The nature-nurture divide
byIs nature really both so wondrous and terrifying? Or is it merely the personification and reflection of the civilization we have created?
May 2018
Inspired by nature’s beauty
Shock and awe, à la française
byWhen the French want to impress – and dress – they go to Versailles.
When French parks and gardens became, well, French
byIn 19th century France, a perfect storm of revolutionary equality and maritime botanical discoveries ushered in a new era of landscaping and, with it, a new approach to art.
A rare flower
byDaniel Ost brings a playful individuality to floral, garden, interior and industrial design.
Cherry blossom time
byThe works of South Korea’s Lee Kui Dae, recently seen at Canfin Gallery in Tarrytown, prove it’s always cherry blossom season in the heart.
An exhibit sheds light on ‘the secret life of bees’
byPaula Sharp and Ross Eatman – a husband-and-wife team from Mount Kisco – photograph the vivid life cycle of wild bees in a new exhibit at the Bruce Museum.
Historic gardens revived
byThanks to a grant, the Greenwich Historical Society will restore its Impressionist Era Gardens as part of a broader initiative to reimagine the campus of its Cos Cob headquarters.
Creativity in ‘Bloom’
byCathy Graham, noted for her unique tabletop designs that integrate flowers with vintage goods and objects from around the world, is the subject of “Second Bloom: Cathy Graham’s Art of the Table.”
A Connecticut rose in the Tex-Mex wars
byFans of old-time westerns may recall a now-classic line from the 1962 film “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” regarding the blur between myth…
The nature of Rory Worby’s designs
byThe Pound Ridge artist designs hand-painted silk scarves that call attention to nature’s majesty.
Lazy in the best sense
byCatherine Wachs is clearly busy. At the end of March, a large calendar on her wall listed landscape design projects that would keep her…
A catalog in bloom
byThe familiar offerings of White Flower Farm comes to life during a visit to the 200-plus acre Litchfield property.
Living outdoors at home
byA well-designed outside space not only encourages open-air entertaining, but it essentially becomes an extra room in your home.
The garden goes native
byIf you’re looking to establish or expand your garden with regional plants that will attract the area’s birds and insects – so important to our natural environment – then the place to turn to is The Native Plant Center at Westchester Community College (WCC) in Valhalla.
Going organic with flowers
byOrganic flower farming is a movement, and The Hickories’ Dana Brewster is helping to lead the charge, one stem at a time.
Teatown’s Wildflower Island: ‘The Forest That Once Was’
byIn Ossining, a small island is home to one of Westchester County’s most diverse wildflower habitats. The island’s very creation was unintentional, but has allowed “a treasure chest of floral jewels” to thrive in isolation.
Riverside paradise
byWith apologies to Milton, paradise is regained in this Riverside estate, a 2.69 acre compound designed by Shope Reno Wharton with all the amenities for play.
The bearable lightness of Roma Downey
byThe “Touched by an Angel” star and “The Bible” producer is all about an attitude of gratitude as she launches “Box of Butterflies,” her inspirational memoir.
A silver lining for Georg Jensen pieces
byWhile many sectors of the silver market have taken a beating in recent years – the downturn in 18th century English and American silver being a prime example — the silver of the Danish firm Georg Jensen has continued to hold its value.
Wearing your story
byOlympia Le-Tan creates playful handbags that give a new meaning to the term “pocketbook.”