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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was a well kept Boston secret until 2012, when a…

Boston’s Back Bay Townhouses, Part 2

The townhouses of Boston’s Back Bay have never looked better! So many periods, such a…

Boston’s Back Bay Townhouses Part 1

Two weeks ago I had the absolute pleasure of revisiting a city I had lived…

The Boston Garden

A recent gathering of horticulturally-inclined friends gave me a welcome opportunity to return to a…

Attention to Details, Part 2

There is great depth to the topic, “Attention to Details,” warranting a part two that…

Attention to Details, Part 1

An Atlanta friend, noted landscape architect/designer, John Howard, came to town recently. Of course, I…

Bonniecrest: Celebrating John Russell Pope

Let me say this up front…my heart is in this blog. Before building our home,…

Creating a Floral Love Story

As with many years of my life in Newport, I have met and befriended a…

“Flora,” a New Culinary Destination for Newport

There’s always a good story in Newport! And our town’s new boutique waterfront hotel, Gardiner…

Parterre’s 25th Anniversary

As expected my “Oops! in the Garden” post garnered many comments… and the sharing of…

Summer ’24 Happenings

The “Newport Season” officially starts with the Newport Flower Show the third week in June…but…

Oops! in the Garden

No surprise, this “confessional” is always a favorite blog… but I haven’t posted for a…

Convivial Oakwood: Gathering in the Garden

This summer of ’24 is dedicated to Newport in all its many manifestations from entertaining…

A Mid Summer Night’s Party

A “mid-summer’s night” has such a ring for what Newport is all about! And for…

Show-Stopping Hydrangeas at Marble House

After a few years of disappointing blooms, this summer of ’24 is a show stopper…