A moon garden is a landscape designed to reveal its greatest beauty at night, using pale blooms, silvery foliage, reflective surfaces, and night-blooming flowers to capture and amplify the soft glow of the moon. While the term itself is modern, the moon garden’s history stretches across cultures and centuries, illustrating humanity’s long-standing desire to find … Read more
When I was a teenager, we had an enormous pinecone wreath in our dining room. It started out as Christmas décor, full of ornaments and ribbon, but it never came down. Storage was at a premium, and the wreath was pretty fragile. Besides, my mother loved it and how it made the room feel cozy. … Read more
The process of renovating my 60-year-old primary bathroom started not with a design consultation or interview with a general contractor but with a conversation about dying. As suggested by all the smart financial planners, my daughters and I had a heart-to-heart chat about how I want to live out my later years and what that … Read more