It’s hard to overcome what ornamental grasses need to provide: incredible texture, sublime colours and seed heads that sway and supply motion in the garden. As autumn begins, these spectacular plants go out of the background to claim our attention in ways that other plants simply can’t. With their wide range of sizes, forms and Read more about 8 Spectacular Grasses to Energize a Fall Garden[…]
Dixie and Sam Jeffries purchased this terrace house on a small inner-city block in Adelaide, Australia, envisioning a sustainable space to house a few generations. They teamed with architects Oli Scholz and Simone Vinall of Scholzvinall to design 2 inspiring homes: an extension to the present house for Dixie and Sam’s family, and a two-story Read more about An Australian Home Appeals to 3 Generations[…]
There are trees which come and go in the garden — some as passing design whims others as complete landscape failures — but the royal pine is the 100-year house of trees, values maintaining a house in the household for. Topping my list of oaks to cherish is bamboo oak (Quercus suber). Cork oak has Read more about Fantastic Design Plant: Cork Oak[…]
An affordable vacation might seem like an oxymoron, but it’s just a matter of staying in your own backyard. If you’re looking for a fun family activity this summer, think about taking to the fantastic outdoors for a night. Setting up a campground on your yard gives your family a essential break from anxiety and Read more about Discover the Easy Adventure of Backyard Camping[…]
It’s hot outside as I am writing this, and humid weather combined with high temperatures may mean longer — or more — showers daily. If you’re lucky, the summertime enable you to spend an excess half-hour lingering in the pool. All this bathing, sun worshipping and cool-water wading can just mean one thing: a spike Read more about Wipe Up 16 Stylish Ways to Display Towels[…]
I thought I was fairly smart when I created a successful formula to get a plant mix in a bud. I’d create my plant selections employing an “uppy,” a “downy” plus a “bulky.” The uppy for height. The downy to cascade over the rim of the container. And also the bulky to fill the rest Read more about The Secret Formula for Grouping Plants at a Pot[…]
A pyramid roof has four equal sloping sides, exactly like a pyramid. It is a variation. The gap: A ridge runs the span of a cool roof as a pyramid roof has just one peak. Dan Forer, Photographer These pyramid roofs are finished off with glass peaks that were dramatic. Menter Byrne Architects As a Read more about Pyramid Roof[…]
To Lindsey Adelman, jumbles of wires, heaps of stones and planks of timber are all prospective pieces of art. “I frequently combine forms to create visual pressure, like ‘Burst,’ which seems just like a flail and a classic broach by using hand-blown glass spikes,” says Adelman. Brass cable, ceramic, wood and forged sheet metal come Read more about 5 Questions By ICFF: Lindsey Adelman[…]
Home builder Ellen Grasso’s customers, a household in University Park, Texas, desired a new take on traditional design without getting too much into eclectic, modern or contemporary design. So during the design and construction process, Grasso aimed to create a balanced, wide-open space while coordinating the home in a conservative, traditional manner. The result is Read more about 'New Traditional' Family Home in Texas[…]
Tucked in the back of a private backyard, this one-room shed serves as a workplace for a London couple. With 150 square feet and $16,000 to work with, designer and architect Gurmeet Sian employed simple, strong materials to cut down on price. “One of the challenges I set myself and as a way to keep Read more about Shed-Turned-Office at a London Garden[…]