Garden Wisdom, Heralding a New Summer
With a Memorial Day weekend that rained 24/7 I had long hours to sit by…
Places to Go, People to See!
Ham House and Garden, England. Photo Credit: @hamhousent Since my English travel plans have been…
Parterre’s Floral Headliners
Recently, I was scrolling through the 30,000+ images on my phone, and actually caught myself…
The Orchard, A Notable Newport Estate
Summer is just around the corner, when friends return from all parts of the country…
Sharing Garden Secrets with a Good Friend
My lovely friend, Andrea, at the chic Glam Pad blog, invited me to pen my…
An Oasis in the Middle of Florence
With the travel bug infecting all of us about now, I thought it time to…
Charlotte Moss Flowers
Courtesy of Charlotte Moss A new coffee table book from Charlotte Moss (this is her…
Magnificent Nasturtium Cascades at the Gardner Museum
Photo Credit: Faizal Westcott If you have usually considered nasturtiums as something to put in…
Loggias and Lanais, Palm Beach Style
Loggias and lanais, these two words just sound so romantic…recalling tropical breezes, lazy afternoons with…
The Floral Charms of Easter
Easter is a bit early this year, but the first signs of spring are pushing…
Private Perspectives on Palm Beach
Since I missed making it south this winter, I took time to scroll through hundreds…
Inspiring Garden Design: A Lake Forest Garden Mecca
To refer to the North Shore of Chicago as a “a garden mecca” is an…
Inspiring Garden Design: Pools in the Landscape
In this winter 2021 series of “Inspiring Garden Design,” I’m including a topic that on…
Inspiring Garden Design: Before and After the Snow
It’s March, the sun is promising to shine for a whole week and all thoughts…
Inspiring Garden Design: Revealing Lessons in the Snow
These past three weeks have been a flurry (excuse the pun) of one snowfall after…