Posts Tagged: Gardens

Orchidelirium, the NYBG orchid show Orchidelirium: 2016 Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   9 Comments
It all started with the Victorians. Their 19th century obsession with orchids, Orchidelirium, became the foundation for our continuing infatuation with these exotic blooms today. These plants’ journey from the wild to cultivation took thousands of years, the first records dating back to Confucius, who called the orchid “King of Fragrant Plants”. …
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Oscar de la Renta tray stand at Weatherstone A Visit to Weatherstone

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
Thank you all for the many comments and shares here and across social media for Susanna’s and my video visit with Carolyne Roehm. We are so thrilled you enjoyed tagging along. Clearly you, like we, are inspired by her many talents and beautiful home.…
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At Home in the Garden with Carolyne Roehm Video

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   16 Comments
Carolyne Roehm is as at home in the couturier’s atelier as she is in the kitchen, in the studio or behind the lens, but nowhere is she more passionate than in the garden. In her 12th book, At Home in the Garden, Carolyne shares her lifelong love of nature as expressed in her glorious gardens at Weatherstone, her magnificent Connecticut home.…
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Outstanding American Gardens cover Outstanding American Gardens | A Celebration 25 Years of the Garden Conservancy

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   2 Comments
In 1988 “horticultural enthusiast” Frank Cabot had a vision. So inspired by a visit to Ruth Bancroft’s unusual garden of succulents near San Francisco, Cabot and his wife Anne wanted to ensure that a place of such overwhelming creativity and beauty would never disappear after the owner could no longer look after it.…
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Walkway in The Good Garden The Good Garden | The Landscape Architecture of Edmund Hollander Design

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
While landscape design has always been an important feature for a home, the increasing emphasis on indoor/outdoor living over the last several years has heightened even further the priority given to gardens and the design of our environmental spaces. One of the most recognized east coast landscape architect firms, Edmund Hollander Design, has been creating lush and meticulous outdoor spaces for the last 25 years.…
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Gardens at First Light PEONY GARDEN Gardens at First Light

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
In the past several years since her beautiful first book, In the Garden, celebrated 18 spectacular gardens here in the Northeast, photographer Stacy Bass has continued to explore the lush domain of private landscapes. Her new volume, Gardens at First Light, represents the first title for athome books, a new division of regional Moffly media. …
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NY Botanical Garden Orchid Show The New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   9 Comments
In the beautiful Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden, the 13th annual Orchid Show is a spectacle not to be missed. NYBG Orchid Show at the Enid A. Haupt ConservatoryWith this year’s theme of chandeliers, an expanded venue within the Rain Forest Galleries and beyond shows off the bountiful beauty and endless variety of these exquisite flowers.…
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Bunny Williams On Garden Style Bunny Williams On Garden Style

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   6 Comments
While some of you, like me, may still have your original 1998 edition of Bunny Williams On Garden Style, you will definitely want to update your library with this marvelous newly revised volume. In a much larger format with many new, bigger and brighter photos, Bunny inspires and informs us about style in the outdoor world.…
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Inspiration Collage A Week’s Worth of Inspiration

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
With a whirlwind of activities, I haven’t had a chance to edit photos and share this week’s worth of inspiration. Between a special evening at New York Botanical Garden’s Orchid Show, the Architectural Digest Home Design Show and the DIFFA Dining by Design tables, my camera is full and my feet exhausted.…
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Bunny Williams on Garden Style Signs of Spring

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   5 Comments
What a change a week makes! With sudden temperature rises, we are actually seeing signs of spring poking through the melting mounds of snow. It is also school vacation this week, so instead of working on my planned post, there was a lot of this going on.…
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