New Old Time

Victorian chromolithographic trade cards and illustrated seed envelopes scattered on a dark wooden table with a magnifying glass, warm afternoon light, Gilded Age Americana collector's table

Jerome B. Rice & Co. and the Art of the Victori...

In 1885, Jerome B. Rice & Co. of Cambridge Valley, New York, sent a pea couple dressed in Victorian formal attire across America to sell seeds — part of a...

Jerome B. Rice & Co. and the Art of the Victori...

In 1885, Jerome B. Rice & Co. of Cambridge Valley, New York, sent a pea couple dressed in Victorian formal attire across America to sell seeds — part of a...

Blooming peonies in terracotta pots inside the Victorian glasshouse at Kew Gardens, iron and glass architecture with a white spiral staircase in the corner, warm diffused light through the glass panels

The Peony: From Ancient China to the Gardens of...

There is a moment in early summer when the peonies open all at once — great, extravagant blooms so full and heavy they bow their stems toward the ground. It...

The Peony: From Ancient China to the Gardens of...

There is a moment in early summer when the peonies open all at once — great, extravagant blooms so full and heavy they bow their stems toward the ground. It...

Artist's work table with scattered red, green and yellow tartan fabric scraps, vintage scissors, glue pot, paintbrushes and a fabric collage in progress on cardboard, warm natural light

Petrov and the Art of the Fabric Collage

In the spring of 1940, a fashion illustrator for The Australian Women's Weekly built his cover image not from paint or pencil, but from real fabric. Geoffrey Claude Turton —...

Petrov and the Art of the Fabric Collage

In the spring of 1940, a fashion illustrator for The Australian Women's Weekly built his cover image not from paint or pencil, but from real fabric. Geoffrey Claude Turton —...

Ginkgo biloba tree in early autumn in a Japanese zen garden, fan-shaped leaves transitioning from green to golden yellow, raked gravel and mossy stones in soft focus, warm afternoon light

The Ginkgo Biloba: A Living Fossil

In the autumn, the Ginkgo biloba turns a sudden, unanimous gold — then all its leaves fall at once. It is one of the most dramatic performances in the plant...

The Ginkgo Biloba: A Living Fossil

In the autumn, the Ginkgo biloba turns a sudden, unanimous gold — then all its leaves fall at once. It is one of the most dramatic performances in the plant...

Picnic spread on a red and white gingham blanket with a wicker basket, brie, cheddar, baguette, grapes, prosciutto and a glass of rosé wine in golden afternoon light

The Art of the Perfect Picnic: A Practical Guid...

There is something almost conspiratorial about a picnic. You gather your provisions, find your patch of grass, and for a few hours opt out of the ordinary arrangements of eating...

The Art of the Perfect Picnic: A Practical Guid...

There is something almost conspiratorial about a picnic. You gather your provisions, find your patch of grass, and for a few hours opt out of the ordinary arrangements of eating...

Whole and open pomegranate on an old earthenware plate with a vintage knife and scattered seeds, wicker basket of pomegranates on a rustic wooden table, soft natural light

The Pomegranate and Its Symbols: Five Thousand ...

There are few fruits as laden with meaning as the pomegranate. Cultivated for at least five thousand years, it appears in the oldest written literature, in the myths of ancient...

The Pomegranate and Its Symbols: Five Thousand ...

There are few fruits as laden with meaning as the pomegranate. Cultivated for at least five thousand years, it appears in the oldest written literature, in the myths of ancient...