Island Homes: Casual Elegance in Design by Peter Vincent Architects, published by ORO Editions. Island Homes presents the beautiful yet unpretentious new homes, residential renovations and commercial buildings designed by Honolulu-based Peter Vincent Architects. A boutique firm founded in 1992, PVA specializes in custom-built architecture in a broad spectrum of styles and genres.

Easy Steps

Two of my favorite plants for easy care are hardy geraniums and sweet spire shrubs. Both grow just about anywhere and can handle different light exposure. Understanding how much light the area receives can be the trickiest part for beginner gardeners. Utilizing plants that can thrive in a variety of light exposure can help blunt that issue. At Sugar Creek Gardens, we offer free garden design consultations that are especially great for beginner gardeners.

Summer Solution

Steven and Andrea Rosenblum’s Clayton neighborhood is more than a collection of houses owned by very nice people. It’s a community, where people have each other’s garage access codes and pet-sit for one another. An area where the proverbial cups of sugar are passed across backyard fences as easily as friendly chit-chat.

Purchasing an old off-market home in mid-renovation after a leak caused significant water damage is not for the faint of heart. But for a St. Louis couple who had both grown up just a couple of streets away, it was a sentimental return to a neighborhood they loved. Located on the west side of Forest Park, the picturesque setting offers convenient dog walks, nearby golf, family picnics on Art Hill and frequent trips to The Boathouse and the Zoo, which the couple and their young daughter take full advantage of.

  Natasha Merchant-Pappu has lived all over the world. She is comfortable in Massachusetts and Connecticut, London, Bombay and Poona in India. But there is probably no place where she is more at home than in her Ladue garden. 

Technology has made it easier for users to do almost anything around the house. It’s also making big waves in the gardening community. Innovative new tools utilize technology to track plant growth, create flexible watering schedules and act as a visualization tool during the planning process. These additions to your gardening routine can improve your garden’s efficiency and give you more insight into the inner workings of your plants. 

Soil Monitoring Systems