Saucy Realtor
byJackie Ruby – a leading Raveis Realtor whose culinary skills were featured in WAG’s February “Female Power” issue – showed why she’s the hostess…
MAY 2014
Flower Power
Chic Choices May 2014
byFLOWER POWER, MOTHER-DAUGHTER STYLE Photographs by Bob Rozycki Whether you wear them at some sunny vacation destination – or simply home from the salon…
Hanging in history
byThey are the stuff of myth, legend and romance, beloved by artists and writers, irresistible even to historians, who should know better than to…
Elegance in bloom
byPhotographs by Tim Lee HIDDEN SPRING FARM AT A GLANCE • Harrison • 7,123 square feet • 11.817 acres • Bedrooms: 5 • Baths:…
A new look and a new owner for The Surf Club
byAnthony Martello, the new owner of the Surf Club on the Sound, passes by a shrub at the back of the club and notices…
Setting a place for style (and substance)
byThere’s not a bad seat in the house. That was the feeling you had after touring the selection of artistic, whimsical and fanciful tables…
The not-so-secret gardener
byPhotographs by Bob Rozycki Jenny du Pont and The Garden Conservancy in Garrison were made for each other. “My position as president and chief…
Petal pusher
byHas there ever been a designer that says – no, screams – Flower Power the way Lilly Pulitzer does? Even her appointment book –…
Blooming baubles
byA recent posting on the Facebook page for the Danielle Gori-Montanelli Studio shows a photograph of the artist as a little girl clad in…
The constant gardener
byPerhaps it is the proud Latino in him or the fact that he was born on the Cancer-Leo cusp, the sign of those who…
Pet Portraits May 2014
byJenet and Nicholas Ferris share their Peekskill home with Mooch, a…
Pet of the Month May 2014
byEarl’s a pearl. This gem of a pure-bred Miniature Pinscher, weighing in at just about 10 pounds, is a nice, low-key dog – a…
Checking in with Rolando Santana
byRolando Santana’s Spring/Summer 2014 Collection takes its cue from the designer’s Mexican compatriot, artist Frida Kahlo. Misty bouquets of floral prints suffuse creamy backdrops…
The virtual gardener
byMeet Robin Plaskoff Horton. She’s what brands call an influencer. Her award-winning lifestyle blog Urban Gardens, where she muses about urban style, design and…
The magnificent seven
byWhen I was a child, my mother would take us each year to The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. We were in…
A bouquet of garden centers
byAfter this harsh winter it feels great to work in the garden and enjoy the beauty of nature in your own backyard. Turning a…
The house of the spirit
byIn the beautiful and bucolic setting that is Kentucky, where horses and history abound, where people address you as “sir” or “ma’am” and really…
Cultivating a career
byHoward K. Freilich started his horticultural business out of the back of a humble camper in late-1970s Westchester. Today, he stands as the president…
On the go with Mo
byMo Rocca launched his Cooking Channel show, “My Grandmother’s Ravioli,” with a simple premise. He grew up enjoying his grandmother’s elaborate Sunday dinners, but…
Butterfly net gain
byFor artist Kathleen Griffin, the butterfly flies in the face of nature. “Nature tells us that the bloom falls off the rose,” she says….