Dressing the House for Thanksgiving
Just like “that,” the holidays are here! I let Halloween slip by, but now I’m…
Autumn, All Around the Town
As I said in my first book, Private Newport, at Home and in the Garden…”On…
Westbury Court
While hours of careful planning go into my personal garden trips, I always welcome the…
Fall Florals: A Bittersweet Goodbye
This is a melancholy time for me. The ‘Limelight’ hydrangeas have sent out the clarion…
Rockcliffe: “A Cotswold Gem” Part 2
Based on your response to Part I of my Rockcliffe post last week, as well…
Rockcliffe: “A Cotswold Gem” Part 1
With the elegant, bounteous ‘Limelight’ hydrangea border celebrating the last horticultural hurrah at Parterre, the…
Fall Lusciousness: A ‘Limelight’ Hydrangea Border
The ‘Crown Princess Margaretha’ rose chain is the star of the spring season at Parterre,…
The Gates of Newport
Inspiration seems truly “around every corner” when you live in a setting as beautiful and…
Vivacious Autumn Clematis
I remember many years back describing with great affection my take on Autumn clematis, or…
Newport Traditions: the Sleeping Porch
There is one house in Newport that has always held my fancy…and it is not…
Memories of Summer ’22
Summer of 2022 has just finished and what a glorious season it was, blessedly free…
A Newport Tradition: Coaching Weekend
As though scripted by Julian Fellowes, Coaching Weekend returned to Newport August 18-21 after a…
Newport Viewscapes: Gooseneck Cove
Every summer in Newport provides a welcome opportunity to enjoy the many viewscapes of our…
Oops! in the Garden 2022
What a lollapalooza of a year for garden challenges…frequent and strong winds, torrential downpours (rather…
Summer Details in the Parterre Garden
Here at Parterre, ours is a green scheme that so suits a formal French stroll…