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Decorating & Design

Wander Through Les Ensembliers’ Sustainable Country Garden

“It’s inspired by a Victorian maze and is designed to be seen best from above,” says designer Richard Ouellette.

Makeovers

Makeover: A City Backyard Becomes A Cool Summer Hangout

This dreamy garden has all of the essentials for alfresco entertaining: a spacious pool, firepit, bar and more!

Decorating & Design

A Landscape Designer Shares Her Tips For Creating A Dreamy City Backyard

“It’s much harder working on my own garden,” says landscape designer Meredyth Hilton of Toronto firm Artistic Gardens. Especially so when your vision is a colorful perennial garden designed to attract birds and bees. “Perennial gardens are high-maintenance, but they have big rewards,” she says. For…

Decorating & Design

30 Charming Country Gardens To Inspire Your Own

Bring the wild look of the countryside to your backyard.

Decorating & Design

Escape To Gorgeous City Gardens In The New Book, Green

Whether your outdoor space is a roof terrace, balcony, small backyard or patio, Ula Maria‘s new book, Green: Simple Ideas for Small Outdoor Spaces, takes a fresh look at creating a city garden. The book approaches creating a dreamy outdoor oasis…

Cottages & Country

H&H’s Designers Of The Year, Les Ensembliers, Show Us Their Lush Garden

You'll fall in love with the stunning property, anchored by two old apple trees.

Decorating & Design

Tour An Italian-Inspired Terrace Tucked Away In The City

This outdoor oasis is reminiscent of dining alfresco among cypress and citrus trees in Tuscany.

Outdoor

This TV Executive’s Backyard Is Reminiscent Of A French Courtyard

Film and TV executive Jennifer Stewart tell us why this is her favorite room.  “Because it’s a small space, I wanted our backyard to be like a French courtyard instead of having grass and garden beds. It works beautifully for entertaining. We have our Thanksgiving dinner outside at the long table,…

Decorating & Design

This Lush West Coast Garden Doubles As An Enchanted Forest

See how the landscaping bridges the existing garden with the home’s mid-century architecture.

Outdoor

25+ Secret Gardens Hiding In City Spaces

Turn a postage-stamp backyard into a world of wonder.

Decorating & Design

This Tranquil Country Garden Is The Perfect Peaceful Retreat

“We all need fresh air and sunshine,” says landscape architect Inese Bite. She gets plenty of both when minding the two-hectare property at her country home in Creemore, Ontario. As one of the founders of Vertechs Design, Inese spent 36 years spearheading landscape architecture projects in facilities from school campuses to commercial…

Outdoor

How To Create A French Country-Inspired Garden

Get inspired by visionary gardener Thomas Hobbs' outdoor space inspired by Provence.

Outdoor

Why These 10 Bee-Friendly Plants Are Important For Your Garden

One out of every three bites of food that we eat is made possible by pollinators like honey bees. Raymond Carriere, founding president of Communities in Bloom and a former park ranger, says that wasps are the aggressive stingers, not bees. “I wouldn’t put my hand in…

Decorating & Design

How To Put Your Garden To Bed This Fall

Erin Benzakein is a leading “farmer-florist.” After moving her family from Seattle to a bustling two-acre family farm in Skagit Valley in Washington, she replaced the vegetables with flowers and now produces hundreds of thousands of blooms for markets and events, in addition to…

Home Tours

How To Turn A Small Backyard Into An Elegant Oasis

Draw inspiration from a serene space.