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For small space dwellers, the decision of whether or not to introduce a dining setup into the main living space is always a conundrum. However, I've found the perfect folding table for all apartment owners that want to maximize their living space while also being able to entertain guests.

Any plant that enjoys a bit of shade in your garden can be grown inside your home too! Have a look at some of the best Outdoor Plants that Can be Grown Indoors

The courtship of Helen and Jerry Unruh was long-distance. “He had a florist deliver a rose to me every day,” Helen recalls. After two years, a bloom arrived with a card reading, “Will you marry me?” That was in 1975. Today, Jerry still indulges his wife’s love of flowers: They have 1,700 azalea bushes at their home in Odessa, Delaware—all squeezed onto their 1 1∕4-acre property. “They are such gorgeous things in the springtime,” says Helen. “It makes you happy you’re alive.”

Native to southern Europe and central Asia, the chaste tree quickly grows into a multi-trunked tree about 10 to 20 feet tall and wide with a broad, spreading habit, making it invasive in some environments. Also known as «monk's pepper,» its name comes from the erroneous medieval belief that a potion made from it could curb libido. The chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) does stand up to dry spells in the summer heat and grows just about anywhere. 

For many homeowners, inheriting an overgrown garden can be a daunting prospect. This is particularly true if the garden was previously well-maintained, planted to a high degree, and now seems to be teetering on the brink of chaos. The uncertainty on how to manage and tame the burgeoning flora can be overwhelming. But fear not, the experts at GardenAdvice are here to assist you in the arduous yet rewarding task of restoring your garden to its former glory.

To celebrate Spring the team from Bale Breaker’s Yakima farm is bringing 6′ hop plants sell at our their Ballard Taproom. We’ll be here selling our new Freyr trellis, our friends at Beyond Peat Professional Organics will have some of their latest soil to sample, and Ecolibrium Farms will also be in house selling plant and flower starts for the spring season!

Shasta daisies (Leucanthemum x superbum) are often admired for their large blooms that attract a variety of pollinators to the garden, and provide a seemingly endless supply of cut flowers throughout the season.We link to vendors to help you find relevant products. If yo

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When Rashana Zaklit, the Hospitality Studio director at Gensler, a global architecture firm, looked at her Oakland courtyard, she had a vision: “Having an outdoor area for movie nights has always been a dream of mine from the moment we bought the house,” she says, adding that she imagined a space that took its design and planting cues from chic hotels in places like Napa Valley. 

When Stephanie Waddell, founder of Colorado-based Istoria Interior Design, moved from Chicago to Boulder with her husband, Greg, and her young son, Ames, she was looking for the kind of mountain-adjacent life that makes people fall in love with the West. She wanted a home with room for her family to grow, with great views of the surrounding landscape, a layout designed for entertaining friends in the close-knit community, and the expansive feeling of open space that fosters a connection with nature. They found a 1970s-era modern house on a double lot in a great neighborhood, with a Japanese-influenced garden that had been written up in the local press when it was first designed. 

There’s an art to striking the right balance between two things that are seemingly opposites—this house is proof of that. When independent creative director Nate Clark and attorney Allen Loeb found the Craftsman in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, they knew it was the perfect spot to raise their growing family. (A second child was on the way!)

The fun thing about Palm Springs interior design is you can get really playful with it, drawing on mid-century modern features and groovy ‘60s vibes. And while there’s a lot of freedom to go truly bold, there is such a thing as going too far so you’re landing on the wrong side of “kitschy.” It’s a balancing act pairing patterns and colors and motifs in a way that’s not overwhelming.