Christmas for me is all about coming together to celebrate love and life. Cozy gatherings in softly lit, romantically decorated rooms instantly spring to mind. For this ideabook, I wished to offer ways to make a romantic Christmas setting with a tree decorated with handmade cloth and paper ornaments. Amidst the hustle and bustle of …
The holidays are upon us, which means in just a couple of weeks a lot of us will receive an onslaught of holiday cards from family and friends all over the world. “It’s the one time of the year when you’re deliberately contacting everyone who’s important in your life. You wish to make your holiday …
If you haven’t heard of “Ultra-HD,” do not worry. It is a really new TV technologies that very recently acquired that name. Until a couple of weeks ago, the standard was called “4K” high-definition. It’s been billed for a while as another step in the evolution of TV. So what’s Ultra-HD? An Ultra-HD TV has …
Come turkey day every year without fail, hosts across the United States beg for more space for their diners. Prepare yourself beforehand this holiday season and consider an extendable dining table. Adaptable to changing dining needs, extendable dining tables expand with a simple pull, allowing for the addition of leaves — which is, more tabletop …
October is the beautiful bridge month between autumn and winter. The times are noticeably shorter, bright and trendy. October is a busy month in the garden, the opportunity to get ready for the harsh snow and cold of winter when enjoying every minute you can spend outdoors. Jocelyn H. Chilvers Winterize water features. The freeze-and-thaw …
Since the long summer nights are waning, we love our evenings in the backyard more and more. Busy modern lifestyles may lead to hurried days, with early morning and evening being the only real time we must savor our gardens. There’s a magic BBC television show for very young kids called In the Night Garden …
Look in a garden catalogue and you will find all kinds of onion varieties. But if you’re only getting started, all you must decide is if you want green onions (also called scallions or bunching onions) or the conventional bigger onions, which are sliced for cooking, sandwiches and salads, and should you prefer yellow, white …
At the core of every fantastic shower is a superb shower drain. But which drain is the right one for your shower? It is simple: the very best drain for your shower is the one that you love the look of which meets the requirements of the job. Every nation, every town or every state …
True confession: My pantry is a nightmare. Each weekend I swear I will clean it out, but then I come up with an excuse to not. I am aware that hot cocoa mix from my secret Santa is lurking in the back among expired sauces and the jumbo box of straws I bought on impulse …
An allée is a pastoral walkway through evenly planted trees. Tree-lined driveways and garden paths are allées that attract travelers into their destination in style. (The word “allée” is French for “way.”) Traversing an allée strengthens the impression that you has came. Liquidscapes A true allée has opposing trees planted to make visual symmetry, like …