WHERE NATURE AND CIVILIZATION EMBRACE
byMystical, mysterious, majestic Angkor The temples of Angkor are one of the most breathtaking sites you can experience. Dating from 802 to 1432, these…
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WE WONDER: WHAT STIRS YOUR SENSIBILITY?
by Staff“Lemon verbena and green tea scents from L’Occitane. My wife wears both depending on the seasons, and she is always delicious. These scents always…
NURSERIES AND GARDEN CENTERS
by Staff[wpcol_1third id=”” class=”” style=””] MODIO’S 1160 Mamaroneck Ave. White Plains, NY 10605 (914) 949-3922 amodiosflowershop.com DESIGNS BY LEE INC. 129 Interlaken Road Stamford, CT…
LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE
by Staff[wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””] ALICE COOKE DESIGN ASSOCIATES L.L.C. Fairfield County, CT (203) 847-7109 alicecooke.com AUSTIN GANIM LANDSCAPE DESIGN L.L.C. 320 Kings Highway Cutoff…
DRESSES IN BLOOM
by Debbi OSheaDresses and photographs Courtesy of Richard’s of Greenwich Is it any wonder that people wait till spring and summer to put their homes on…
CHURCHILLIAN ACHIEVEMENTS
by StaffDaniele Churchill triumphs at home, in the garden and at business By Jane K. Dove Photographs by David Bravo Daniele Churchill has created a…
THRU THE LENS BRIGHTLY
by Mary ShustackStacy Bass’ garden photos blossom into book Stacy Bass finds great satisfaction in capturing the essence of a garden, no matter its style. The…
CELEBRATING THE OUTDOORS
by Georgette GouveiaPhotographs by Bob Rozycki Mark Mariani has always been impressed with the European garden center tradition of blending trees and shrubs with a dining…
SCULPTING NATURE
by Georgette GouveiaNothing says “sculpting summer” – the theme of our June gardens issue – quite like the sculpture garden, which has its roots in classical…
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
by StaffBotanical celebrates Monet’s floral works By Georgette Gouveia He was, of course, best known for those dappled canvases – shards of color reflecting the…
TRUMPING WITH STYLE
by Zoe ZellersPhotographs by Yossi Michaeli Ivanka Trump is one of a breed of young movers and shakers – Chelsea Clinton and Georgina Bloomberg are other…
OH NATUREL
by Georgette GouveiaPlanting seeds in the garden of earthly delights Ever since Eve tempted Adam – or so he said, the wimp, blaming the wife –…
THE DIVINE PERSIAN GARDEN
by StaffAll gardens are the same from a functional point of view. But as landscape architect Achva Benzinberg Stein observes, “They differ in detail and…
ARTFUL LIVING, INDOORS AND OUT
by Mary ShustackPhotographs by Bob Rozycki and Tim Lee From the moment you drive down the tree-lined allée, tires crunching on the gravel, you get the…
OF ROSES AND ROSE´S
by Geoff KalishPlanting “flowers amongst the vines” often serves quite different purposes in so-called Old World vineyards as compared with those in the New World. In…
Breakfast at…Klaff’s
by Olga LoginovaRemember that opening scene from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” in which Audrey Hepburn walks toward the jewelry store and stares dreamily inside?
Editor’s Letter: April 2012
by Georgette GouveiaSome years ago, I interviewed a music historian from London for a story on movie soundtracks. By way of introduction, I explained that I…
WHERE THE BOYS AREN’T
by StaffIn 1963, actress Dolores Hart – the thinking woman’s ingénue – was at the top of her game. She had shared Elvis Presley’s first…
SIMPLY IRRESISTABLE
by Staffby Dana Ramos Frances Brunner-Bright and children Toby and Grace, against a Maison Jansen Louis XVI-style ebonized gray vein marble-top commode with two Argentine lamps…
OBJECTS OF DESIRE
by StaffTo Paul Vandekar, an antique is not merely an object. It represents an idea and an experience. President of Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge Inc. in Westchester and Manhattan, Vandekar is an expert in English ceramics and Chinese Export as well China Trade watercolors. Recently, he took time from his schedule to answer a few questions from WAG on antiques in relation to historic homes.