8 Spectacular Ocean Settings
Newport is starting to get a bustle on, which means that the “summer season” is about to begin (Memorial Day weekend). So my thoughts are turning away from spring raindrops… Read More
Author: Bettie Bearden Pardee
Spring Sightings in Newport
“Sighted between the raindrops” will surely be the catchphrase when I think back on Newport’s spring of 2019. Just for those rainy reasons, I’ve become more and more appreciative each… Read More
B is for Boxwoods
On my recent visit to Atlanta, I had determined to finally meet the two owners (Dan Berman and Randy Korando) of one of my favorite Buckhead shops, Boxwoods, which has… Read More
A Gardener’s “Must-Have”
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… Read More
Atlanta’s Dreamy Homes in the Spring
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,… Read More
Faux and Behold
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… Read More
The Salonniere 100: 2019 America’s Top Party Hosts
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… Read More
A Taste of Old Hollywood
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… Read More
An Intriguing Knot Garden, Newport Style
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… Read More
A Garden of One’s Own
“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… Read More