Current Obsessions: Quick Fixes for Fall

Little tweaks can make all the difference. Here are a few quick fixes we found to make autumn our favorite season:

Above: Rethinking dried flowers, thanks to Native.

• Pop-up of the week: shoe store as botanical garden.
• A paper garden that rivals the real thing.
• A Parisian florist’s tips for foolproof flowers.

Above: Newly opened in Milan, La Vigna di Leonardo is where Leonardo da Vinci lived while painting The Last Supper. “Da Vinci maintained the garden and vineyard with great care,” says Francesca. “Midcentury architect Piero Portaluppi restored the property and they re-planted the vineyard with the same grape that Leonardo used.” We only hope they’ll be serving wine in the garden.

• Bunny Mellon meets Warhol (get tickets now).
• The best way to protect outdoor furniture.
• It’s just around the corner––and we couldn’t be more excited.

Above: Spotted by Margot, cross-cultural ikebana.

• Night lights.
• Tips for planting a cool-season vegetable garden.
• Teenage bedrooms, explained.

Above: Instagram alert. See the seasonal bits and bobs @margotgur collects on her daily walks.

Above: If we could physically dive into the greenery-filled home of Swedish interior designer Robin Berkhuizen, we would. Until then, there’s  @robinberkhuizen.

For more Gardenista, explore our latest issue:

• Zinnias: Rethinking a Farm Stand Flower
• Specimen Trees: Are They Worth It?
• 10 Ideas to Steal from English Cottage Gardens