Blossoms alone are a good enough reason to dance. When blossoms interpret, in their blossomy way, great works of art? Forget about it. Petals on the dancefloor. Bougainvillea boogie-woogie. Kick your stems up high. We recently attended Art Alive at the San Diego Museum of Art, the...
There are dreamy meals, and then there are dreamy meals served in a field of full of flowers. That’s the very attractive USP of the first annual American Grown “Field to Vase” Dinner Tour, nationwide events that celebrate (and raise awareness of) sustainably and locally...
Grapefruit season’s winding down, and pepper season’s kicking up! And so our thoughts turn to where these two ingredients intersect best: inside the spicy paloma cocktail. Also, let us not forget that Cinco de Mayo is next week. (Observed on a limited scale in Mexico, this adopted “holiday”...
This spring, we've been busy changing up a few things in our garden — and jumping into some fresh new design projects! You may remember the raised beds we built out of concrete blocks last October. The half-buried and leveled blocks were a quick and inexpensive way to bring...
What happens when you get flowers and artists (and admirers of both) into a room, add tequila and stir? Art Alive, of course. This weekend marks the 34th anniversary of San Diego Museum of Art’s beloved three-day event, in which designers create floral interpretations of works...
Kind of hard to believe we haven’t talked about this yet. About...
Winter in our neck of the woods may be mild beyond belief, but we don’t take spring for granted. Not only is spring equinox our blog-erversary, we’re excited for warm vibes to light up the cooler areas of the country and the world, because those regions...
The scent of soil, the feel of damp roots between your fingers, the taste of a guava flower as it dissolves on your tongue — on every level, gardening is pure therapy. Is there an emotional experience purer than the thrill of a first tomato or the...
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....
We’ve long suspected it...
