We love a good neighborhood hardware store. With superstores like Home Depot and Lowe's, the local hardware store can easily be overlooked. Honestly, when you have a question or if you aren't reall...
With the weather in DC alternating between thunderstorms and heat waves, we like the idea of combining rain boots and sunflowers. These vases and planters can be used both indoors and outdoors. Do ...
Georgetown is dotted with gorgeous fuchsia flowers. Last week we noticed the flower arrangements hanging on street lamps on M Street and neighboring streets in Georgetown. The bright flowers look gr...
Mulch much? The Washington Post featured a story on the overuse of mulch in the U.S. Apparently, Americans now use about 40 million cubic yards of it a year (estimated by the Mulch and Soil Counc...
[Caroline and Colleen checking out mirrors and architectural salvaged items] The new AT DC team recently met up at Eastern Market, one of our favorite places. Photos of us above and below! We love s...
Hey Folks! We just moved this market roundup over to the Kitchn where it's true home lives.... You can find it along with all its comments at Farmers Market Roundup - Washington, DC. We've also prese...
Joy from Oh Joy! spent a whopping four hours at Urban Outfitters' new gardening/lifestyle venture, Terrain at Styer's. Since we haven't made it to Philadelphia to check it out for ourselves, we're i...
Something free for your garden from Starbucks. Their Grounds For Your Garden program offers up free, used coffee grounds for your use in the garden. Just contact your corner Starbucks to learn more. ...
For garden decor like antique statuary, plants, tools and home fragrances, Fleur is a nice shop near the city. Located in Mt. Kisco, the shop's displays change seasonally, offering ever-changing ins...
Real flowers. We advocate buying flowers each week, so our eyes lit up when a reader sent in the tip that you could find organic flowers at good prices at OrganicBouquet.com. While buying fresh flow...
Known for creating stunning floral arrangements and event planning, Prudence Designs is a beautiful little boutique on West 18th Street. Owners Grayson and Arturo have gathered decorative pieces f...
Springtime bliss is what we've found at Jamali Garden Supplies in the flower district. They're packed full of really cool supplies for container gardening. And their prices are consistently lower than...
A local favorite, the Gowanus Nursery has been mentioned repeatedly as a favorite resource in our Greenest Thumb Contests. Gowanus? Oh yes. Where else are you going to find the room and the sunshine ...
The beauty of Enamoo is the shop's mixture of vintage household items with uniquely-designed t-shirts and nice little arrangements of plants. Our favorite here: their trademark antique cheese crates...
On stepping in the door of Seaport Flowers a home-like atmosphere pervades. The shop creates flower arrangements from beautiful flowers, creative greenery, and even produce and berries. There is n...
I found The Cutting Garden by chance, advertising their cut and dried lavender on Craigslist. Since then, I have had an extreme desire to visit. The Cutting Garden is owned by Tom and Catherine Mix...
From way up in Maine, Fedco is a recommended resource for seeds, trees, moose tubers, bulbs and supplies that are specially adapted to our demanding Northeast climate. They operate entirely by catalog...
Plants are essential to apartment living, but finding ones that will live in your place can be tough. Mike or Danny at The Plant House will help you. There are a number of attractive, unusual plants t...
Smith & Hawken has jumped the shark. In fact, Paul Hawken, the founder, was one of our inspirations for starting our own business, but since Paul Hawken sold it (it has now has been bought by Scott's)...
People swear by Dimitris. Aside from being the largest garden center in NYC, it should go without saying that it's a great thing to have a nursery, meaning the kind where you can buy a shrub or a tre...
One of the few remaining garden shops in the city, Chelsea Gardens has moved around like a gypsy over the past 10 years expanding and contracting as their fortunes rose and fell -- and real estate has...
Love the name. We heard about Root Stock & Quade from Guiseppe: This is a lovely little place for pretty much everything. Knowledgeable staff. Bright and cheerful store. Excellent outdoor garden. Sli...
Two years old, GRDN continues to inspire. GRDN came about when Susanne Kongoy, a chef, needed supplies for her 5-by-8-foot terrace, and set up shop herself. From that humble beginning, the shop has gr...
Flowers by Philip is a large flower shop that I pass by on my way home. Larry is the florist who always helps me when I stop in. He began in his familys shop long ago, where he would spend most of ...
Grumpy owner, but full of healthy plants, Plantworks is a good resource for indoor and outdoor plants downtown. When you walk in the air is filled with the oxygenated aroma of hundreds of leafy green...
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