Garden Inspiration

As I mentioned on twitter earlier today, I’m thinking about trying to do a bit of gardening this spring and summer in the tiny yard in front of our house.  It’s a small area, with just some grass and a couple of trees at the moment, but I think it could be really pretty with a few flowers and shrubs.  This is the first time since living in DC that I’ve had a front yard, so I’m very much a novice gardener.  If you have any gardening resources (blogs, books, websites) that you can recommend, I’d very much appreciate it!

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I’m thinking I’ll start off with something relatively low-maintenance, and I’d love to add in a few evergreen elements so that the yard isn’t completely bare next winter.  Any ideas?

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Vintage Stamps + Envelopes

So if you're like me and love vintage stamps but either don't have the time to hunt around for them or just don't really know where to start, I'm guessing you'll love this shop from Whitney Rae:

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Whitney collects vintage postage, then artfully arranges the stamps on colorful envelopes in ready-to-mail postage denominations.  Aren't her collections beautiful?

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Looove that Voice of America stamp — one of my all time favorites!  Check out more of Whitney's vintage stamp arrangements right here.

{image credits: whitney fruin}

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  I'm feeling a bit under the weather today, so I'm going to head out a bit early and get a head start on the weekend.  We're hoping to visit the farmer's market in our new neighborhood for the first time (I'm dying to make this parmesan parsnip recipe!) and finally get rid of any remaining boxes in our apartment.  But in the meantime…

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…a couple of links for your weekend reading:

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Also, if you haven't already heard, my friend Vané is organizing a fantastic wedding even in late March called Urban Wed.  Vané has pulled together a fantastic group of vendors, so if you're in the New York area, you should definitely check it out!

Have a great weekend everyone!

{image credits: cassia beck via mary ruffle}