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Garden: Hydrangea Love

The Rural Intelligence region is fortunate to have so many gardening experts close by. Our garden writer, Madaline Sparks, is the principal in her own design, installation and maintenance business, Madaline Sparks Garden Design, with clients in Columbia and Berkshire counties. For 12 years she was the contributing garden editor

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The RuraList Sings The Blues (On Trend For Spring)

If you follow color trends, you know that “Greenery” is Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2017. It’s “a refreshing and revitalizing shade, symbolic of new beginnings,” says the color forecasting institute. But perhaps we’re not quite at the “new beginnings” just yet, because that leafy hue

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Susan Schneider Perfects The Art Of The Lampshade (And More)

Susan Schneider creates lamps and shades out of just about anything you want.

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The High-Performance House, Part 5: Revelations

Rona Easton and Lonn Combs of EASTON+COMBS, the award-winning architectural office based in New Marlborough, Mass. have allowed Rural Intelligence to look over their shoulders (and those of their client) throughout the construction process of a high-performance home going up right now. This is the fifth installment of eight

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Flower Power: Boost Your Mood With Houseplants

The Rural Intelligence region is fortunate to have so many gardening experts close by. Our garden writer, Madaline Sparks, is the principal in her own design, installation and maintenance business, Madaline Sparks Garden Design, with clients in Columbia and Berkshire counties. For 12 years she was the contributing garden editor

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Not Your Average Alpaca: Alicia Adams Softens the Edges

Photo: Claire Rosen. By Nichole Dupont We all remember them, the rough-as-bark, dun-colored sweaters so bulky so that they could make even Kate Moss look puffy. But we so wanted to like them because there was some revolutionary air about wearing a fat, itchy alpaca sweater. Fortunately, it doesn’t

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Sawkille Co. Defines Rural American Design

By Andrea PyrosSawkille Co., a small furniture company in Rhinebeck, has been reflecting the heritage and mindset of the Hudson Valley for more than 15 years. But, though it’s hard to fathom now, appreciation for their type of goods didn’t happen right away. “Around 2010 there seemed to

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The High-Performance Home, Part 4: Windows And Wraps

Rona Easton and Lonn Combs of EASTON+COMBS, the award-winning architectural office based in New Marlborough, Mass. have allowed Rural Intelligence to look over their shoulders (and those of their client) throughout the construction process of a high-performance home going up right now. This is the second installment of eight

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Gifts For The Gardener In Your Life

The Rural Intelligence region is fortunate to have so many gardening experts close by. Our garden writer, Madaline Sparks, is the principal in her own design, installation and maintenance business, Madaline Sparks Garden Design, with clients in Columbia and Berkshire counties. For 12 years she was the contributing garden editor

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Wrap It Up: RI's Annual Holiday Gift Guide

By Amy Krzanik Where we live, you don’t have to travel very far to find unique gifts for everyone on your list. Whether it’s a thank you for your holiday party’s host or hostess, or a package sent to a friend or family member far away, choose

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Matt McGhee: 40 Years of Christmas Treasures

By Jamie Larson In 1976 Matt McGhee opened his first shop in Greenwich Village selling oriental decorative pieces. That Christmas, however, it was his traditional tree ornaments that captured the imagination of holiday shoppers. Now, 40 years later and relocated to Hudson New York, McGhee’s shop (it too called

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The High-Performance Home, Part 3: The Rainscreen

Rona Easton and Lonn Combs of EASTON+COMBS, the award-winning architectural office based in New Marlborough, Mass. have allowed Rural Intelligence to look over their shoulders (and those of their client) throughout the construction process of a high-performance home going up right now. This is the second installment of eight

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