As I wrote last week, I was heading to my favorite city of Newburyport MA on Saturday for the annual PTO Kitchen Design Tour. I’ve been to several of these tours, along with the Christmas house tour and I have to say – this year was a treat! All the houses were lovely, all had … Read more
In this week’s episode, our heroine Claire is taken on the road with a pack of MacKenzie men to collect the rents from outlying tenant farmers who hadn’t been able to make it to The Gathering at Castle Leoch. War Chieftan Dougal figures it would be good to have a healer along and Claire sees … Read more
Photo by Linda Merrill
above images by Linda Merrill for ::Surroundings:: After quite a long built out period, Janus et Cie opened at the Boston Design Center. The showroom is large and filled with beautiful outdoor furniture. A few items from their catalogue: New England is a tough sell for outdoor rooms as our summer season is so short … Read more
I feel like I’ve fallen off the face of the planet, but I’ve really just been very busy putting the final touches on my latest edition of ::Surroundings:: Guide to Decorative Surroundings (among other things like client work and holding my flute student’s annual recital!) Last month, cover photographer Michael J. Lee and … Read more
Congratulate me! It’s a lilac! Isn’t it pretty?!? And the scent is totally worth the sneezes… I planted this lilac bush – now over 6 feet tall – from a little twig I bought at Christmas Tree Shops about seven years ago. About three years after initial planting I had the bud of a flower, … Read more
The weather has finally turned warm this weekend. Here in New England, we know we can’t really plant until Memorial Day, however, since there’s still a chance of frost. Orangeries, aka conservatories are very big in Europe. Given our short growing season, I wonder why there aren’t more popular here? I think they epitomize elegance … Read more
I met Russ Schleipman at an IDFA event yesterday. Russ is the marketing and communications director for Telescopes of Vermont. His father, Fred Schleipman, is a scientist and tool maker who is now reproducing the Porter Garden Telescope, an amazing piece of sculpture for the garden that is also a fine piece of technology. Russell … Read more
© Charlotte Moss: Garden Inspirations by Charlotte Moss, Rizzoli, New York, 2015 Several weeks ago I received Charlotte Moss‘ latest tome “Garden Inspirations” from Rizzoli, the publisher. This new book sat waiting for me to dive in – and it’s quite a deep dive. Charlotte is one of my favorite designers and design inspirations. She … Read more
The other day, I had the luck to be able to attend the press preview of The Boston Flower Show. The preview was held before the big opening cocktail party and before the show was open to the public. Fresh flowers, beautiful installations, the smell of mulch and no crowds. Perfection. Here’s a sneak peak … Read more