The divine Miss Nancy Wilson brings her lush life to Austin.

These flowers will thrive in sunny gardens and will come back year after year with bright, colorful, easy-to-care-for blooms.

There's always something beautiful blooming at my farm - this time of year, it's the big, white hydrangeas. I love hydrangeas and have been growing them for a long time. Hydrangeas are popular ornamental plants, grown for their large flower heads, which are excellent in cut arrangements and for drying. I have lots of hydrangeas

Martha Stewart's official blog. On the Martha Blog, Martha Stewart shares an up-close and personal perspective of her life through blog posts, photos and Twitter. - Part 3

Go inside the beautiful gardens and lush landscapes at four of Martha Stewart's homes, from her first residence (Turkey Hill) to her current estate in Bedford, NY. Here, she shares how she designed each garden at every property.

Stain Removing Cheat Sheets - taking the guess work out for you!

The kitchen was the first renovation we took on in our now new-old, house. Pictures speak louder than words, so I've included some photos from one of our first visits to the house. We knew we needed to capture the kitchen from every angle so that we could start our planning. The kitchen was clean, functional, and on the small side, but my husband and I agree that if something doesn't bring you joy, than it should change. We cook a lot and spend a great deal of time in the kitchen so it's essential that we not dread looking at it. We weren't prepared to make it bigger but it needed a facelift. BEFORE Note the square bump out next to the window...it was an old chimney! Very shiny factory finished Cherry floors. AFTER Martha Stewart Living cabinets with Dunemere door style. Marais Chair, Design Within Reach; Pedestal Table, Crate & Barrel We painted the wood beams on the ceiling. The first thing to go were the cabinets, appliances, and paneling. After revealing the ancient original walls, my husband and some friends tore out the old chimney, a useless square box on our East-facing wall, with a diamond blade saw because the mortar was too hard for a chipping gun! We replaced the cabinets with Martha Stewart Living's very affordable cabinets in Sharkey Gray. My nephew painted the walls in Martha Stewart's Gull, and my husband later tiled the backsplash with inexpensive white subway tile with dark gray grout called "Platinum." I love Carrara marble countertop, and we deliberated whether to do it again, but I think the look and feel is incomparable, and a little patina adds charm. Luckily I'm not OCD and a water mark here and there doesn't bother me. We chose an oil rubbed bronze light fixture from Restoration Hardware to place over the island. The last thing we did was sand and paint the cherry floors. Their factory finish finally drove us crazy! The floors simply were out of sync with the rest of the house. We chose Benjamin Moore's Floor and Patio paint in Kendall Charcoal. About the appliances: We've put the same stainless steel apron sink in our last three homes that we purchased from an online dealer. This time we went with a dual-fuel, six burner KitchenAid stove which we're very pleased with. Overall, the kitchen works for our little family. It's the opposite of the current trend towards open floor plans, but it stays true to this village colonial's original layout, and the facelift made us happy. The colors are soothing, and allow the color of serving dishes, flowers, food, and people to take center stage. Martha Stewart Living Cabinets are available at Home Depot.

Our easy vodka lemonade recipe is sweetened with a thyme-infused sugar syrup. It’s a make-ahead pitcher drink and a great cocktail for entertaining.

Tartine Bakery's Country Bread is one for the books. Learn how to make it with this cherished recipe.

Whether you're into ceramic pots, brass bases, or a particular color scheme, there's a pretty flower pot for every gardener. Shop our favorites now.

When one door closes, open a window and climb through it. This week I’m sharing a bit more into why we pioneered the design webisode and have never looked back. Don’t miss out on the fashion and home inspiration either! Xo-S

This tart looks incredible, and is easy to make, too. Thin slices of Meyer lemons are poached in simple syrup to make sweet candied circles, and then arranged on store-bought puff pastry.

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In this crème caramel recipe, a shot of espresso is added to the layer of caramel sauce, adding a buzzy bite to this classic creamy dessert.

Pair melon—watermelon, cantaloupe, or honeydew—with different liquors—gin, tequila, or vodka—and top with fresh herbs for an easy, boozy build-your-own dessert or snack.

Entertain seamlessly with our ideas for decor, table setting, menus, centerpieces, crafts, and more party must-haves.

Every day, there’s something new blooming at the farm. Yesterday, I hosted a garden tour for a small group, which included wives of several executives from the trading company, Mitsui USA. Each year, I agree to open my gardens for a small number of guided walks around the farm to see what is blooming at

Go inside this couple's butterfly-filled outdoor wedding in Rutherford, California, also featuring classic décor and a blush color palette.

Browse our curated collection of incredible real weddings from all over the world, in all different seasons, and with a variety of wedding colors. Whether you want to have an elaborate destination wedding, a beautiful ballroom reception, or an intimate outdoor wedding in your backyard, there are plenty of real weddings to inspire your own wedding.

Martha Stewart’s move to Bedford, New York, an upscale hamlet in Westchester County, took place over a period of several years while her new property underwent major renovations. She purchased two contiguous lots (totaling 153-acres) in 2000 and, since then, has been gradually restoring and rebuilding, making new additions and refurbishing existing structures. Once called Sycamore Farms, Martha’s property was first settled in 1784 and is known locally, today, as Cantitoe Corners. (Cantitoe was the wife of an Indian chief named Katonah who lived in the region in the 1700s.) Its previous owner, Ruth Sharpe, was an eccentric millionaire who died in 1999 at the age of 95. When her family decided to sell the property, Martha knew it was where she wanted to be. Martha’s new home is more like a small village, with a series of houses and out-buildings dotting the expansive grounds: perfect for her plans to create what she calls "a new kind of farm". Martha resides in the 1925 farm house (the Winter House), shown above – a three-story abode fronted by a long porch and dormer windows on the third level. Adjacent to the farm house is the property's original structure: a 1770 Colonial house, known as the Summer House, which is where Ms. Sharpe lived. There is also a nearby tenant’s cottage, where her daughter, Alexis, lives with her children when she is visiting. The property also contains a guest house, known as the Maple Avenue House, and a contemporary house deeper on the property. You will see photos of these below. (All photos are from TheMarthaBlog.com.) With expansive fields and swaying sycamore trees, the property is one of the finest in the region, adjacent to the home of fashion designer Ralph Lauren. Westchester County was once famous for its Republicanism and old money. Today, however, the attitude here is decidedly casual and laid back, home to a roster of celebrities, including Richard Gere, Ryan Reynolds and wife Blake Lively, and Glenn Close. Traditional roots are still intact, however. The 1939 clock tower at Sutton Corners, for instance, is wound by hand each week by the neighbors. Many of the wealthy landowners are farmers, too, tending to their land and livestock in dirty dungarees. Old money still lives on, though: Francis Kellogg still lives in his family’s 18th Century house at Mill Pond, and Robert F. Kennedy lives there with his family, tending to the region’s pollution control and water sanitation regulations. Martha, who adores new projects, snapped up Cantitoe Farm when it went up for sale and she immediately wrote a mission statement for the property, a manifesto of dreams, as it were, outlining all of her desires and plans for what she hopes will be her main residence from now on. Borrowing design and homestead philosophies from the Shaker communities in New York and Maine, Martha envisioned a farm of unparalleled practicality and style. “I want to have a new kind of house, a smart house,” she told Vanity Fair in 2005. “This is going to be the future. That’s what I’m trying to do here.” Memrie Lewis, a long-time friend of Martha’s, elaborated on Martha’s dreams in the same Vanity Fair feature. “She’s creating a magical place,” says Memrie. “Her concept is that it’s going to be a self-sufficient American farm. You never have to leave your land. She tried to do that at Turkey Hill, but it was just too small. This is the dream she’s had for a long time: to have everything you need to eat or drink – vegetables, milk, eggs, fruit, everything you can think of – right there in those acres.” Martha is already quite close to achieving this dream. In 2001 she hired famed architect Allan Greenberg to co-design many of the new building plans, including new garages, stables, greenhouses and barns, as well as converting a tractor garage into an entertaining room off the kitchen, which are both joined to the main house by a walk-through servery. Martha constructed a large garage and converted an old barn into a building for special projects: it contains a blogging room and a homekeeping studio on the main floor and a gym on the second floor. What never came to fruition, however, was a 4,500 square foot house in the center of the adjacent farm field. Preliminary sketches showed a two-story structure with banks of small-pane windows, similar in style to Shaker architecture, at the end of a long pathway surrounded by wildflowers and hostas. According to an article in the New York Times about the property, Allan Greenberg says Martha envisioned three enormous rooms inside this building (each approximately 30' x 50') for entertaining large groups. The plans, however, were never carried out. The houses that were already on the lot at the time of purchase have been completely rebuilt on their existing foundations. Martha reconfigured the layout of the Winter House to face backwards, so that its front porch looked out over the acreage rather than the road. The exteriors of the houses were done with hand-cut clapboard siding, stained gray. In fact, the entire palette of the property is gray – Bedford Gray, which became a popular paint color sold through her Martha Stewart Living paint line at the Home Depot. The color was based on an old piece of Italian stationery that Martha had in her collection. Gray stone stables, gray fencing, gray equipment buildings and gray barns dot the landscape. The interiors have also been re-worked using shades of gray. The main kitchen in the Winter House is comprised of dyed-gray sycamore veneer cabinetry with gray lacquer trim. The cabinets and shelving were designed by architect Beth Weinstein and built by Bjork Carle Woodworking in Brooklyn. The white and gray floor was cut from stone taken from the Gordon Bunshaft house Martha once owned on Long Island. The overall effect is of serenity and monochromatic harmony. To see the interiors of the Winter House, click here. Outdoors, she has had four miles of carriage roadways built on the property and she imported 100-year-old white cedar paddock fencing from Canada to create grazing paddocks for her five Friesen horses, also from Canada: a farm called Witteveen. Courtyards on the property are paved with cobblestones that once lined the streets of Elizabeth, New Jersey (Martha's home state) and were originally used as ballast on old wooden cargo ships. There are more than 45,000 daffodil bulbs planted along the rock walls that line the property (45 different varieties) and thousands of new trees have been planted since her arrival, including lilac, pin-oak and linden allées. Japanese maple groves and a pinetum were also planted. There is a peony garden boasting 200 different plants and a 'boxwood room' next to the Summer House. In spring 2007, the host of Animal Planet's Backyard Habitat, Dave Mizejewski, designated Martha's Bedford property as a Certified Wildlife Habitat with the National Wildlife Federation. Martha encourages birds, owls and bats on the property by setting up bird houses in the woods. Enjoy the photographs of Martha's farm, below: Martha in the stables with her horses and donkeys, all from Canada. The stables were designed and built by Allan Greenberg's firm with interiors designed and built by a British company called Loddon. Martha's Friesen horses grazing outdoors. To keep their coats shiny and black, Martha rarely lets them out during the height of sunny summer days, since sunlight can turn their coats a reddish hue. Early mornings and evenings are the times you'll most likely see the horses outside. The entrance to the stables. The stone used to build the stables was quarried in Vermont. The greenhouse where Martha keeps her collection of tropical plants was designed and built by Allan Greenberg's firm, based on the designs of Crystal Palace, a large cast-iron and plate-glass Victorian greenhouse built in Hyde Park, London. Martha inside the greenhouse. Behind the greenhouse is the enormous vegetable garden. Today, the garden has been converted to Martha's cutting garden and the vegetable garden has moved closer to the chicken coops. Martha displays her tropical plants during the summer months in the sunken garden, which connects the main Winter House to the Summer House. The entrance to the Summer House. The tenant cottage in the spring. The contemporary house on the property. It is the only building that Martha has not yet renovated. The formal parterre, leading up to the porch of the Winter House.

Start planning your wedding today with ideas for dresses, invitations, cakes, bouquets, and more from the editors of Martha Stewart Weddings.

Almost a year to the day the first Encyclopedia of Crafts was released, fans of the fabulous crafts by the busy elves at Martha Stewart Living have a new book of projects to inspire and delight, this one devoted to fabric and sewing. The book is out today and I'll be getting my copy shortly! In the meantime, here is the official write-up. Whether you just bought your first sewing machine or have been sewing for years, Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts will open your eyes to an irresistible range of ideas. A comprehensive visual reference, the book covers everything a home sewer craves: the basics of sewing by hand or machine, along with five other time-honored crafts techniques, and step-by-step instructions for more than 150 projects that reflect not only Martha Stewart’s depth of experience and crafting expertise, but also her singular sense of style. Encyclopedic in scope, the book features two main parts to help you brush up on the basics and take your skills to a new level. First, the Techniques section guides readers through Sewing, Appliqué, Embroidery, Quilting, Dyeing, and Printing. Following that, the Projects A to Z section features more than 150 clever ideas (including many no-sew projects), all illustrated and explained with the clear, detailed instructions that have become a signature of Martha Stewart’s magazines, books, and television shows. A chapter on doll making.A chapter on wall décor. Beautiful photographs, as always This CD comes with the book, containing printable and downloadable PDF templates and patterns for the projects in the book. This is the splash page on your screen once the disc is loaded. An enclosed CD includes full-size clothing patterns as well as templates that can be easily produced on a home printer. Fabric, thread, and tool glossaries identify the properties, workability, and best uses of common sewing materials. And, perhaps best of all, when you need it most, Martha and her talented team of crafts editors offer you the reassurance that you really can make it yourself. The projects are as delightful as they are imaginative, and include classic Roman shades, hand-drawn stuffed animals, an easy upholstered blanket chest, a quilted crib bumper, French knot-embellished pillowcases and sheets, and Japanese-embroidered table linens, among many others.With gorgeous color photographs as well as expert instruction, this handy guide will surely encourage beginners and keep sewers and crafters of all experience levels wonderfully busy for many years to come. Photos by Laura Normandin, MSLO

This semi-sparkling wine style is easy to drink. It's less bubbly than spumante wines like prosecco and is popular in Italy. Winemakers in France, Spain, and other countries also make easy-to-drink semi-sparkling wines.

Grass lawns can be difficult on the environment. We're sharing several eco-friendly lawn alternatives that require little to no water, weeding, fertilizer, or pesticides.

This strawberry-gin drink is just right for summer. It's made with gin, elderflower liqueur, and club soda, and muddled with strawberries and cucumber slices.

Cranberry and cucumber might sound like an odd couple, but the vegetable really mellows out the berry's tartness.

These cupcakes are adapted from a recipe by ChikaLicious Dessert Bar in New York City. Martha made this recipe on episode 508 of Martha Bakes.

A combination of peak summer fruit—blueberries and peaches—are bursting beneath vanilla biscuits in this fruit cobbler recipe.

A guide to four important red wine grapes, cabernet sauvignon, malbec, pinot noir, and syrah, and the wines made with them. Plus what foods each pairs with.

Apricot jam is applied using a squeeze bottle to create the eye-catching dotted pattern atop this rich, tangy cheesecake.

After taking a bite of this Chocolate Pudding Cake, you wouldn't even guess it's gluten-free.

Go inside Martha's first-ever home, Turkey Hill, a farmhouse in Connecticut. Take a tour of the beautiful property here.

These Easter decorating ideas, which include everything from spring flower arrangements to Easter centerpieces and Easter egg crafts, will get your home ready for the holiday as well as the arrival of spring.

Like little cakes with a citrus perfume, these European darlings are equally delightful as a light dessert with fresh fruit or on their own at teatime.

A lighter, more refreshing take on the classic poolside cocktail, this piña colada on the rocks is mixed in a cocktail shaker—no blender needed.

A guide to four important red wine grapes, cabernet sauvignon, malbec, pinot noir, and syrah, and the wines made with them. Plus what foods each pairs with.

These flowers will thrive in sunny gardens and will come back year after year with bright, colorful, easy-to-care-for blooms.