Category: Gardens

The Central Park Horse Show is in full swing, and with Manhattan's movers and shakers all gathered in one spot, it's clear this isn't just any horse show. From tree house viewing platforms to majestic horse topiaries and a posh VIP tent, the event doesn't hold back on extravagance. Now in its second year, and after an elegant "50 Shades of Green" theme at last year's inaugural show, the design bar was set high.

When stationer Mrs. John L Strong decided to expand beyond Manhattan, Charleston, with its strong sense of tradition and love of entertaining, was an obvious choice. To celebrate the their launch in design store Fritz Porter, the next step was also obvious for the century-old brand, which counts Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe among its storied clientele: they had to throw a party.

When I was growing up, one of our family's favorite things to do on a crisp autumn day was go for a nature walk, admiring the splendor of the changing leaves, the rich display of fall flowers, and the pumpkins and gourds dotting neighbors' front porches. We'd inevitably come home with a few treasures- an unusually shaped acorn or a few especially vibrant leaves- and my mom would teach us about the different trees and flowers.

An apartment with a terrace in Manhattan is the real-estate equivalent of a Ming vase or Jacob chair-coveted, sought after, and rare. Leave it to Michael S. Smith, the celebrated classicist who decorated the private quarters of the Obama White house, to score a penthouse pied-à-terre boasting a wrap-around band of outdoor space with views in every direction.

Since its redesign in 1962, the White House's Rose Garden has become almost as iconic as the couple that created it, President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline. Though the White House has changed hands numerous times since the Kennedy Administration, the Rose Garden has remained a beloved fixture on the grounds.

Two days after Pippa Middleton's wedding ceremony, we're finally getting our first look at the beautiful flower arrangements that filled St. Mark's Church. Displays of pale pink and white roses paired with verdant stems spilled over windowsills and topped pillars, while larger tree-like structures of bark, greenery and white blooms decorated the aisle of the historic parish.

Since its openening in the '60s, the Portland Japanese Garden has seen dramatic growth, from 30,000 annual visitors to roughly 350,000. But while the garden's popularity has increased, space to accommodate guests has not. To preserve the sense of serenity the garden is known for, without limiting the number of visitors, the Oregon attraction is planning to a "Cultural Village," where Japanese arts and culture can be studied and celebrated, according to ArchDaily.

The vegetable patch at raven's farm in East Sussex, England. Photo by Jonathan Buckley. She doesn't do food foam or dwarf plants, and she adores Greek cuisine: Best selling author and 2013 VERANDA Magic Maker Sarah Raven cues us in on how she went from a medical profession to the forefront of the garden-to-table movement, working from her farm in East Sussex, England.

"I am not able to work in my garden every day, but I am constantly thinking about it," says interior designer Bunny Williams of her lavish gardens in Falls Village, Connecticut. Despite spending more than 30 years tending to the gardens at her country estate, the decorator tells One Kings Lane her green thumb is completely self-taught, learned over the years through books and tours of public and private gardens around the world.

Green thumbs visiting London this May should be sure to check out the Chelsea Flower Show, where Prince Harry has chosen designer Jinny Blom to craft a plot that will shine a spotlight on the African kingdom of Lesotho. The tiny, rugged country is landlocked by South Africa in the Drakensberg Mountain range and has been ravaged by the AIDS epidemic, inspiring Prince Harry to found Sentebale, a charity to help orphans and needy children that the disease has left behind.

Courtesy of the Antiques and Garden Show Facebook page Veranda is pleased to be a sponsor of the highly anticipated 2014 Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville. Celebrating its 24 th year, the show will welcome world-renowned interior designers and British royalty to The Music City Center for an exhibition and shopping opportunity with over 150 extraordinary antique, art and horticultural dealers.

©An Invitation to the Garden by Michael Devine, Rizzoli New York, 2014. For most hosts, setting the perfect table for a gathering of friends and family is a joy; though doing so outdoors can make even the most seasoned hosts worry just a bit. Enter tastemaker and textile designer, Michael Devine, with his new book, An Invitation To The Garden: Seasonal Entertaining Outdoors , where he uses his upstate New York garden as the setting for elegant luncheons, lantern-lit cocktail parties and chic din

Rolling hills, lush greenery, sprawling land - it's the scene that comes to mind when you envision a weekend at a vineyard. Wine Country, though, is about to get some new competition, and in an unexpected place: Brooklyn. So how do you bring a vineyard to New York City's second-largest borough? You look up.

This article reveals all the features of such a wonderful variety of summer apples as "Melba" (or "Melba"). All the experience of gardeners, collected here specifically to provide you with the most accurate and practical information about it. We will discuss all the advantages and disadvantages of this variety, as well as focus on the features of planting trees and tree care in all periods of the year.

Fans of delicious ripe pears are surely aware of the existence of different varieties of a tree that has recently taken root in us. Gardeners with confidence share the necessary experience of planting and caring for pears, as well as the peculiarities of growing different varieties in our latitudes. Among the varieties of pears that are suitable for the middle lane, there are those whose fruits ripen in the middle of the second half of summer, others ripen in early autumn.

Walnut is an excellent source of beauty, health and good mood. It is also called the "Tree of Life" because it contains a significant amount of vitamins (E, A, P, C, B), and trace elements (sodium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, iodine, iron, phosphorus) and biologically active substances. There are many recipes using walnut in folk medicine and in official medicine.

Apples are considered one of the most popular fruits, they are loved by both children and adults. To taste, they are sweet, sour-sweet, tart, hard and soft, it all depends on the variety. Jam and jam are made from apples, compotes, fruit drinks, juice, marmalade and vinegar are made, and they can also be eaten in the form of drying and raw.

Only the right "prewinter" preparation can ensure a normal wintering of the vineyard. It is necessary to prepare in advance for the onset of cold weather. Frosts are especially destructive for annual shoots that did not mature. The task of the grower is to ensure that the entire growth of the current year meets the onset of frosts finally ripe.

Girlish grapes are used exclusively for decorative purposes, to give a vibrant, bright color to the architectural landscape and to hide a lot from prying eyes. This is a decorative deciduous vine, which can reach a length of up to 30 meters, has dark blue small berries, which are of little edible to humans.

I will bury the grape seed in the warm earth, I will kiss the vine and tear the ripe grapes, I will call my friends, I will set my heart on love. Otherwise, why do I live on this eternal earth? Bulat Okudzhava How we all would like to grow grapes was so easy and simple, as Okudzhava writes: you just need a little love, attention and a great desire.