Escape from New York: A sizzlin’ winter tour of Brooklyn Botanic Garden
This #FlashbackFriday we're taking you all the way back...
12 February, 2016
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A Primrose Primer: Caring for a Collection of Early Bloomers
Who has experience growing primroses? We're new to the primrose party, but here's an early observation: They are THIRSTY. Housed in the Primula genus, the primrose is a perennial semi-evergreen native to northern Africa and southwestern Asia. You'll also see them growing wild throughout Europe, from the British...
04 February, 2016
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On Stands Now: Our Feature in ‘Country Gardens’ Magazine
A sign that warmer days are around the corner: the Early Spring 2016 issue of Country Gardens is out! And guess whose L-shaped garden received some love? Ryan and I are super pumped to be featured in the "Style & Substance" story in the magazine, a special title under the...
29 January, 2016
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Hedge Space: Rosemary Goes Out, Rosemary Comes In
Last week, I graduated from grad school. And I credit my MFA in large part to...
21 January, 2016
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Inside the Camellia Belt: A Visit to Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, North Carolina
Sure, we can grow camellias in Southern California, but our camellias will never burst against a tangy orange bald cypress, and you won't find them lingering beneath the edges of ancient live oaks draped with Spanish moss. Our daytime visit to Airlie Gardens in coastal Wilmington, North Carolina, preceded the evening...
11 January, 2016
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Star Wars, Episode Plants: The Garden Awakens
A long time ago in a garden far, far away...
16 December, 2015
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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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Nature’s Calling: Our 50 Favorite Hort-Inspired Phone Cases
What do you get the garden lover who has everything? Trick question. Plant fans — so curious by nature — will never stop looking for the next exciting bud, blossom or frond. And while gardening hats are great, we’ve been thinking of ways to help hort people wear...
30 November, 2015
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‘Fall Garden Party’ Recap: Waterwise Botanicals Throws Us Into a Sea of Succulents for Sale
If House Horticult had a sigil, it would probably be a succulent. What kind of succulent? We’re not sure yet. And after last Saturday's visit to Waterwise Botanicals, we're no closer to making a decision! We attended the more-than-a-nursery's Fall Garden Party. (You might remember...
19 November, 2015
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Heliconia Ride: A Visit to the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
Black lava rocks lying beside bands of turquoise water are right up our (#beachgoth-loving) alley, but after a few days of beach hopping in Kona, we wanted to feel a bit more...
05 November, 2015
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