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Realizing a Dream: The Creation of the Parterre Bench

7 / 21 / 168 / 14 / 20

When something has been a dream for so long, it begins to take on mythic proportions…and begs that inevitable question…am I really going to design this bench? Somehow in my… Read More

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The Works of Hunt Slonem: A Distinct & Delightful Charm

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Newport in the summer enjoys a gracious plenty of captivating visitors — last week it was designer and gardener Bunny Williams at the Newport Flower Show; this week it is celebrated… Read More

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Bunny Williams: On Garden Style

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The Newport Flower Show is always a much-anticipated start to the “summer season,” but it was especially so this year! Bunny Williams was a guest speaker, an esteemed designer that I’ve… Read More

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A Must-Have Garden Accessory: The Parterre Bench

6 / 28 / 168 / 14 / 20

From that long ago Thanksgiving weekend in Ireland…to the house-building, garden-creating project in Newport…to the first published coffee table book that prompted the creation of this bespoke garden accessory…the Parterre… Read More

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Welcome to my June Garden

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Spring has been very late, cool and wet, but when it popped (on a few delicious warm and sunny days) everything burst at once, lush and green and colorful —… Read More

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The Sakonnet Garden: A Singular Sensation

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Across the Sakonnet River from Newport — a ten minute boat ride but an hour drive — is Little Compton, Rhode Island, the quiet countryside contrast to the “bustling seaport”… Read More

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A Tale of Two Orangeries

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Part of the pleasure of building your own home in Newport is the ritual of naming it (very de riguer — taken so literally that one witty friend tagged their… Read More

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Tulipmania: The Good Dirt on Tulips

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  Who doesn’t love tulips? And who cannot be intrigued with these exquisite flowers that originated in Turkey and made their way to the Netherlands in the 1600s, prompting a… Read More

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Thomas Jefferson’s Dovecote on the Rose Hill Estate

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As a garden lover as well as an admirer of Thomas Jefferson, I was intrigued when a friend emailed asking if I knew what a dovecote was (not realizing that… Read More

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Euonymus, an Overlooked Garden Design Asset

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It’s always insightful to hear someone else’s “take” on one’s garden, especially if it’s Martha Stewart. Her interest in our use of euonymus (pronounced u-on-a-mus) as a design element caught… Read More

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Hestercombe in Somerset is definitely one of the gardens on my list for my next English trip...if only for this handsome Orangery! You know how I feel about follies. | 📷 (1/2): @tomkligerman | 📷 (2/2): @michaelimberarchitect | Architect: Edwin Lutyens

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