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Fine Homebuilding

3 weeks ago | finehomebuilding.com | Tovah Martin |Abby Cote

The Arndt family found the mid-century house of their dreams—and life immediately got brighter. The couple were intrigued by Mid-century Modern design, but the idea seemed remote in traditional New England. Dana and Joe Arndt had lived in a Colonial-period home, where they didn’t mind the small windows as much as the enclosed spaces. Then Dana noticed a for-sale listing for the Glass House, related to Bauhaus design, in a town on Boston’s North Shore.
Fine Homebuilding

3 weeks ago | finehomebuilding.com | Tovah Martin |Abby Cote

It was twenty years ago that a friend told Jeanne Farewell and Monty Denneau about a unique property in New York’s Hudson Valley. The house wasn’t for sale; the friend simply thought that Monty and Jeanne would find a rapport with the 1879 house and its 15 acres. In 2013, as the couple were looking to expand from their petite house, that special property went on the market. The friend had been right; there was instant chemistry.
Anemone Flower Varieties - Flower Magazine

1 month ago | flowermag.com | Tovah Martin |Jason Burnett

As a cut flower, anemones are a mainstay with deep roots. Battenfeld’s Anemone Farm in Red Hook, New York is a legendary family-run supplier of the New York wholesale market now in their fourth generation, and their evolution is typical of the anemone’s arc to prominence. Switching their greenhouses to anemones when the demand for violets cooled in the 1950s, Battenfeld’s found its niche and has remained loyal to that crop.
Winter Gardening Inspiration - Fine Homebuilding

Dec 10, 2024 | finehomebuilding.com | Tovah Martin |Abby Cote

In many parts of the country, the off-season lasts for five or six months. A great garden never slumbers, though. Verticality, wood fences and stone walls, plants with a winter habit, and pops of color maintain depth and perspective on the greyest days. The lushness of summer fades in the dormant garden, but botanical interest carries through if you plant accordingly. Place evergreens to define contours. You’ll look out to see boxwood in the snow and think: That’s where my garden is.
Quiet Beauty at Juniper Hill Farm

Oct 31, 2024 | flowermag.com | Tovah Martin |Jason Burnett

Softened in shrubs, etched with tree limbs, circumscribed by fences, and screened by hedges, the garden continues to be a hardworking landscape. “We embrace winter,” Paula says. “And the season is not just admired through the windows.” She and Joe often venture farther afield. Snowshoeing is the couple’s favorite outdoor sport, creating paths that allow their Corgi, Christina, to follow behind, hopping like a rabbit between drifts.
A Walk on the Wild Side

Aug 19, 2024 | l8r.it | Tovah Martin |Jason Burnett

Thankfully Larry not only had the expertise needed but also the toolbox to troubleshoot the issues that lay in the formerly underutilized spaces. “There was an area that was especially hard to mow, and we needed a solution,” the homeowner recalls. “There also was a place where thistles had infiltrated.” Larry tackled these problems as he worked to incorporate the native plants he prefers to employ.
A Way With Color

Jul 25, 2024 | flowermag.com | Tovah Martin |Carrie Orteza

Photo by Stacy BassShades of purple and pink work together seamlessly with the lush greenery. 1. Use silver-leaved plants as discrete connectors between garden spaces. 2. Extend a space visually by placing blue in the back of the border. “My favorite blues are campanulas, platycodons, asters, and agastache,” says Gerard.
A Way With Color

Jul 23, 2024 | l8r.it | Tovah Martin |Carrie Orteza

Photo by Stacy BassShades of purple and pink work together seamlessly with the lush greenery. 1. Use silver-leaved plants as discrete connectors between garden spaces. 2. Extend a space visually by placing blue in the back of the border. “My favorite blues are campanulas, platycodons, asters, and agastache,” says Gerard.
Seeds of Time

Jun 21, 2024 | flowermag.com | Tovah Martin |Carrie Orteza

For years, Gerard Pampalone dreamed of gardening Beanacre Farm. Even before he and his wife, Arlene Carpenter, finally became the proud owners of the property in 1995, Gerard was creating his plan, a process that entailed several European garden tours. But translating his design into the 3½-acre Fairfield, Connecticut, property proved a challenge. Gerard wanted to blend the formality of the gardens he discovered on those overseas visits with outdoor spaces that felt like home.
Seeds of Time

Jun 21, 2024 | l8r.it | Tovah Martin |Carrie Orteza

For years, Gerard Pampalone dreamed of gardening Beanacre Farm. Even before he and his wife, Arlene Carpenter, finally became the proud owners of the property in 1995, Gerard was creating his plan, a process that entailed several European garden tours. But translating his design into the 3½-acre Fairfield, Connecticut, property proved a challenge. Gerard wanted to blend the formality of the gardens he discovered on those overseas visits with outdoor spaces that felt like home.