The Decorated Home: Living with Style and Joy
All roads lead to Newport and luckily for us, decorator Meg Braff has found herself sharing more Newport time with her base in Locust Valley, NY. When her devastatingly fresh… Read More
Author: Bettie Bearden Pardee
Water Lilies: Jewels of the Aquatic World
There is a time in late summer…just about now…that I anticipate all year long. It is so special that I mark it on my calendar — the water lily pond… Read More
The Whim: A Newport Seaside Garden
One of the joys of having guests is sharing places and experiences you love about Newport…like friends’ gardens. An all-time favorite of mine is The Whim, owned by Oatsie Charles… Read More
Hot Summer, Cool Garden
One need only enter an exquisite jewel box of a tiny, shaded garden on a hot day to appreciate the adage that “less is more.” Even before I opened the… Read More
People, Places & Privileged Precincts Part 2
Part two of this perspective on being a gracious weekend hostess comes with warm thanks to all my friends who have hosted me, from Palm Beach to Nantucket to the… Read More
11 Magical Summer Spaces: Newport’s Private Side
A veranda, a ballroom, an orangerie, a loggia…these are the settings I dream of as summer is approaching. Each one marks the experience of living in Newport in this idyllic… Read More
People, Places & Privileged Precincts Part 1
Having been a house guest a few times this summer, as well as a hostess, I’ve enjoyed gathering thoughts for each role…as well as some favorite images of “privileged precincts”… Read More
The Making of a Mini Vegetable Garden
What are two young darlings to do when dwelling in the eighth oldest home in Newport and desperate for a garden of their own? I am delighted to share with… Read More
Hydrangeas: Summer Favorites
Hydrangeas are usually such an iconic flower in Newport but for the last two years (due to weather and other “acts of Mother Nature”) there has barely been a bloom… Read More
Innisfree Garden in Nantucket
On a small peninsula on the northern coast of Nantucket is a view so compelling that uber architect, Robert Venturi, was coaxed into doing one last residential project…for clients, Susie… Read More