Author Archives: Heather Arndt Anderson

The Best Winter Greens Aren’t Green—They’re Pink

In case you haven’t been stalking the culinary plant breeding Instagrams (which you should!), radicchio is IN, big time, and pink radicchio is everywhere. The… Read More

Yes, You Can (Seriously!) Eat a Conifer—Try These 5 Ways

If we’re to heed the charge of famous Scandinavian restaurants like Noma and Fäviken (R.I.P.),… Read More

From Fire to Water, These Are the Top 5 Garden Trends We’re Watching for 2020

With the new decade dawning, one big theme has emerged: sustainability. Even Pantone’s Color of the Year, classic blue, is basically the self-same indigo found… Read More

Is That a Partridge in a Pear Tree? The Annual Christmas Bird Count Is Here

This year marks the 120th Christmas Bird Count, held by the Audubon Society every year during a two-week period overlapping Christmas (this year… Read More

We Can’t Hear Them, But Plants Are Screaming at Us

You might want to sit down for this. Are you sitting? Okay, good. I don’t know how to tell you this, but it turns… Read More

This Baby Yoda Succulent Will Force Its Way into Your Heart

I’m not sure if you’re aware, but succulents are basically the Baby Yoda of houseplants and I have a few examples to prove… Read More

Free Trees Help You Fight Climate Change (and Make Your Yard Even Nicer)

The City of Los Angeles has just appointed its first urban forester to spearhead a campaign to add 90,000 trees to the city’s landscape… Read More

All-Natural DIY Cold and Flu Remedies to Help Kick Your Sick to the Curb

As if COVID-19 weren’t enough to worry about, cold and flu season is on its way, too. We’re spending more time indoors, breathing a… Read More

This Mid-Century Home’s Revamped Yard Has a Pool, an Outdoor Dining Area, and Kid-Friendly Features

After remodeling the interior of their home in Castro Valley, California, homeowners Dorothy and Connor Sears noticed their pool was losing water. “We… Read More

These Aquatic Houseplants Make a Splash Indoors

If you love aquariums but don’t want to worry about keeping fish alive (or if you have a bad habit of overwatering your houseplants),… Read More

We Shouldn’t Tell You This, But: You Can Sleep in a Refurbished Grain Silo at this Oregon Wine Farm

Visitors to Oregon’s Yamhill County may be spoiled for choice when it comes to wine tasting rooms, but accommodations are harder to come… Read More

Sublime Products from Everyday Herbs That You Can DIY on a Dime

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. Whether you’re making gifts, are dabbling… Read More

In the Sunset Test Gardens at Cornerstone Sonoma: Fall 2019

The weather may be as fair as ever, but fall is definitely in full swing in the Sunset Test Gardens. Though we’ll always miss … Read More

Washington State University’s New Apple Variety Is Out of This World

Get ready, pomophiles, because the Cosmic Crisp apple (more clinically known as WA-38) is set to launch on December 1, 2019 and we are here… Read More

Sow These Seeds in Fall for a Head Start on Spring Blooms

Most people probably think that sowing seeds is a springtime endeavor, best saved for when the soils are warming up and the birds are… Read More

Give Your Tender Garden Plants an Indoor Winter Staycation

For many of us denizens of the West, the first frost is the time when we bid adieu to those tender annuals that provided… Read More

Don’t Let These Common Pests Bug Your Houseplants

If you’ve been growing houseplants for a while, at some point you may have noticed them looking a bit peaked, or maybe their growth… Read More

Start Your Own Tulip Craze With These Extraordinary Varieties

For people who love spring blooms as much as I do, fall is actually the most magical time of year. We get to… Read More

Variegation on a Theme: These Patterned Houseplants Are Hotter Than Ever

Like pink-leaved plants, variegated foliage is having a major moment right now. All of the houseplant nerds I follow on Instagram are posting… Read More

These Big-Screen Monsters Are Actually Plants

If you’ve ever had to tackle a thicket of blackberry bushes, you might think plants are already sentient and have a taste for human… Read More

We’re Loving These Delightful Plant Shops Around the West

I may know a thing or two about getting plants on the cheap, but on the rare occasion that I need a little… Read More

These Tattoo Artists Will Inspire You to Get a Botanical Design

You want a tattoo and are thinking of taking inspiration from the garden? You’re not alone. When it comes to choosing a design, you… Read More

Grow an English Garden Fit for Downton Abbey

The Edwardian era may have ended with the coronation of George V in 1910, but in the English garden, Edward is still king. This… Read More

Think Pink with Instagram’s Hottest Houseplants

I recently  learned that the media company where my husband works has, I’m not joking, a “no plants” policy. It’s not because they’re philistines;… Read More