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Holiday Spirit Grows At Flower Blossom Farm’s Wreath Parties

By Lisa Green “I eat, sleep and breathe flowers," says Kim Thomas, flitting around her studio like a bee pollinating blossoms. “But I’m not a florist. I’m a flower farmer who does custom designs." Not just custom, though. The chief flower fairy at Flower Blossom Farm

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The Wandering Eye: Good Things From A Great Beauty

Photo of CZ Guest by Cecil Beaton for Vogue. Our blogger, interior designer Carey Maloney, and his partner Hermes Mallea, an architect, are principals in the M (Group). I love a good "estate" auction. I’ve been in New York long enough to have seen Kitty Miller’s,

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HGS Home Chef: A Center For Foodies In Hillsdale

By Jamie Larson He's both a metropolitan interior designer and a rural shopkeeper, but Matthew White also is a master at balancing seemingly disparate styles. The owner of the Hillsdale General Store has embarked on yet another endeavor, converting an 1870s Victorian in the heart of Hillsdale, New

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'Art and Residence' Curates A Context For Art In The Home

Chris Hebert while hanging "Art and Residence" in advance of the exhibit's opening. By Jamie Larson It can be intimidating to start an art collection, or just to decide how your next piece will work in your home. At The Hudson Mercantile, 202 Allen Street in

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Page Dickey Pens The New Go-To Book On American Gardens

The National Garden Conservancy “Open Days" — a program of private gardens open to the public — are wildly popular in the Rural Intelligence region. After all, there are some magnificent ones in our area, and a number of greatly respected and renowned gardener-slash-garden experts who live among us.

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Know Your Hydrangeas

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by Brian Cruey, who as General Manager of Naumkeag for the Trustees of Reservations, knows about beautiful gardens. If one had to pick a true superstar of the late summer

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In Keeping With Traditions Linens, The Labor Day Outlet Sale

If you love luxury linens, you already know Traditions, though you may not realize it. The drool-inducing bedding in the Neiman-Marcus, Orvis and Horchow Collection catalogs? Traditions. The irresistible matelassé coverlets and iconic Black Lab Throws on the shelves at Classic County in East Chatham and at all

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Dépêchez-vous To The Basic French Estate Sale

Napoleon III chaise longe, recently reupholstered by an artisanal upholsterer with hemp, linen and horsehair (it will last another 100 years, Neiley says), $1,200. By Lisa Green Francophiles — and those who just plain love an estate sale — will want to thank Carol Neiley for her own passion for France

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You Can Be As Sweet As Honey, But The Bees Still Might Swarm

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by Brian Cruey, who as General Manager of Naumkeag for the Trustees of Reservations, knows about beautiful gardens. Last week during one of my evening garden walks, I noticed something

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Shopping And Strolling: A Midsummer Pastime

Theater, music, dance and a panoply of festivals are all in full swing, but for those of us whose shopping bug never takes a vacation, retail therapy is alive and well in the Rural Intelligence region. So, for you, we have gathered up a cartful of sales and celebrations happening

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Margo Morrison New York Brings Trunk Show To The Clark

By Lisa Green Margo Morrison was formally trained as a pianist, not a jewelry designer. But she’s never left music, really — she’s just exchanged one tactile sensation for another, transferring the patterns, improvisational influences and harmony of music into her line of semi-precious stones and freshwater pearl

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Why The Wandering Eye Gives A Posy To Pondside Nursery

Carey Maloney says he isn't a gardener, but that doesn't stop him from appreciating Pondside Nursery.

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