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2 days ago | 
gardenista.com | Laura Fenton
A recent study of declining butterfly populations published in the journal Science made headlines across the country when it came out in March. The New York Times even launched an interactive tool so readers could see how butterflies had been impacted in their specific area.
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1 week ago | 
realsimple.com | Laura Fenton
For many cooks, a kitchen garden is a romantic idea, especially if you call it by its fancy French name: a potager (pronounced po-tuh-jay). Unlike a vegetable patch or an entire yard given over to unruly crops, the potager garden is contained and elegant. Usually located in close proximity to the kitchen itself, a potager garden is meant to be tended and harvested daily.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Laura Fenton
For many cooks, a kitchen garden is a romantic idea, especially if you call it by its fancy French name: a potager (pronounced po-tuh-jay). Unlike a vegetable patch or an entire yard given over to unruly crops, the potager garden is contained and elegant. Usually located in close proximity to the kitchen itself, a potager garden is meant to be tended and harvested daily.
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1 week ago | 
laurafenton.substack.com | Laura Fenton
New for 2025, Q&A is an advice column of sorts for paid subscribers. Once a month, I answer a reader’s question about living small and invite the community to weigh in with ideas too. Q: After renting our apartment for three years, we recently had the extreme privilege of buying our unit. I had been a lifelong renter. The type who never put holes in walls to hang a thing because I didn’t want to deal with the arguments over security deposits.
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1 week ago | 
gardenista.com | Laura Fenton
If you’ve ever seen adult jumping worms, there’s no mistaking them. Found near the surface of soil and larger than your average worm, jumping worms don’t actually jump, but they thrash and wriggle about so violently it can seem like they are jumping. They have a distinctive raised band near their heads and leave behind castings that look like Grape Nuts cereal.
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1 week ago | 
cubbyathome.com | Laura Fenton
We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing. Buying a sofa of any kind is a big deal, but it can be especially overwhelming when you need something that will also stand up to all the spills and accidents, jumping and fort-building that your littles (and furry littles) will inevitably throw at it.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Laura Fenton
This article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. Buying a sofa of any kind is a big deal, but it can be especially overwhelming when you need something that will also stand up to all the spills and accidents, jumping and fort-building that your littles (and furry littles) will inevitably throw at it.
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1 week ago | 
cottagesgardens.com | Laura Fenton |Tria Giovan
The tastemaker originally purchased this Cape-style house as a jewelry showroom. April 11, 2025 by Laura Fenton | Tria Giovan When designing her home, Faye Kim made space for her eclectic collection of art, objects and furniture.
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1 week ago | 
muckrack.com | Laura Fenton
Inspiration of the month1 COLOR-COORDINATEOne way to instantly upgrade a bunk room is to stick to a narrow palette. Bromley used a two-color scheme pulled from Christopher Farr La Jungle wallpaper and fabric, then painted all the woodwork Benjamin Moore New Born’s Eyes to unify the room. Neutral, natural fibers like jute and rattan temper the playful hue. 2 CURTAIN CUESAdding curtains to bunks or nooks allows for privacy and darkness control (and is something you can do to a store-bought bed too).
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3 weeks ago | 
bhg.com | Laura Fenton
Photo: Annie Schlechter / Interior Design: Brittany Bromley If you’re fortunate enough to have more guests than guest rooms, a tricked-out bunk room might be the space-saving solution your home needs when friends and family come for a visit. We’ve spotted the bunk room trend everywhere from vacation rentals to grandparent nests and now in upscale settings. These gorgeous guest rooms offer the inspiration you need to get a jump-start on your next project. What Is a Bunk Room?
