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Almost an Oops! In the Garden
May 21, 2020
Here comes my annual salute to the real Parterre, the behind-the-scenes realities that few visitors think about. Given this provoctive, tell-all title, this is always a readers’ favorite (no surprise).…
Welcoming the Tulips!
May 14, 2020
There’s a wonderful overlap in my garden that happens about this point in the spring…as the four flowering cherries finish their magical bloom time, glorious tulips start popping up in…
Paris, Thanks for the Memories!
May 7, 2020
The events of the last 3 months have given a new meaning and vividness to the memories we each hold dear — almost as though a bright celestial light has…
The Centerpiece of the Parterre Garden
April 30, 2020
If there can be a silver lining to having had some glorious trips cancelled this spring it is that I am here, in Newport, to see my two beloved matched…
Faux and Behold: The Dovecote at Parterre
April 23, 2020
A dear reader left a lovely comment on last week’s post asking about “the charming cylindrical shaped structure with the conical roof at the corner of the hedge.” She could…
Through the Garden Gate
April 16, 2020
Humor is such an important antidote to this “journey” we all find ourselves on. And I had to look no further than my own garden and the pair of frogs…
New Beginnings at Parterre
April 9, 2020
Easter and new beginnings are taking on a special meaning at Parterre this year. Only a very few times in the twenty years that we’ve lived here have I ever…
Private Newport, Home at Seafair
April 2, 2020
“Home” has never meant as much as it does now (as we self-quarantine) or carried as much significance as a place of refuge in troubling times. With two coffee table…