Recycling at its best: bird food making new bird food! Sun-sational sunflowers gleefully pop up in the hottest, driest nooks in my garden, and for that I’m as grateful as the butterflies and birds that feast on them. Mexican oregano’s (Poliomintha longiflora) lavender flowers offer tasty rewards to larger butterflies and hummingbirds who can reach | read more →

Although my patio is pleasant enough, it lacks designer Diana Kirby’s knack with color and arrangements. I can see why this is one of her favorite spots to work and contemplate. Designer B. Jane gracefully links color and subtlety with the perfect containers to accent a little cove in her garden. At home on the | read more →