Opium Poppy, Papaver somniferum The notoriety of Papaver somniferum, the “sleep-inducing poppy,” is only partly to do with its outlaw family. Opium poppies are grown for their edible seeds and…
Read more Gardening 101: Opium Poppy – GardenistaNature abhors a monoculture, but not necessarily a monochrome culture. Against a leafy green backdrop, a single color stands out dramatically—particularly when that hue is white. Here are…
Read more All-White Gardens: 15 Favorite Examples of White-on-White LandscapesYou’ve pulled your neglected bolted lettuce and harvested your hardneck garlic. You have holes in your garden bed and it seems a waste not to fill them. But…
Read more Vegetables to Plant in July for a Late Summer/Early Fall HarvestWhen my friend and colleague Margot Guralnick and I set out to write The Low-Impact Home, we had many discussions with Remodelista founder Julie Carlson about whether our…
Read more Beyond the Meadows: An Inspiring New Book by the Homesteaders Behind KrautkopfWhen Susan Nock, a garden designer based in Wellesley, Massachusetts, launched her business Thistle eight years ago, she didn’t set out to specialize in container gardens. “I just…
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