On a tucked-away street in Malibu that’s known only among locals, there’s a Mediterranean villa-style home that was built in the seventies. Its name appears on the front gate and in a mosaic on the front steps: “Villa di Vita Bella.” “That means beautiful life in Italian,” says owner Susan B. Noyes, the founder of […]
Whether you’re a gardener who likes to get down in the dirt or just a fan of beautiful blooms, you can bring your passion inside with these organic furnishings. Concrete Stool by Pamela Holmes for McGuire Coastal vegetation inspired San Francisco Bay Area artist Pamela Holmes’s concrete stool, which is made in the U.S. for […]
With hundreds of thousands of vibrant flowers and trees in bloom, bees buzzing and birds chirping, there’s no better place to celebrate spring than at Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. A visit to the garden is an opportunity to relish the beauty of the outdoors — an experience that was unavailable at this time last […]
With this year’s stay-at-home orders, we have had more time to tend to our homes than ever before. With no more obligations and excuses, we made our DIY lists and set out to make our home our sanctuary from the outside world. For me, this included planning my very best vegetable and herb garden. I […]
Want to know your Sneezewort from your Monkey Puzzle Tree? You can now use your smartphone to identify plants or prove to a friend that you know that blue flower is in fact Lupine. So grab your device, because plant-identification apps can help your botanical knowledge grow. PlantSnap Free on Android, $3.99 on iOS. The […]
Think sowing annual seeds in the ground is time wasted and not worth getting your gardening gloves dirty for? Well, that might not be the case. Here are some reasons you should consider direct-sowing seeds. If nothing else, it provides good motivation to get you and your gardening gloves into the garden. The Ground Rules […]
Who would have thought the week after a long holiday pandemic holiday would be so hard? Admittedly we are struggling to get in the swing of things again, and are longing for carefree days spent in the sun, exploring the city we love and brunching at our favorite spots with friends and family. Sigh. Until […]
Yes, we are in week six of our official stay-at-home order—if you were wondering—and it’s business as usual over here. Between puzzles, work, homeschooling and cooking up meals that feed our souls (hello, carbs!), we are delighted by anything new to keep us going. Here are five things keeping us busy at home that we […]
Why yes, that is snow out your window. It’s week four of our stay-at-home order, and cabin fever is at an all-time high with this weather. Here are five things to keep yourself busy, and sane. Virtual Cinema: Stream Indie Films at Home Lakeview’s historic Music Box Theater may be closed due to Covid-19, but […]
Even a tiny garden can help combat climate change.
