Dahlias, a Prelude to Fall
September is the most beautiful month of the year, as Newporters will assure you. One…
“Bellevue and Beyond” Garden Tour
I’ll start this post not with my own words, but with kind observations from a…
Postcards from Edinburgh
Arriving back in Newport from our Scotland trip just as Labor Day weekend started…so this…
Dunrobin Castle and Garden, Scotland
While we would usually be in Newport mid-August, a lovely invitation prompted a re-consideration. So…
Coaching Weekend, Starring Rosecliff
And just like “that”, Coaching took over the island the weekend of August 15-17. With…
Reliving the Gilded Age: Coaching comes to Newport
Living in Newport, with its many exceptional homes, gate houses, stables and carriage houses, complemented…
Designing with Hydrangeas
Though late to bloom this year given our wet and wonky summer, these Newport signatures…
Newport’s Vistas and Viewscapes
This is a follow-on to last week’s post on “Evening at Home,” with its views…
A Newport “Evening at Home”
“On the Avenue, By the Sea, and Off the Beaten Path” well captures the spirit…
A Standout Summer Art Party
Mid-July in Newport is a merrie marathon of galas, dinners, events, dances, luncheons, and parties…
Love Letter to a Garden, Part 2
Nothing says Summer like a cutting garden! Here at Parterre where green reigns supreme…cool, always…
Love Letter to a Garden
The Newport Flower Show at the end of June always signals that the “Summer Season”…
Flower Couture: From My Garden to My House
Last December while in Paris, I revisited one of the most captivating, fanciful spots in…
Showoffs in the Garden
Today, the Newport Flower Show opens officially at Rosecliff! The three days in this idyllic…
Renishaw House and Gardens
This recent trip to England reminded me of the ever-so-true saying…”So many gardens, so little…