Category Archives: exteriors

the great outdoors, the bright light, the tyranny of sunday-afternoon lawnmowers; from the garden to landscaping to whether shutters really belong on that suburban monstrosity.

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Last fall, we had a sudden cold snap — the temp went from low 80s to freezing overnight — and 99% of my front garden promptly went brown. Snap the fingers and that’s as long as it took. Only the two bottle-brush plants remained, but grew no more, so I’m not sure whether they stay [...]