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Reflecting on Gardens

5 / 28 / 208 / 14 / 20

Like many of us, I have found myself reflecting over the past two months about a health crises that no science-fiction writer could have scripted. Blessedly, chaos brings it owns… Read More

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Almost an Oops! In the Garden

5 / 21 / 208 / 14 / 20

Here comes my annual salute to the real Parterre, the behind-the-scenes realities that few visitors think about. Given this provoctive, tell-all title, this is always a readers’ favorite (no surprise).… Read More

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Welcoming the Tulips!

5 / 14 / 208 / 14 / 20

There’s a wonderful overlap in my garden that happens about this point in the spring…as the four flowering cherries finish their magical bloom time, glorious tulips start popping up in… Read More

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Faux and Behold: The Dovecote at Parterre

4 / 23 / 208 / 14 / 20

A dear reader left a lovely comment on last week’s post asking about “the charming cylindrical shaped structure with the conical roof at the corner of the hedge.” She could… Read More

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English Hedges

3 / 19 / 208 / 14 / 20

While one might think of England as all about herbaceous flower borders, there is actually an entire design discipline that has made an art form of hedges. They seem to… Read More

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Celebrating 20 Years at Parterre

10 / 3 / 198 / 14 / 20

Parterre and its gardens celebrated their 20th anniversary this summer. And yet, it seems like only yesterday that we were creating our own little “paradise” on what had long ago… Read More

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My Newport Flower Show Tastemakers’ Diary

6 / 27 / 198 / 14 / 20

What a weekend!! Where to start? The Newport Flower Show is such a destination for all who wish to see and celebrate the bounty of summer gardens. From “garden club… Read More

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The Parterre Bench Salutes the Newport Flower Show

6 / 20 / 198 / 14 / 20

What’s more fabulous than a seaside flower show in a Newport “summer cottage” (where The Great Gatsby and many other movies were filmed)? The Newport Flower Show at Rosecliff, Parterre’s… Read More

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The Parterre Bench…Dream Along with Me

6 / 3 / 198 / 14 / 20

We’re feeling in a very celebratory mood here at Parterre! It was twenty years ago this weekend that we moved into our new home, Parterre… And twelve years ago that… Read More

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Gramercy Atelier: Dressing to Celebrate

5 / 31 / 198 / 14 / 20

My exciting  summer 2019 Parterre Bench video campaign deserved a celebratory outfit, so of course I thought immediately of Gramercy Atelier. I already owned a few of their wear-everywhere jackets… Read More

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