This week on Gardenista:
![Michelle tours an architect-designed lake house Once More to the Lake: A Family Holiday House in Slovakia.](http://realestatefornow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/jazere-summerhouse-canoes-Peter-Jurkovic-slovakia-gardenista-e1471473929925-733x550.jpg)
Above: Michelle tours an architect-designed lake house Once More to the Lake: A Family Holiday House in Slovakia.
![“Worried your plants will shrivel in the summer sun this holiday weekend? Instead of hiring a plant sitter, consider the clay option,” writes Alexa. See her 10 picks for clay watering solutions in 10 Easy Pieces: Terracotta Plant Nannies.](http://realestatefornow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/modern-innovations-terracotta-watering-cones-733x489.jpg)
Above: “Worried your plants will shrivel in the summer sun this holiday weekend? Instead of hiring a plant sitter, consider the clay option,” writes Alexa. See her 10 picks for clay watering solutions in 10 Easy Pieces: Terracotta Plant Nannies.
![A simple, DIY way to upgrade your doorknob: see Doorbell Letters for Modern Victorians.](http://realestatefornow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/doorbell-letters-vinyl-marklewis-733x977.jpg)
Above: A simple, DIY way to upgrade your doorknob: see Doorbell Letters for Modern Victorians.
![“Turns out there is something more romantic than a rose-covered cottage,” writes Justine: It’s two rose-covered cottages on a three-quarter-acre garden overlooking Cape Cod Bay. Take a walk through in Landscaping Ideas: A Classic Cottage Garden on Cape Cod.](http://realestatefornow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/truro-front-driveway-2-1-733x480.jpg)
Above: “Turns out there is something more romantic than a rose-covered cottage,” writes Justine: It’s two rose-covered cottages on a three-quarter-acre garden overlooking Cape Cod Bay. Take a walk through in Landscaping Ideas: A Classic Cottage Garden on Cape Cod.
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