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Winter and Spring: Before and After in the Garden

We’d had nary a drop of snow in 2023 (with the exception of two dustings).…

New York City Townhouses

Spending so much time in London over the past two years I had forgetten how…

Romantic Gardens

Since this is the week of Valentines, I was inspired to share some gardens that…

Celebrating Ever-Present Green

A beautiful truth that we all take for granted? Green is the most prevalent color…

Garden Dreaming with the Parterre Bench

As I’m finalizing plant orders for the garden and booking restaurants for my April visit…

Rosemary Verey’s Barnsley House and Garden

As both a garden aficionado as well as a “woman of a certain age,” I…

The Neighborhoods of Knightsbridge

The small neighborhoods of London are one of the many assets that make this city…

The Garden at Miserden

As I start prepping and planning for my springtime return to England, it occurred to…

22 Top Images of 2022

Always an annual tradition…an overview of the top 22 images for the past year (2022) that…

Ode to a Christmas Tree

Given the big part that serendipity played in Christmas this year, I felt compelled to…

London in December

Fa la la la la…before Christmas has passed, I couldn’t resist one more post on…

A Loving Table, Creating Memorable Gatherings

It was about this time in 2020 that I began work on a chapter in…

The Bright Lights of London

Just home, and I’m happy to say…London ’22 was bright, bright bright…the weather, a perfect…

Back to the Cotswolds: Bourton House and Garden

Happy first day of December! As I head off to London, I was reminded that…

Happy Thanksgiving!

From our home to yours…may you be filled with gratitude as you gather for this…