Indoor living space lushly decorated with a variety of indoor plants including Monstera and Fiddle Leaf Fig, complemented by rattan furniture and woven baskets, set against botanical wallpaper.

Bring Your Garden Inside: Creative Ways to Transform Your Home with Nature

Transform your living space into a lush sanctuary by bringing the enchanting elements of nature indoors. From the top gardens to watch for inspiration to learning how to create an indoor oasis, garden-inspired décor bridges the gap between outdoor beauty and interior comfort. Natural materials, living walls, and botanical prints create layers of organic charm, while strategically placed mirrors amplify natural light and create the illusion of bringing your garden views inside. Whether you’re working with a spacious suburban home or…

  • September 15, 2025

Flower Arrangements for Fall

Dahlias are the perfect choice for a fall flower arrangement and the cornerstone of a stunning bouquet. Michael Russo, Trout Lily’s farms floral designer, has been a dahlia growing specialist for over 15 years and has quality advice for adding them to your flower design collections.
Choose Your Vase
Asides from choosing the flowers you want to use for the arrangement, something else to consider is the vase/container you intend to use. Michael usually starts by selecting the vases and then pairing them with the flower color and shape that best fits them.
Select the Color Scheme
If you’re …

  • December 9, 2020

Urban Garden Oasis

Gardeners are a very imaginative and optimistic set of people – they can turn almost any place into a magnificent and serene space. What would you do if you had an urban courtyard with red brick walls and all the plant-growing necessities? We’ll tell you what Alecia Manning did – she transformed it into a beautiful getaway just outside her Boston Condominium back door.
Here are some DIY tips for your urban Garden Oasis:
Garden Up, Rather Than Out 
What better way to maximize your yard space than to plant your flowers vertically (on the wall)? It could just give …

  • December 8, 2020

Design Tips for a Shaded Garden

Are you trying to grow a shaded garden but failing? Don’t worry. Shades allow you to grow plants that thrive in low sunlight and or have a low tolerance for sunlight. Below are some tips to transform a shaded yard into a relaxing garden. These ideas can be adopted for any garden size.
Add Stone and Water
Shelter from the sun on hot days is one of the many advantages of a shaded garden. Even better will be the relaxing sight of rippling water and stone pavement to stroll on to enjoy the serenity of the garden.
Place Colorful Plants Together
For a big shaded garden, large clusters of plants are better …

  • December 5, 2020