Create a spring/Easter basket or centerpiece with this 4-step, illustrated how-to.
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Learn how to make your home fresh with just 4 easy steps:
Read MoreGarden Tour, pt2: Texture and Layers
Garden elements, create the structure of the garden, but it’s the plantings – their texture, color, shape, and life – that breath true beauty into the garden. Here are the cultivated plants (and animals) that are the essence of what these gardens are about. See them all, plus 6 more, ...
Read MoreGarden Tour, pt 1: Garden Elements
It’s May, and Maryland’s gardens are at their peak. There’s all the requisite public gardens we can tour, but it’s peaking behind those elusively private garden gates, and getting a glimpse of the inspired, lovingly-tended, personal gardens that’s the real treat. Beyond the Garden Gates garden tour is downtown Frederick, ...
Read MoreOutdoor Rooms!
It’s going to be a beautiful weekend here in Maryland, so it’s time to get the porches and patio ready for outdoor living. Here’s a little inspiration for you (and me!): I hope this little shot of outdoor living has inspired you! Thanks for reading, Virginia Save
Read MoreA Style Icon’s Home – Hollywood
Not all homes are created equal, nor are all women. Some just have that je ne sais quoi that elevates them to the status of icon, even perfection. With an upcoming Christie’s auction of her personal effects, Betsy Bloomingdale’s home is worth a tour. I never really thought much about ...
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