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Keeping cool: Sleeping plants fend off cold the best Each warm spell makes the next cold spell feel that much more frigid to me and — more importantly — to my trees and shrubs. These plants would be much better off if the weather would stay cold until it was ready to turn warm in earnest. This time of year, cold is the only thing keeping most trees and shrubs in their winter sleep. GOING INTO DEEP SLEEP IN AUTUMN Such was not the case back in autumn. Short days and cooling temperatures put these plants into a kind of sleep from which they could not awaken until they felt that winter had passed. Plants mark time by the amount of cold they experience, each kind of plant requiring different amounts of cold before it can awaken. LEE REICH Even with warm temperatures, for example, apple trees will not start growing again until experiencing an accumulated total of about 1,000 hours of temperatures between 30 and 45 degrees Fahrenheit. (It is the amount of cold, not frigid temperatures, that triggers the hormonal changes that jolt plants awake.) Once that “cold bank” has been filled, warmth can awaken these plants, which is what I fear happening with early warm spells. New growth, being succulent and lush, is especially susceptible to cold. Frost biting at new stems weakens a plant, could even kill it, depending on the vigor of the plant and the timing and degree of cold. Early flowers are part of that awakening growth. If nothing more, cold threatens to turn colorful petals to brown mush. But dead flowers also cannot go on to become fruits, leading to further disappointment if the hope was for something luscious or again decorative. YOU CAN HELP We gardeners can make our plants less susceptible to the ill effects of early warm spells. One way is to grow plants adapted to your region. Even within a species, individual plants vary in their winter cold requirement. A red maple native to Georgia, for example, is more likely to awaken prematurely in New York than would a red maple that is native to New York. New York red maples having “early wakening” genes would have died off or been overgrown by those with genes that kept them asleep longer. Most of what we plant, of course, is not native or necessarily perfectly adapted to where we garden; we can help by trying to keep such plants asleep longer. Look around your yard and note how frozen snow lingers longest on the north side of your home or on north-facing slopes. Plants on north-facing slopes or on the north sides of buildings similarly feel less warmth, so begin growth later. Even a tree or shrub that needs sun can thrive on north-facing slopes or near north facing walls. These locations become sunnier as the season advances and the sun rises higher in the sky and wraps further around the horizon. I’ve even heard of gardeners keeping prized plants asleep by spraying their branches with diluted, white latex paint. The white color reflects the sun’s heat. Water resists temperature changes, so proximity to large bodies of water or to air that’s travelled over large bodies of water keeps things cooler in late winter and early spring. That’s why gardeners near large lakes, in coastal regions and in western Europe have fewer problems with overly eager plants in the spring. Before you start packing up plants for a move to coastal Ireland, however, keep in mind that water masses also subdue summer heat, which makes ripening heat-lovers like peppers and cucumbers more of a challenge. Online: http://www.leereich.com/blog http://leereich.com
This photo shows peach buds in New Paltz, N.Y. Swelling buds indicate that peach trees are stirring this time of year, a time when these and other flowering and fruiting trees are best kept asleep as long as possible. (AP photo)
This photo rendering provided by Modsy shows a furnished room in a home done by the online design service. Modsy asks you to fill out a style quiz and provide a few pictures and measurements of the space you're looking to decorate. Then a designer does several possible plans complete with furniture options. (AP photo)
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Solutions and help for small-space living By KIM COOK Associated Press Setting up home in a small apartment poses all sorts of challenges. First, there’s the floorplan: With small rooms come issues like storage, and where to put the bed. Then there’s the furniture: Will it fit up the stairs, and will you need a toolbox and an engineering degree to put it together? Retailers and design services have answers. Design-your-space websites can give you accurate floor plans and helpful decor suggestions. Cleverly designed furniture is scaled for smaller footprints, and might come to the door in easy-to-assemble formats, or with assembly service as part of the package. There are now more options than ever for the diminutive nest. THE FLOORPLAN Sites like Modsy and Havenly give you a thorough questionnaire to pin-
point your style preferences. You can choose or attach pictures of favorite spaces, as well. Then designers will come up with a few plans from which you can choose. At Modsy, for example, you can get a 3-D rendering based on your photos and measurements. Click on furnishings throughout the layout to see if you want to buy them or switch them out for other options. You can also include pieces you already own or are thinking of getting, and your designer will position them in the plan for you. Fiona Byrne , an interior designer in New York City, says one way to tackle the challenging, long but shallow living rooms so common in the city is with space-saving furniture. “Look for narrower pieces such as console tables instead of deep credenzas, and instead of a coffee table, get end tables for either side of the sofa,”
she advises. “Dual-purpose pieces are great — side tables that can double as stools when guests come over, a console table that doubles as a desk, etc. Plug-in wall sconces eliminate the need for additional side tables and don’t require any wiring. All you need is a screwdriver.” She also likes wall-mounted televisions: “People can install the cable box vertically slotted behind the TV so there’s no need for a piece of furniture under the TV.” THE FURNISHINGS “Small spaces are tricky,” says designer Alison Pickart of Larkspur, California, who has done several apartment projects. “When I want a small space to feel larger, I keep the color palette monochromatic. The eye is less ‘distracted’ and the space feels more seamless.” See Small p. 2D
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The allure of the fountain pen By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press In an age of screens and keyboarding, when kids hardly learn cursive anymore, fountain pens — along with their old-timey accoutrements like blotters, bottled ink and fancy nibs — are making a comeback. There are jazzy new colors and styles, and an array of affordable options. It’s a trend driven less by nostalgic baby boomers than by an eco- and fashion-conscious younger set, many of them drawn to the analog attractions of pens, ink and paper. “Interest in fountain pens has really taken off in the 10 years we’ve been in business, especially among people ages 20 to 35,” says Brian Goulet, who owns the online site The Goulet Pen Company with his wife, Rachel. “Back in the ‘90s and 2000s, what was the rage was expensive, limited-edi-
This undated photo provided by the Goulet Pen Company shows a LAMY Vista fountain pen and drawing made with the pen by Adam Schultz. In our computerized age, the oldfashioned fountain pen — all jazzed up — is making a surprise comeback. (AP photo) tion Montblanc and other luxury brands,” he says. “What’s happened is that with the rise of social media and entry-level fountain pens, a lot of companies have come out with pens in wild colors and styles.” Whereas standard ink
colors were once limited to black or blue, colors now have evocative names like California Teal or Azurite, and the inks have features like quick-drying options, sparkles and sophisticated sheens. Kathleen Desaye, manag-
er of the Goods for the Study stationery store in the SoHo neighborhood of New York, said, “We just started a fountain pen club due to customer demand. The club meets once a month, and people can bring in their fountain pen collections or favorite inks and just share their love of pens.” Goulet, who has posted over 2,000 fountain-penrelated YouTube videos, is something of a rock star of the fountain pen world. He spoke by phone from Tokyo, where he was attending the 100th anniversary celebration of the Japanese fountain pen company Platinum, some of whose pens feature delicate, traditional designs like koi or autumn leaves. “I started out as a pen turner, making wood rollerball pens by hand. But as soon as I discovered this See Pens p. 2D
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This photo shows Crate & Barrel's Tate 48-inch walnut desk with power outlet. Sebastian Brauer, Crate & Barrel's VP of Product Design & Development, says small apartment living is about striking a balance between function and style. “Consider pieces that contribute to a light and airy visual vibe, as well as option that maximize your vertical space. And don’t shy away from bold color; especially if your space has limited light; bright colors can bring warmth and energy to your space.” (AP photo)
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“Mid-century pieces work well in tight spaces because their scale is more petite,” she says. Check out smallspace collections from West Elm , Crate & Barrel and Pottery Barn . Sebastian Brauer, Crate & Barrel’s vice president of product design and development, says smallapartment living is about striking a balance between function and style. “Consider pieces that contribute to a light and airy visual vibe, as well as options that maximize your vertical space,” he says. “And don’t shy away from bold color; especially if your space has limited light. Bright colors can bring warmth and energy to your space.” If you’re not quite ready to invest in furniture, consider renting it. In New York and San Francisco, Feather offers “furniture freedom”: rentals of three months or longer for couches, chairs, tables and other furnishings from name-brand furniture partners. You can renew the lease, or buy something if you fall in love with it. West Elm has just launched a partnership with Rent the Runway , where subscribers can choose from 26 bundles of soft furnishings for the bedroom and living room, curated by style, print, texture and color. Inside Weather lets you try out a piece of furniture for a year and return it if things just aren’t working out. They’ve got a selection of contemporary pieces, like apartment-size sofas, midcentury modern chairs, credenzas and tables of all sizes. Everything ships for free. Inside Weather tells you how your purchase is going to arrive — the num-
Unique patterns, Baltic birch and brass-finished powdercoated steel make for a great line of credenzas, as shown here with this piece by Inside Weather. The direct-to-consumer company offers free shipping, tells you how many boxes your furniture will arrive in (the credenzas come in two, each weighing 35 pounds). They also advise you on how long it's likely to take you to put the piece together (for this one, they estimate less than 10 minutes and no tools are needed). Sofas and tables are also part of the collections. They're good options for city dwellers who may not have furniture stores handy, don't want to pay hefty shipping fees, and aren't too assemblyhandy. (AP photo) ber and weight of boxes — and how long it’s likely to take to put together. The company has a signature snap assembly feature that means a sofa can come out of its two boxes and be ready in about 10 minutes. Developments in memory foam technology have been a boon to the home shipping market. Instead of big, bulky mattresses that might not fit through apartment doorways, some companies are sending mattresses and pillows tightly rolled in compact boxes. Coddleme.com , Lull.com and Ghostbed.com are among the options. Detroit-based furniture company Floyd was started by friends Alex O’Dell and Kyle Hoff, who noticed that millennials were mobile and less inclined to acquire major pieces of furniture. They offer just a few basic, easyto-assemble pieces — a so-
fa, platform bed, some tables — and ship them free to select cities. They’ve also got a kit of four white or black metal legs and a roll of sturdy strapping material, so you can turn whatever you like into a bespoke table. If you need help putting something together, consider hiring a service like TaskRabbit.com . It finds local pros for tasks like assembly or breakdown of furniture, or pickup, delivery and moving, and repair/install jobs. First-time renter Lea Nesdale and her friends used the service in their new Manhattan flat. “We had two IKEA dressers, and the directions were really confusing,” she says. “On TaskRabbit, you can see the potential builder’s skill set, so we booked someone who builds these often. He did it all in two hours.”
fountain pen world, I started plugging into the community, posting videos that I hoped would be helpful to them, and building trust and loyalty among people passionate about fountain pens,” Goulet says. “We now have a company of 40 people and a real following.” He points out that fountain pens are a visual product, well served by social media platforms like YouTube, Reddit and Instagram. There’s a SubReddit for fountain pens, complete with its own lingo: “fps” is short for fountain pens and “npd” stands for new pen day, the day a person purchases a new fountain pen. Some examples of coveted fountain pens include clear models, where you can see the ink sloshing around; fancy Italian models by the Florence-based Visconti company (their “Homo Sapiens Bronze Age” fountain pen is made from hardened basaltic lava from the Mount Etna volcano in Italy); and Taiwanese-made TWSBI pens that come in limited-edition color schemes. “Fountain pens seem to be a weird thing that people find themselves getting into,” Goulet says. “The beauty of it is that these days you can have literally one person in their garage who wants to make an interesting fountain pen. People will stumble upon it and boom, you’re a brand.” Lamy, a fashion-forward, family-owned fountain pen company based in Heidelberg, Germany, opened boutiques in San Francisco and New York City last year. “People have a real passion for fountain pens
Above: This photo provided by The Goulet Pen Company shows the Namiki Emperor Dragon fountain pen. In our computerized age, the old-fashioned fountain pen — all jazzed up — is making a surprise comeback. Below: This photo provided by LAMY shows their AL-star pen in bronze. (AP photos)
now,” says Sam Agyemang, general manager for both Lamy boutiques. “They can be Zero Waste if you use bottled ink, which is important these days. They’re ergonomic and really well-designed. And they’re a great fashion accessory. You can have a few styles and colors of fountain pens to go with various outfits. They really make a statement.” “As we move toward this zeitgeist, technological there’s nothing better than the trifecta of a fountain
pen in your hand, good paper and your thoughts,” says Agyemang. Not only can fountain pens be inexpensive, Goulet says, but other stubborn misperceptions about them should also be shelved. “They don’t have to be messy and they won’t explode in your pocket when you get on an airplane,” he says. “But the most common question I get when I start talking about fountain pens, is: ‘They still exist?’”
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