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…
Floral Borders that Inspire
Aaaah, spring or summer (or perhaps winter, depending on where you are…), floral borders are…
On Tour: A First Time Peek at Parterre’s Interiors
There’s a saying in our fabled town, not hyperbole when you remember that it was…
Newport’s Hydrangeas, all Around the Town
It’s been a Technicolor summer as regards a seasonal favorite, hydrangeas, adding immeasurably to the…
The Redwood Library and Athenaeum’s 275th Anniversary
In addition to the many natural assets of which my beloved town can boast –…