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7 min read 2021-04-02 15:00:53

Hardscaping 101: Pergolas

Say “pergola” and I think: relaxation station. But the not easy listening radio kind of station. A pergola is a relatively simple structure

4 min read 2021-03-31 15:00:21

The design challenge for the dynamic design duo David and Nancy Roche of ROCHE + ROCHE Landscape Architecture was to transform the small, unused 34-

2 min read 2021-03-26 20:00:47

Remodelista editors turned their gaze to the Far East this past week, unearthing some remarkable Chinese designer-led projects. Below, a sampling:

3 min read 2021-03-25 15:00:00

Cilantro, Coriandrum sativum: “Pharaoh’s Friend” Cilantro makes another winning argument for home-grown vegetables. This leafy herb,

7 min read 2021-03-24 15:00:52

Rozae Nichols made a name for herself in the fashion industry designing smart, pattern-happy pieces for her label Clover Canyon. She showed at New

7 min read 2021-03-24 15:00:52

Rozae Nichols made a name for herself in the fashion industry designing smart, pattern-happy pieces for her label Clover Canyon. She showed at New

2 min read 2021-03-23 15:00:00

Repeat after us: Shou sugi ban. Devised as a way to make wood less susceptible to fire and to keep away insects and rot, this longstanding Japanese

2 min read 2021-03-19 21:00:55

For a large part of the country, winter’s clutch hasn’t loosened yet. But spring officially starts tomorrow and, temperatures be damned,

4 min read 2021-03-19 15:00:19

All plants have personalities. Anthropomorphized, a fiddle-leaf fig tree is the young urban dweller with a beanie collection, an orchid is the

5 min read 2021-03-17 15:00:10

For landscapers, the most difficult garden to design is their own. On the other hand, a particularly challenging space can focus the mind. We visit

3 min read 2021-03-16 15:00:18

Triangle ficus, Ficus triangularis I have to admit: when I hear the word “ficus” I scowl a bit, thinking of how fussy these plants can be, how

4 min read 2021-03-15 15:00:00

Horizontal stripes make things look wider, which is why you don’t wear them. But your garden should. A horizontal slat fence will create the same

1 min read 2021-03-12 22:30:11

Remodelista editors celebrated Japandi design this week. What is it exactly? Rustic Japanese minimalism meets the modern lines of Scandinavian

4 min read 2021-03-12 16:00:02

Snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis: “Flower of Hope” Snowdrops are the flowers of pre-spring. They can come as a surprise, popping up earlier than

5 min read 2021-03-11 16:00:00

At the beginning of his latest book, the acclaimed British landscape designer Dan Pearson mentions how American gardens have sprung up in an