Saluting the New Year 2024
From our home to yours… Wishing you a New Year Wrapped in Love, Touched with…
Christmas 2023 at Parterre
Well, I’m betting you are all set and decorated for the holidays! But at Parterre…
8 Creative Ways to Enhance your Decor with a Christmas Tree
The Preservation Society’s Newport mansions provide a gracious plenty of thought-provoking ideas for decorating this…
A Gilded Age Christmas, Part 2
As I begin this post, I realize that there’s a fact about Christmas in the…
A Gilded Age Christmas , Part 1
It is glorious in Newport any time of the year, but especially at Christmas! And…
Classical Shindig, New Orleans-Style
Halloween is behind us, and the long holiday season with its many occasions and opportunities…
Hampton Court Gardens
The first thing that might come to mind when you read “Hampton Court Palace” may…
Early Fall at Parterre
Even if fall will probably be late (or very subtle) this year, there are still…
Entertaining in the Orangerie
Well, by the enthusiastic response to last week’s post on our Orangerie, I bet you’ll…
Romancing the Orangerie
What could be more romantic than four rare ‘Hally Jolivette’ cherry standards, swathed in tiny…
The Orangerie at Parterre
The Parterre Bench and the Orangerie are the two most important non-floral entities in the…
