The Frill of It All

October 25, 2016

Janet Kelly

A high neck that looks like a choker, ruffles, black and gold floral print and sexy see-throughness tick all the boxes on the state of blouses for the season. From Suno’s fall 2016 runway collection. Eating is not recommended when…

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Green Acre #150: A Guide to Lazy Gardening

May 22, 2019

Nancy McKeon

…appreciate the fireworks frill in flower arrangements. There is, however, not a single bare patch in which to plant them, never mind scrape down an inch to cover the seeds with soil. Enter the flower bomb—seeds packed within a casing…

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Wardrobe Workhorse: Button-Down Blouses

February 23, 2021

Janet Kelly

…new-to-me label I’m liking for its mostly easy-on-the-wallet prices and designs. Case in point is the brand’s cotton Easy Ruffle Shirt ($110, Shopbop), which tweaks the menswear style with a curved hem and a feminine frill on the cuffs and…

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Green Acre #396: Spread Gently, Sweet Clematis

August 31, 2022

Nancy McKeon

…the purple Rose of Sharon, and scrambles along the fence line to the porch, climbing up the drainpipe for a pretty frill—like a peek at the hem of a lacy petticoat. One might think this was by design. As if…

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Green Acre #450: The Window Box in Winter

November 1, 2023

stephanie cavanaugh

…cutting back but leaving the sweet-potato vine for a little frill at the front and keeping sprigs of purple tradescantia and spikes. Though they’re both doomed when we have a frost, their presence does temporarily enliven the texture. The soil…

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