Current Obsessions: Valley Visits and Beyond

Here’s a look at what we’re loving lately:

• Weekend snack: crí¨me fraí®che crostini with purple cabbage.
• We’re admiring the photos of Sydney photographer Katie Davies, especially the ones from her recent trip to South Australia’s Barossa Valley.
• We know broccoli‘s healthy. But can it really make you happy?
• On our wish list: sphere hanging baskets for summer porches.
• Change is in the air. We’re welcoming a new generation of gardeners–are you one of them?
• A green slice of the farmers’ market in Charleston, West Virginia.
• An orange blossom harvest through the eyes of a Ligurian family: “Flowers mean everything to us here.”
• After a light hike in the Columbia River Gorge, learn how to extract dye from the area’s plants in Wildcraft’s natural dye workshop, September 14 from 10 am to 4 pm.
• Italian fashion designer Federico Forquet turned his creative hand from haute couture to gardening and decorating. His favorite project? His home in Tuscany.

Did you miss this week on Gardenista? Don’t fret; you can catch up here. And also see Remodelista’s Summer Cottage week.