A Homage to Rhododendrons
While we may have had many reasons the past few months to curse the weather, it has proven a boon to some plant groups. This year in Newport, rhododendrons are… Read More
Living with Style
Gramercy Atelier: Dressing to Celebrate
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
Halcyon Days in the Cotswolds: Part 1
I have been absolutely euphoric for the past week! A dream come true…visiting my “basket” (not bucket) list of gardens that I have longed to see, craving the opportunity to… Read More
8 Spectacular Ocean Settings
Newport is starting to get a bustle on, which means that the “summer season” is about to begin (Memorial Day weekend). So my thoughts are turning away from spring raindrops… Read More
Spring Sightings in Newport
“Sighted between the raindrops” will surely be the catchphrase when I think back on Newport’s spring of 2019. Just for those rainy reasons, I’ve become more and more appreciative each… Read More
B is for Boxwoods
On my recent visit to Atlanta, I had determined to finally meet the two owners (Dan Berman and Randy Korando) of one of my favorite Buckhead shops, Boxwoods, which has… Read More
Atlanta’s Dreamy Homes in the Spring
It’s about this time of the year that my southern blood is yearning for a taste of SPRING. So a March 28th birthday provides just the excuse to head south,… Read More
Faux and Behold
Prepping is well underway for the Newport Flower Show (June 21-23), when many talented ladies (and men) of the garden world will dress the rooms of Rosecliff with luscious floral… Read More
Celebrating 12 New York Townhouses
Skipping down to New York is easy by train from Newport and squeezing in a stroll through the side streets of the Upper East Side is always a priority. So,… Read More
Newport in the Snow
What is possibly more beautiful than a Newport home in the summer? A Newport home enrobed in snow! Each year, about this time, a welcome sighting of snowflakes comes along… Read More