to put together and maintain. So ...

Guide to Houseplants

Spring is a great time to spruce up your space with some new houseplants (also a good time to dust and generally care for the ones you already have). Jump below for a guide to houseplants:...

Look! Another Large Scale Plant

One thing we like in a simple white or neutral room is for the pop of color to come from a large scale plant. It adds texture and dimension, and if you have a small room the plant doesn't need to be a...

Spring Cleaning the Container Garden

This past weekend we did a little bit of cleaning up around the garden to try to get it ready for some outdoor parties. The plants had all grown wildly from all the rain this year so we gave them a l...

Porcelain Cactus update

Just a quick update to the post we did on this Porcelain cactus set. The manufacturer just got back to us and provided some retailers in Orange County (and one in Yucca Valley) that carry it. Listings...

Succulent plants in the bathroom?

It's a common tip that if you want to give your tropical houseplants a treat, let them sit in the bathroom after a shower. But what about succulents?......

Succulent plants in the bathroom?

It's a common tip that if you want to give your tropical houseplants a treat, let them sit in the bathroom after a shower. But what about succulents?......

Best Uses for Cork Trivets

When we see something cheap enough that we could buy it in bulk, we try to think of as many uses as we can for it. What we've done with the cork trivets we bought under the cut: ...

The Heart Garden

Similar to Grace's post yesterday of the Echeveria Heart, here's another heart/plant option. It's The Heart Garden, which is filled with thyme......

The Heart Garden

Similar to Grace's post yesterday of the Echeveria Heart, here's another heart/plant option. It's The Heart Garden, which is filled with thyme......

The Heart Garden

Similar to Grace's post yesterday of the Echeveria Heart, here's another heart/plant option. It's The Heart Garden, which is filled with thyme......

Best White Plant Containers

Hopefully you remembered to put your houseplants out to catch some rain this weekend. While we were putting ours out we started thinking about spring planting and decided to stock up on some simple...

Look! Large Scale Plants

Wow. We forget that plants can act as a sculpture within a room. As this photo from incredibly talented Debi Treloar illustrates, a plant can be much more than just something to water that sits o...

Indoor Plants: For our Money, Begonias

Even in Southern California, it can get too cold for plants outside and they'll suffer a freeze. So we were totally inspired by this image in January's Martha Stewart Living of winter citrus soakin...

Indoor Plants: For our Money, Begonias

Even in Southern California, it can get too cold for plants outside and they'll suffer a freeze. So we were totally inspired by this image in January's Martha Stewart Living of winter citrus soakin...

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