Sharon King Hoge

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Inside a fun-filled weekend at the Florida hotel. June 06, 2025 by Sharon King Hoge QUESTION: What happens when you cross a fish with a fork? ANSWER: If you’re lucky and you’re at Amelia Island’s Omni Resort in May you get a wonderful weekend of fishing excursions and gourmet dining. Every year the resort invites six illustrious regional chefs to compete in the Fish to Fork Festival.

2 weeks ago | cottagesgardens.com | Sharon King Hoge

A Q&A with the landscape designer and former Connecticut IDAs judge. May 21, 2025 by Sharon King Hoge Photograph by Mark IppolitoWambui Ippolito is known for elegant, curative designs that embrace the exuberance of nature, which she considers “the greatest healer.” Deeply instilled are her memories of gardening with her family, and the animals, wide sky and never-ending landscape of Kenya where she grew up.

1 month ago | cottagesgardens.com | Sharon King Hoge

The AIPAD Photography Show at the Park Avenue ArmoryGalleries from around the world are at the Park Avenue Armory this week at the annual AIPAD Photography Show.  This premiere fair for fine photography hopes works on display will please collectors and inspire the next generation of artists and enthusiasts.  Pictures in an extraordinary range of styles, genres, and techniques offer a comprehensive overview of photography’s rich and evolving landscape.

1 month ago | cottagesgardens.com | Sharon King Hoge

Innovative swimming-pool surface designs are among the multidisciplinary creations of Alex Proba, whose interiors and furniture express her urge to enhance living spaces with unexpected arrangements of color and form. Many works are reconceptualized from her 2013–2017 “A Poster A Day” project, when she daily turned abstract concepts into asymmetrical, surreal digital collages.

2 months ago | cottagesgardens.com | Sharon King Hoge

Celebrating 60 years of NYC's Landmark Law. April 01, 2025 by Sharon King Hoge It was 60 years ago that New York City passed the Landmarks Law to protect buildings and sites of historical, architectural, and cultural significance. To commemorate the anniversary, one of Landmarks’ leading proponents assembled and edited a collection of essays surveying “the future of the past” in the 21st century.