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Trending on Gardenista: California Cool

March 13, 2015

Get some Hollywood glam with metallic planters and perennial grasses. This week, Gardenista celebrates California from the ground up.

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Above: Burnished gold planters add new glamour to an old Hollywood estate that once belonged to Howard Hughes. Take a tour–and learn where to source the pots–in this week’s Garden Visit.
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Above: Create curb appeal with your favorite fonts. Learn how to paint your own house numbers in this week’s DIY Project.
  • In this week’s Gardenista 100 guide, take a look at the Best Outdoor Furniture and Accessories of 2015. We have our eye on this duo from Serax.
  • How often do you look at a leaf and wonder what tree it fell from? Or spot a mystery flower and wish you knew its name? Turns out there’s an app for that. Actually many of them. Learn the ones for you in Garden Tech.
  • Tip No. 1 in 10 Ideas to Steal from California Gardens: “Design a landscape to take advantage of existing trees; they’ll block wind and provide shade better than any other solution you can devise.” And for Michelle’s wisdom about the many ways to use hardy, romantic-looking perennial grasses, go to Leaves of Grass.
  • “Black is a color to take seriously,” writes Michelle. “It adds color and depth, and if you paint a house black, you send a message that you’re not afraid to be noticed.” Black also shows off greenery exceptionally well, but dark paint has a few downsides. Find out in Pros and Cons of Painting a House Black.
  • You can now flip through Gardenista as if it were a glossy magazine: Take a look at the new Gardenista-Curated Collections on Flipboard.
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