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Botanical Gardens Are Turning Away From Flowers

Social trends and changing demographics have forced botanical gardens to widen their appeal beyond flowers and plants.

Who Lives There: In a Crumbling Mansion, Creativity and History Meet

A colorful family of Livingston and Astor descendants have 43 rooms full of legacy at Rokeby, their 195-year-old home, but not the money to maintain any of it.

In the Garden: Ingredients for Herbal Tea Lie Around the House

Herbs that can be blended and used to make tea can easily be grown at home.

Pet-Centric Design

Some pet owners are creating animal-friendly design solutions to complement their human-centric homes.

Shopping With Susan Weber: Shopping at Museums

Susan Weber, the director of the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, searches museum shops for hostess gifts you wouldn’t find at a department store.

Currents | Q&A: Talking With Wendell Castle, Whose Floor Lamps Waited 40 Year…

The designer’s colorful plastic floor lamps were a flop when he first introduced them in 1969, but times have changed.

Currents | Fixtures: Showering Under Any Color in the Rainbow

The new Icon hand shower from Grohe comes in a rainbow of color choices.

Currents | Walls: Leafy Murals Spill Across a Condo

Two murals recently painted on the walls of a Midtown building were the winners of a contest sponsored by the developer.

Currents | Kids: Quilted Maps Have a Cuddly Sense of Place

Interests in cartography and quilting intersect in a line of baby blankets with the coziness of home.

Currents | Furniture: Indoor-Outdoor Ball-Shaped Chairs

A chair that combines 1970s styling with 21st-century sustainability, and can be used indoors or outside.

Currents | Tools: Cordless Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners

Two new space-saving cordless stick vacuum cleaners are ideal for college dorm rooms.

Currents | Deals: Furniture Strips Down Its Prices for Summer

Sofas, tables and chairs are all marked down.

On Location: In Guernsey, the Makeover of a Stone Barn

A couple’s 15th-century barn is renovated with light and energy efficiency in mind.

International Real Estate: House Hunting in … Dubrovnik, Croatia

Although prices have dropped by as much as 30 percent in the second-home destination of Dubrovnik, the market is now holding steady.

Property Values: What You Get for … $800,000

A two-bedroom solar-dome topped house in the Florida Keys, a nine-bedroom house in Virginia and a two-bedroom town house in California.

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