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The Cutting Edge
Tyler Diehl is the creative force behind the pruners at Ladew Topiary Gardens.
Tyler Diehl oversees the design, planting and maintenance of 22 acres of the lush Ladew Topiary Gardens in Monkton. The property, which is 250 acres in total, includes a nature walk and 15 “garden rooms,” each with its own theme. While most of [...] -
Shore Fun
Just add water and enjoy these gadgets and toys.
By Buzz McClain
It’s beach season! And lake season, and pool season. In other words, it’s time to get back in the water. By now you’ve got your shore traditions down pat — the chairs, umbrellas, coolers, kid toys and the rest — but if you are looking [...] -
Pretty Cool Portland
By Elaine Glusac
The punk waitress with tattoo sleeves, a blood-red slash of lipstick and disk earrings shrugged when I asked what is surely a common question here at the trendy Olympic Provisions on Portland, Oregon’s gentrifying Eastside. Wasn’t this place — in a former warehouse with an open kitchen where hipster chefs dish out homemade [...] -
Color Options
For many gardeners in Maryland, impatiens are a go-to plant thanks to a long blooming season that runs from spring to frost, an ability to thrive in shade and an immense color palette.
Not this year. Hit hard by disease, impatiens may need to call in an understudy. Downy mildew, a white mold that appears on [...] -
Keys to Happiness
By Elaine Glusac
Wearing capris and bright yellow knee socks, Dominique LeFort goosesteps before the crowd as he introduces his troUpE of domestic felines trained to jump through flaming hoops like circus lions.
“Dog people,” he laughs maniacally, “go back to your seats!”
There aren’t any seats on Mallory Square, the sunset-facing Key West waterfront where a raucous [...] -
Beyond Badminton
By Buzz McClain
The bad news is, you can’t get Lawn Darts any longer. Not the real ones, anyway, with the long metal dagger tips that added distance and danger to the outdoor game. The Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the deadly flights in 1988, leaving backyard recreation options to plastic darts (yawn), Grandpa’s horseshoes (fun [...] -
Balancing Act
By Elaine Glusac
The Arizona sun beats down as I hunch over to squeeze the calf of my horse, Leo. The pressure should cause him to lift his leg, and I want nothing more in this sweaty moment than for Leo to give me his hoof so that I can use a pick to clean dirt [...] -
Home-Style Paris
By Ellise Pierce
PARIS — Even among those of us who are lucky enough to call Paris home, the challenge of living here — negotiating on a daily basis with Parisians, which requires skills in stubbornness that thankfully I possess — is that there’s just too much to do. Too many new museum shows to see, [...] -
Revamp & Renew
They Called in The Experts, And Their “Before” Spaces Are Now Happily Ever Afters.
A SUBURBAN BACKYARD STUNNER in Timonium
Ann Carico is not a gardener — yet. However, after demanding shifts as a hospice nurse, the 56-year-old craved a place for peace and respite. “It’s something I dreamed about for years, to have a place to [...] -
A Place to Grow
An empty-nester finds happiness as she transforms her backyard into the garden of her dreams.
It started with a simple drainage issue, and it turned into a new life path.
In 1998, Dede Levering bought and renovated the interiors of a Ruxton rancher. A stay-at-home mother, she raised her family in the house, which was originally built [...]
