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May72012
The New Southern Romantic – P. Allen Smith
May72012
I had the pleasure of being invited to visit P. Allen Smith in Little Rock last week. I was included in an event designed to not only promote Smith’s ideas, but also those companies who sponsor and support Smith’s lifestyle brand. As … Read more
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Apr242012
Garden Designers Roundtable: Garden Visits and Lessons
Apr242012
I find that the best way to understand a space is to be in it, to move through it in three dimensions, so I visit gardens every year–sometimes as many as twenty or thirty in a given season. I have … Read more
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Feb232012
Late Winter Plants in glorious bloom!
Feb232012
Earlier this week I walked around The New York Botanical Gardens with landscape designer Naomi Brooks of Verdant Landscapes. The two of us were like kids released into the sunshine after a day too long in school. Our walk was … Read more
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Feb212012
Garden Portrait: Boat’s End, Australia
Feb212012
Since the local bookstore with a great selection of foreign magazines closed I have missed leafing through (and buying) stacks of international design magazines. Now, unless I’m making a trip to NYC where I now buy and browse, I look … Read more
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Feb92012
Black and Tan–a dramatic winter palette
Feb92012
During the summer months, the busy corner where these grasses are on the street side of the fence is nothing special. In midwinter, however, they made me stop, look and shoot some photos. This bold color palette would be just … Read more
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Feb22012
Color Inspiration: Mansion in May Designer Show House
Feb22012
I’ve been working on the Mansion in May designer showhouse concept. I’ve titled the space The Voyager’s Lounge. I have to have sketches in color done in about two weeks so in advance of that I developed the preliminary color … Read more
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Jan302012
House, Studio and Garden Hunt…
Jan302012
As some of you know, for the past few months I’ve been looking for a new house. I’ll let you know when I finally seal a deal and I’ll probably start a series of posts on the reno since a … Read more
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Jan262012
Luxury Pizza Oven: Wood Stone Ovens
Jan262012
Last night I was invited to a dinner cooked entirely in a Wood Stone Oven. A relatively new addition to the myriad of luxury products available for outdoor kitchens, Wood Stone has adapted its commercial product–California Pizza Kitchen uses their ovens–for outdoor … Read more
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Jan242012
Garden Designers Roundtable: Reality Check! Designers Save Money
Jan242012
This post is a bit of a rant because I find that so many people don’t really get it. Landscape renovations and installations are as big a construction project as any bathroom, kitchen or home addition. Few would attempt … Read more
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Jan232012
Marimekko, outdoor fabric please?
Jan232012
If there were ever fabric prints suited for outdoor use they would be Marimekko. When their new store opened on Fifth Avenue in NYC in October I was thrilled. I finally visited in early December and my first taste of … Read more
