Antiques and collectible were only part of the 3-day Country Living Fair experience. Country Living Magazine held the first of their three annual fairs this weekend at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, New York. By 11 a.m. on Saturday morning it was nearly impossible to move through the dozen or so barns housing the [...]
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Winter Garden
Tone-on-tone color and icy reflectivity offer much to admire. Snow and zero-degree weather make for a beautiful winter landscape. The clean white ground gleams equally in the sunlight and in the moonlight while icy branches give the dense woods a delicate, lacelike look. Winter gardens have an organic tone-on-tone beauty that we rarely celebrate but [...]
Outdoor Potting Sink
Some people dream of a fancy indoor garden sink. I’d like one outside. With hydrangea season just underway at my house, I cut the first of my Annabelles this week and dutifully carted them into our mud room where I plopped them in the sink to be sure they were critter-free. That’s when I thought [...]
All Green Gardens
How ironic that folks crave neutrals inside but often want color in the garden. I like those things reversed. At this time of the year – the first official day of summer – my focus naturally turns to gardens. Even though I’ve freely admitted in the past that I Hate Gardening and I’m tragically allergic [...]
I’m Dreaming of a Round Tree Bench
With prime season for garden ornamentation here, a decision is needed. Advice and comments, please. Spring arrived early this year and the entire town has been at peak ornamental shrub and tree color for about 10 days now. It’s distracting to drive as my eye is continually drawn from neon yellow forsythia to white pear [...]
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