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Saluting Rosecliff!

Rosecliff to me is like a BFF with whom you’ve shared 24 years of incredibale…

Designing a Woodland Garden Part 2

When writing the first post on our new Woodland Garden I began to ennumerate (in…

Parterre’s New Woodland Garden Part 1

There’s nothing like completing a years-in-the-making-garden to give one a new lease on life! While…

My Summer ’23 Ode to Newport

Summer of ’23 was like no other, by many measures. The town was busier, and…

11 Ideas to Steal from British Gardens… Part II

Old gardens have a lot to teach us…especially we young ones whose garden may be…

11 Garden Ideas To Steal From Arundel Castle

Arundel Castle’s noteworthy Tulip Festival was the raison d’etre for last spring’s garden trip…and today’s…

A First Ever Video Tour of Parterre’s Gardens

Last year at this time, I had my first introduction to the opportunities afforded by…

The Neighborhoods of London: Marylebone

As I’d mentioned in an earlier blog, the small neighborhoods of London are one of…

Horticultural Delights from Parterre, Part II

When selecting the images for this first blog a week ago, I was surprised at…

Horticultural Delights from Parterre, Part I

Newport has been very busy over the past two weeks, and Parterre has seemingly been…

Revisiting the Blue Garden

Newport has so many treasures, as I was recently reminded when taking houseguests around our…

The Endearing Gardens of Little Compton

Seemingly a million miles away from the hustle and bustle of our City by the…

Collector Earl’s Garden

As I put the finishing touches on my newly re-designed Woodland Garden, I’m reminded of…

Rhododendrons, the Floral Sirens of our City by the Sea

While we may have had many reasons the past few months to curse the weather,…

Springtime in Boston

No sooner was I home from England than I scooted “up the road” to Boston with…