Fall flowers: Which marigold is right for you?
When we started cooking with edible blooms, marigold flowers were among of the first we learned we could eat. So...
28 October, 2021
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Put your flippers together for the string of dolphins succulent
Like lots of bloggers, we get some out-of-left-field emails. Many of these messages assume we sell plants — from aeoniums to elkhorns to ZZs. (We don't. But we do sell the vertical gardening gamechanger that is SkyPots.) But one email stuck with us: In June...
28 January, 2020
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What We’re Reading: Celestine Maddy Talks About ‘A Wilder Life’
A little soil can change everything. “Ask anyone who knew me in my early twenties if they could have imaged I’d grow up to be a champion of the great outdoors,” writes Celestine Maddy in the introduction to A Wilder Life. “Not one would say yes....
18 February, 2016
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Ring in the Holidays: How to Make a Succulent Wreath Out of Jade Cuttings
Ryan and I are really into wreaths. Something about the portable greenery and the O shape just screams "LIVING" at us. Last year, we made a protea-embellished display. This year, we're going green and glossy with a succulent wreath we made out of cuttings from our tall, sassy...
08 December, 2015
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Two Weddings, a Dutchman’s Pipe and a Thesis!
Where in the world have we been these past few weeks? Good question. What we thought would be a one-week-or-so-break ended up stretching for a month, and we're sorry to leave you hanging! Ryan and I have been traveling (to Kona, Hilo and Seattle; not bad gigs),...
16 October, 2015
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Prickly Treat: We Shop (and Shop) at the LACSS Drought-Tolerant Plant Festival
California's severe drought should be a wakeup call for every babe and babette in our state to take immediate steps to reduce water usage. One of those steps is, of course, drought-tolerant gardening. There are some beautiful examples of it in our neighborhood and on our Instagram feed, which we hope to...
18 June, 2015
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Who, What, Rare: Where to Find Hard-to-Find Succulents
(Be sure to check out our Spring 2016 succulent show recaps for more sources for rare succulents and inspiration.) Instead of meeting for coffee, we met over plants. Makes sense, though, right — when you're breaking the IRL ice with one of your most interesting garden...
20 May, 2015
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‘Better Homes and Gardens’ Blogger Awards: The Results Are In!
Monday morning on Twitter, across 45 extremely suspenseful minutes, Better Homes and Gardens announced the winners of its 2015 Blogger Awards. Six colorful and delicious categories were in play: DIY, Decorating, Everyday Eats, Baking, Fashion & Beauty and Gardening. Thanks for rooting for us! In February we learned we'd been nominated....
02 April, 2015
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Gardening 9 to 5: The Office Gets a Plant Makeover!
We’ve long suspected it...
01 April, 2015
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