Articles by Lauren Dunec Design

It’s easy not to think about enriching your garden soil until spring planting rolls around and nurseries are filled with tempting plant starts and budding perennials. If you put in a little legwork now to improve your soil, you will lay the foundation to support a healthy garden for seasons to come….

Fall’s the best time for choosing plants for their brilliant autumn foliage — they’ll be stocked in nurseries in all their splendor — as well as for planting trees, shrubs, perennials and ornamental grasses. These eight stunning combinations from New Mexico to the United Kingdom will provide you with…

Rolling out an outdoor rug can be one of the easiest ways to update your outdoor seating or dining area. Not only do rugs add softness underfoot, but they can also help define use areas, make a bold statement with color or pattern and add that finishing touch to an outdoor room. Let’s take a look at…

Cradled by the rolling foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains, this ranch property in California’s sunny Santa Barbara County encourages outdoor living and farm-to-table meals. The 5,000-square-foot edible garden — filled to the brim with vegetables, herbs, flowers, tree fruits and berries…

Cradled by the rolling foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains, this ranch property in California’s sunny Santa Barbara County encourages outdoor living and farm-to-table meals. The 5,000-square-foot edible garden — filled to the brim with vegetables, herbs, flowers, tree fruits and berries…

Fall gardens are all about drama. The air turns crisp, and deciduous trees change from green to brilliant gold, rich amber and fiery red. Leaves rustle, ornamental grasses sway and catch the late-afternoon light. Rose hips and toyon berries look like clusters of jewels.
Whether you’d like to add…

Come winter, many of our favorite tried-and-true plants for shade lose their leaves or die back to the ground. By adding a few hardworking evergreen plants to shaded areas, you can fill in winter bare spots, create year-round structure and cut down on maintenance — all in one fell swoop.
To get…

Come winter, many of our favorite tried-and-true plants for shade lose their leaves or die back to the ground. By adding a few hardworking evergreen plants to shaded areas, you can fill in winter bare spots, create year-round structure and cut down on maintenance — all in one fell swoop.
To get…

If you’re installing a new patio, chances are you have a good sense about how you’d like to use it. What you might be less clear on, however, is how large to make your new patio. Although personal preference and your existing site will affect your patio’s size, some general sizing rules of thumb can…

If you’re installing a new patio, chances are you have a good sense about how you’d like to use it. What you might be less clear on, however, is how large to make your new patio. Although personal preference and your existing site will affect your patio’s size, some general sizing rules of thumb can…