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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Botany of Desire: 10 Ways to Spend Valentine’s Day With the Plant Lover in Your Life
My co-Hort Ryan and I are feeling rosy right now as we get ready for our (get ready for this:) twelfth Valentine’s Day together this weekend. Back in 2004 we did the prix fixe thing with steak frites at Jules, followed by wandering in and...
10 February, 2015
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The Complete Guide to Wearing Plants On Your Head — From Beard Gardens to a DIY Flower Crown
We believe that if you love something, rather than let it go, you should take that thing and wear it on your head. Flowers are a leading example of this. I wear them any chance I get — including the antique wax orange blossom headpiece I...
06 August, 2014
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Christy Wilhelmi of ‘Gardenerd’ Talks Hen-tertainment, Organic Vegetable Growing, and the Garlic Clove That Changed Everything
Moments after arriving at the delicious ecosystem that is Christy Wilhelmi’s Los Angeles backyard, we’re startled by the sound of the screen door snapping open. With a deadpan and luxurious air, a small tuxedo cat slinks through the doorway and heads in our direction. “Hi, Pumpkin!”...
09 September, 2013
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Sound Garden: What Our Hort Friends Are Playing, Planting This Weekend
Amid all the talk about enjoying the "fruits of your labor" this weekend, we gardeners can say we take that old chestnut literally. Our own plans for Labor Day will include: nibbling on the first signs of guava season, working on a new furniture installation under our citrus...
30 August, 2013
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Outside Influence: How to Make the Ultimate Garden Gin and Tonic!
Is there anyone out there who doesn’t remember their first drop of gin and tonic? Love it or not, it’s a singular experience for sure: the kick of quinine in the tonic, the gin’s vegetal blast, the lime’s juicy finish. We were even drinking gin and tonics...
16 August, 2013
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Crowdpleaser: Serve This Easy, Spiced-Wine Dessert to All Your Peachy Pals
Last week on the Fourth of July, we welcomed a group of friends who drove down from L.A. for the weekend. (We also worked on our vertical herb garden — but more on that later.) After an afternoon of drinking dark-and-stormies on the beach —...
10 July, 2013
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Paint, Misbehaving: On Neighborday, We Get Crafty Over Cocktails
Saturday found us at the rosemary-lined house of our friend Danielle Gano, where we spent the afternoon painting chevrons on terracotta pots, drinking prosecco, and eating every kind of cheese imaginable. In other words: It was the perfect day. Danielle's the founder of bicoastal PR agency...
29 April, 2013
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