Prior to House & Garden she worked at Savvy, American Photographer, Esquire, Newsweek, and Mirabella.
As the editor-in-chief of the re-launched House & Garden, she said she introduced global environment issues to the magazine, and sought to search for the more meaningful ideals behind the consumerism of Condé Nast publications.
[1] Browning graduated from Wesleyan University in 1977 with a major in philosophy, literature, and history, and is a classically trained pianist.
[2][3][4] She is the founder of Moms Clean Air Force, an environmental protection organization dedicated to improving air quality standards, maintains a personal blog called 'Slow Love Life', and her writing is regularly featured in The New York Times and Time.
[5] She currently contributes to multiple newspapers and magazines, and has a monthly column on the website of the Environmental Defense Fund.