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A Gardener’s “Must-Have”
April 18, 2019
It was an unseasonably cool but gloriously sunny day when my Instagram friend, John Howard, drove me up the driveway to one of his favorite projects that was built ten…
Atlanta’s Dreamy Homes in the Spring
April 11, 2019
It’s about this time of the year that my southern blood is yearning for a taste of SPRING. So a March 28th birthday provides just the excuse to head south,…
Faux and Behold
April 4, 2019
Prepping is well underway for the Newport Flower Show (June 21-23), when many talented ladies (and men) of the garden world will dress the rooms of Rosecliff with luscious floral…
The Salonniere 100: 2019 America’s Top Party Hosts
March 28, 2019
The topic of entertaining is always worth celebrating. If you aren’t familiar with the delicious website, Le Salonnière, and its beautiful founder, Carla McDonald, I’m very pleased to make the…
A Taste of Old Hollywood
March 21, 2019
On my recent visit to Los Angeles, my former hometown, I took an unanticipated “step back in time” that tugged at my heart strings. On the way to photograph a…
An Intriguing Knot Garden, Newport Style
March 14, 2019
Deciding on the front and back cover images of a coffee table book can be a hand-wringing experience…or it can be an obvious choice the moment photography is reviewed. In…
A Garden of One’s Own
March 7, 2019
“Well, of course,” you say, “a garden is one’s own.” But this friend’s new little garden elicited just that sentiment as I was viewing it. Having pushed out a bedroom…
Celebrating 12 New York Townhouses
February 28, 2019
Skipping down to New York is easy by train from Newport and squeezing in a stroll through the side streets of the Upper East Side is always a priority. So,…
