The Artful Garden

Garden Confidential, Vol. 6

Garden Confidential, Vol. 6

Most people don’t realize there are levels to gardens—just like there are to food. In this edition of Garden Confidential, we break down what real gardens cost, why you almost...

Garden Confidential, Vol. 6

Most people don’t realize there are levels to gardens—just like there are to food. In this edition of Garden Confidential, we break down what real gardens cost, why you almost...

Garden Confidential, Vol. 4: The $64 Tomato, the Boxwood Default, and the Case for the Professional Gardener

Garden Confidential, Vol. 4: The $64 Tomato, th...

William Alexander’s The $64 Tomato was supposed to be a funny book. But for anyone who’s tried to DIY a garden and ended up overwhelmed and over budget, it hits...

Garden Confidential, Vol. 4: The $64 Tomato, th...

William Alexander’s The $64 Tomato was supposed to be a funny book. But for anyone who’s tried to DIY a garden and ended up overwhelmed and over budget, it hits...

TikTok Doesn’t Know What Graham Stuart Thomas Did

TikTok Doesn’t Know What Graham Stuart Thomas Did

Garden Confidential, Vol. 3: TikTok Doesn’t Know What Graham Stuart Thomas Did By Steve Mydelski, Natchez Glen House There’s something that happens in gardens that doesn’t happen on screens. It...

TikTok Doesn’t Know What Graham Stuart Thomas Did

Garden Confidential, Vol. 3: TikTok Doesn’t Know What Graham Stuart Thomas Did By Steve Mydelski, Natchez Glen House There’s something that happens in gardens that doesn’t happen on screens. It...

Garden Confidential: The Lawn

Garden Confidential: The Lawn

In this second entry of the Garden Confidential series, Steve Mydelski reflects on the cultural dominance of the American lawn—how it grew from a soft green path into a high-maintenance...

Garden Confidential: The Lawn

In this second entry of the Garden Confidential series, Steve Mydelski reflects on the cultural dominance of the American lawn—how it grew from a soft green path into a high-maintenance...

Garden Confidential

Garden Confidential

An honest look at the contradictions in modern gardening—from landscape fabric to labor, sustainability to marketing. What are we actually growing?

Garden Confidential

An honest look at the contradictions in modern gardening—from landscape fabric to labor, sustainability to marketing. What are we actually growing?

Where Are the Gardens?

Where Are the Gardens?

An Open Letter to the Ecological Movement By Steve Mydelski | Natchez Glen House If we love our planet— If we love the soil that we walk on— If we...

Where Are the Gardens?

An Open Letter to the Ecological Movement By Steve Mydelski | Natchez Glen House If we love our planet— If we love the soil that we walk on— If we...