The Gathering Garden Magazine
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Inside a Restored Georgia Farmhouse That Never Buys Fresh Flowers
A 1930s farmhouse outside Canton, Georgia, was restored board by board over three years. Its owner made one unusual decorating rule: no fresh-cut flowers, ever. -
Inside a Provencal-Inspired Kitchen Refresh: One Home's Case for a French Tablecloth Over a Runner
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A modest kitchen update, done without a renovation budget: one homeowner's decision to replace a runner with a full Provencal tablecloth, and what changed. -
A 1920s Bungalow, Reconsidered: One Real Renovation's Case for Dried Over Fresh
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Inside a real Craftsman bungalow renovation, where the owners replaced a standing weekly flower order with dried botanicals — and a bowl of dried artichokes became the piece everyone asks about.
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The Modern Farmhouse Renovation Is Quietly Giving Up on Fresh Flowers
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A decade into the farmhouse renovation boom, the design detail that once meant fresh peonies on every counter is being quietly replaced by something that doesn't need replacing every week.
