Current Obsessions: Water Lilies in Bloom

Here’s a look at what’s on our radar this week:

• On our wish list: limited-edition cork vases, handmade in Oakland, California. 
• Design Milk founder and editor in chief, Jamie Derringer, is poised to overhaul her Southern California backyard (approvals pending); we’re watching her every step. 
• We’re of the opinion that the best party guest is the one who brings the deviled eggs. We’re trying this “extra-special” recipe for our next summer bash. 
• Two-ingredient compote, stone fruit and berries wanted. 
• Hostas, Hollywood juniper, and bamboo border the revamped outdoor space of an equally renovated Upper West Side apartment. 
• A stylish tool for swatting those winged house invaders (no, not bats).
• Put this brass weather station outdoors to monitor temperature and humidity.  
• It’s already August? That means the lily pool at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden is in full bloom. 
• We’re announcing the winners of the Gardenista Considered Design Awards next Saturday, so be sure to vote for your favorite finalists, once a day until August 8. And while you’re at it, vote for the Remodelista finalists as well! Just click below.

For more from this week on Gardenista, see The Summer Kitchen. And don’t miss Remodelista’s week of Summery Kitchens.