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Yugen – A Japanese Garden Where You Least Expect It
THE ADDRESS OF YŪGEN is a closely guarded secret. I didn’t even know of its existence in the backwoods of East Hampton, N.Y., until it appeared in the 2017 catalogue of the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days program, open for just … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged East Hampton, Garden Conservancy, Japanese garden, moss, Open Days, Yugen
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Garden Envy in Amagansett
The heavenly tented pool pavilion I COULD GO IN AND OUT of grand oceanfront estates all day long, then come back to my humble cottage and still be happy with the place. I can wander five hedged, manicured, topiaried, statued, … Continue reading
Discovering More of Philadelphia
I LOVE GOING WHERE I’VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE, particularly when it’s to older neighborhoods as lovely and green as Philadelphia’s Mt. Airy. The 19th century houses, many made of stone, have front porches and deep yards — somewhat Southern in … Continue reading
Playing Tourist in Philly
The brand-new LeMeridien in Center City TODAY BEGAN WITH COFFEE AND A CROISSANT at the Reading Terminal Market, an indoor foodie paradise the likes of which no city should be without (though I know of no other such place anywhere) … Continue reading
Posted in HISTORIC PRESERVATION, INTERIOR DESIGN, LANDSCAPING, MISCELLANEOUS, PHILADELPHIA, ROAD TRIPS, TRAVEL
Tagged City Hall, Fishtown, Garden Conservancy, Greensgrow Farms, hotel, Kensington, Le Meridien, Love Park, Old City, Open Days, Queen Village, Randall Rosenthal, Reading Terminal Market, Southwark Restaurant, Standard Tap, Starwood, Winterthur, Wood Turning Center
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Dianne B’s Enchanted Acre
LAST SATURDAY, even though I felt like sh*t (flu-like symptoms from a prophylactic tetanus shot the day before), I dragged myself to the village of East Hampton to get a first-hand view of the fabled gardening talents of Dianne B, … Continue reading
