Baby Lulu Comes to Visit
When we saw our new fabrics designed for Robert Kaufman, our minds immediately went to “baby” … and all the adorable things we might create using these pink and pretty fabrics.
Luckily for us, we had the perfect muse in beautiful Baby Lulu, my dear friend Lisa’s adorable little girl.
We take our work here in the studio [...]
A Palm Tree Tale
I love tropical plants like palms and ferns. But, sadly, I’ve never been terribly successful with them in my home. When I buy them, I tend to stick to smaller varieties of tropical houseplants … the ones that can be easily replaced when they inevitably turn brown and die. It seems the commitment it takes [...]
In the Herb Garden
Amongst the flowering annuals and perennials in my garden, I’ve also planted an array of herbs that I’m really enjoying this summer.
The basil, sage, tarragon, rosemary, dill and oregano are all thriving and producing nicely … challenging me daily to think of new ways and recipes to use them all up!
This is not an easy [...]
Peace Garden Gift Of Lettuce
Is there anything more satisfying than growing a plant from a seed? I’m hard pressed to think of much that has filled me with more pride than seeing the first sprouts emerge from the lettuces I planted 6 weeks ago.
Following the advice of a gardener friend, I was careful to plant one row in April [...]
Emily Dickinson’s Gardens & Poetry
I recently visited the new Emily Dickinson’s Garden exhibit at the New York Botanical Gardens and was completely captivated by how she wove her love of gardening into her poetry.
Each of these talents — gardening and writing — clearly inspired the other and the New York Botanical Garden did a beautiful job of making that [...]
Emily Dickinson at the New York Botanical Garden
Whether you live nearby or are traveling from afar, the New York Botanical Garden is always worth a visit. From now until June 13th however, there are even more reasons to stop by this New York City landmark. Together with the Poetry Society of America, the New York Botanical Garden is hosting the exhibition “Emily [...]
What’s Growing in the Garden
The past week has seen so much beautiful new growth in my garden and yard. The sprouts from everything from ferns to cherry blossoms are beginning to emerge and its as if the party is just about to begin. I’ve been photographing everything possible to capture these springtime lovelies as they come alive.
Azaleas Abloom
Aaahh…. it’s official! Springtime has arrived when the azaleas bloom!
Despite being a New York transplant for many years now, deep down I am southerner and my biological clock that measures the seasons doesn’t kick in until the hill behind my home literally glows from the showy azaleas planted there. Hot pink. Red. Coral. White. Soft [...]
Early Spring Cut Flowers
Nothing heralds springtime quite like the early flowering bulbs that peak through the earth even before the blades of grass do. Masses of dafodils and muscari are lavishing my garden with color right now along with a few Azaleas and Bleeding Hearts. I’m clipping furiously to bring some of their abundant goodness and color inside [...]
Creating New Earth
There’s no secret in the fact that it’s the simplest things in life that provide the most happiness. And this week I discovered that little lesson once more when my 8-year old son and I opened the lid of the compost bin we started last summer. Amazingly …miraculously … in the span of a few [...]
Garden Decor
Just as your home decor speaks to your personal design sensibility, the garden “decor” you choose speaks of your ability to integrate man-made structures into nature.
Garden Dreaming
With lists of flowers, bulbs and herbs swirling around my mind, I decided today is the day to make the first draft of where these goodies will be planted. Being an entirely visual person, it all begins with a hand-drawn sketch (my “sloppy copy”, as my boys call it) that I then re-draw in Illustrator. Just as with my design work, beginning with a sketch helps me organize my thoughts and gives me time to find a direction that feels right. Moving the idea into Illustrator allows me to create a garden framework that I can re-arrange to my heart’s content. So much easier than moving the plants themselves!
Mark Your Calendar ~ Cuba in Flower is Coming to NYBG
Dreaming of warm and wonderful vacation for March? If you happen to be stuck in the city rather than lying on a beach next month you might want to check out the Cuba in Flower Orchid Show coming to the New York Botanical Gardens later this month.
Sometimes A Rose Is More Than Just A Rose
In the middle of winter it can be a little difficult to imagine a garden full of summery blooms – yet in just a few weeks, once the snow melts and the temperatures soften, we’ll be planning and planting again! Can’t wait. In the meantime Tessesq’s photo stream on flickr is endlessly inspiring. Loaded with macro shots of roses, buds, bugs, and more the vivid colors alone will brighten the day. Here are a few favorites!
My four-square garden
Of all the many parts of our recent farmhouse restoration, I am the most excited about the small but tidy little garden just outside my kitchen door. For this North Carolina farm girl who has found herself just outside New York City, my ambitions are perhaps a bit larger than the garden itself! But this [...]
