Westbury Court

While hours of careful planning go into my personal garden trips, I always welcome the bit of serendipity that inevitably comes along (via a chance conversation in the local apothecary… Read More

Fall Florals: A Bittersweet Goodbye

10 / 27 / 2210 / 27 / 22

This is a melancholy time for me. The ‘Limelight’ hydrangeas have sent out the clarion call that the garden will soon be put to bed for the season. My response?… Read More

Rockcliffe: “A Cotswold Gem” Part 2

10 / 20 / 2210 / 20 / 22

Based on your response to Part I of my Rockcliffe post last week, as well as the thousands of follows on social media, I’m not the only one who finds… Read More

Rockcliffe: “A Cotswold Gem” Part 1

10 / 13 / 2210 / 15 / 22

With the elegant, bounteous ‘Limelight’ hydrangea border celebrating the last horticultural hurrah at Parterre, the ritual of “putting the garden to bed” commences. The long list of “to-dos” includes an… Read More

Fall Lusciousness: A ‘Limelight’ Hydrangea Border

10 / 6 / 2210 / 6 / 22

The ‘Crown Princess Margaretha’ rose chain is the star of the spring season at Parterre, ushering us into a welcome kickoff for the garden. Five months later, the ‘Limelight’ hydrangea… Read More

The Gates of Newport

9 / 29 / 225 / 28 / 24

Inspiration seems truly “around every corner” when you live in a setting as beautiful and historic as Newport. Just the other night, I attended a lecture on Frederick Law Olmsted… Read More

Vivacious Autumn Clematis

9 / 22 / 229 / 21 / 22

I remember many years back describing with great affection my take on Autumn clematis, or ‘clematis paniculata’…”vivacious…embracing…enveloping…a bit free with her favors…and goes by the honeyed name, Sweet Autumn Clematis.… Read More

Newport Traditions: the Sleeping Porch

9 / 15 / 229 / 15 / 22

There is one house in Newport that has always held my fancy…and it is not just because we placed a bid on it before making the decision to build. Bellevue… Read More

Memories of Summer ’22

9 / 8 / 229 / 8 / 22

Summer of 2022 has just finished and what a glorious season it was, blessedly free from the strictures of Covid. With the most-delicious weather I can remember in years –… Read More

A Newport Tradition: Coaching Weekend

9 / 1 / 225 / 28 / 24

As though scripted by Julian Fellowes, Coaching Weekend returned to Newport August 18-21 after a four year hiatus, just as the first season of his “The Gilded Age” TV series… Read More