
The nature-nurture divide
Is nature really both so wondrous and terrifying? Or is it merely the personification and reflection of the civilization we have created?
Read MoreInspired by nature’s beauty
Is nature really both so wondrous and terrifying? Or is it merely the personification and reflection of the civilization we have created?
Read MoreWhen the French want to impress – and dress – they go to Versailles.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreDaniel Ost brings a playful individuality to floral, garden, interior and industrial design.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MorePaula 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.
Read MoreThanks 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.
Read MoreCathy 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.”
Read MoreFans 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…
Read MoreThe Pound Ridge artist designs hand-painted silk scarves that call attention to nature’s majesty.
Read MoreCatherine Wachs is clearly busy. At the end of March, a large calendar on her wall listed landscape design projects that would keep her…
Read MoreThe familiar offerings of White Flower Farm comes to life during a visit to the 200-plus acre Litchfield property.
Read MoreA well-designed outside space not only encourages open-air entertaining, but it essentially becomes an extra room in your home.
Read MoreIf 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.
Read MoreOrganic flower farming is a movement, and The Hickories’ Dana Brewster is helping to lead the charge, one stem at a time.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreWith 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.
Read MoreThe “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.
Read MoreWhile 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.
Read MoreOlympia Le-Tan creates playful handbags that give a new meaning to the term “pocketbook.”
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