Current Obsessions: Long, Long Weekend

For your unofficial-start-of-summer perusing pleasure: Here are 19 things we’ve bookmarked lately:

• Can every storefront look like this, please?
• The Gardener Store in Berkeley just unpacked a bunch of goodies from Morocco. Here’s a peek.
• Can’t get to Great Dixter? Here’s a wonderful behind-the-scenes video of the storied estate by the How My Garden Grows podcast.
• “Possibly the most hyped rose launch ever but it’s such a pretty flower,” writes Clare of David Austin’s newest hybrid: The Sir David Beckham Rose. (Yes, you read that right.)
• Here’s what you can do to help the sidewalk trees on your block, courtesy of the folks at BBG.
• Seven plants worth investing in, according to Sarah Raven.
• It’s that time of year again! Will you be doing the Chelsea chop?
• And speaking of, have you read Kendra’s reviews of the most memorable gardens at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show? Go here and here.
• “I’m excited to see this exhibit of bedding from 200-year-old futon specialist Iwata of Kyoto at Nalata Nalata,” reports Margot. Stop by: It’s on view at the Japanese design gallery in the East Village through the end of the month.
• Now open in Chatham, NY: Shaker Outpost by Maira Kalman (glimpse here).
• A timely collection, from the niche co. Color Makes People Happy: paint colors inspired by ice cream flavors. (“I love everything about this,” says Fan.)
• Ooh, we like the looks of Between Friends, a collab by Heath Ceramics x Alabama Channin (hat tip: Laura).
• Five women who shaped design (psst: tour the French riviera home of one of them here).
• Brook Farm General Store is closing its doors after 17 years; shop their closeout sale here.
• Intrigued by this paper lamp workshop.
• Save the date: a once-in-a-while BDDW scratch and dent auction happens next weekend.
• A tablescape…at sea.
• In case you missed it: 23 great sales going on this weekend, from linen sheets to appliances.
• P.S. Have you entered our Goodee giveaway yet? The winner will receive design-forward finds for a full patio refresh (a $1,600 value).