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Category Archives: Beach houses
Hamptons Show House 2016
From the outside, this year’s Hamptons Show House looks very much like so many of the $5 to $20 million properties for sale on the East End. There are the lawns, the pool, the tennis court, the decks set up … Continue reading
On (and Off) Dune Road
It was “just another” bike ride along Dune Road from Westhampton Beach to East Quogue—viewing various houses from the sublime to the ridiculous—when I spotted a path leading through the protected marshland. I got off my bike and began to … Continue reading
Posted in Beach houses, Conservation, The Hamptons, Travel-USA Northeast
Tagged Biking, Dune Road, Hamptons, Long Island, Nature Walks, Quogue, Walking Paths, Westhampton Beach
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Hamptons Designer Show House 2014
This year’s Hampton Designer Show House seems like its made for a huge extended family that entertains lots of guests. There are so many comfortable, inviting sitting areas that, say, you had a book in one hand and a drink … Continue reading
Garden Party in The Hamptons
A beautiful Saturday evening in late summer, a lovely setting, reflections in the pool, a sunset over the water, clinking wine glasses, and good conversation. In the Hamptons, a region noted for spectacular gardens, this was a garden to remember, … Continue reading
Ready for Take-Off? Not Before Visiting the Gardens.
Two weekends ago I was getting back to Rome in the evening and had a 9:50 am flight the next morning. What to do? Go into town for a late-night supper (taxi or train fares, big hotel bill, big anxiety) … Continue reading
Posted in Beach houses, Travel-Italy, Urban Gardens
Tagged Fiumicino, Italy seaside resorts, Rome, walled gardens
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The Coolest Decks Around
I (almost) never re-post anything from other people’s blogs, but today’s post on urbangardensweb.com is just too cool. So many great ideas. Don’t you wish you were here right now?
The Lost Tomato
The last patch of snow has finally melted off the lawn and the seed and plant catalogs are arriving in our mailbox daily. Having been disappointed over the years by bare-root perennials ordered from catalogs, I prefer going to nurseries … Continue reading
Soda Bottle Island
Other people build houses on land. Richart Sowa, a carpenter and former British rock-band guitarist, has designed and constructed a whole island. This self-sustaining environment for living, about 20 meters (66 feet) in diameter, floats just off Isla Mujeres, Mexico, … Continue reading
Posted in Beach houses, Conservation, Travel-Mexico
Tagged Cancun, Ecology, Isla Mujeres, Island Living, Mexico, Quintana Roo, Recycling, Richart Sowa, Rishie Sowa, Ritchie Sowa, Spiral Island
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MORE Gardens in the Hamptons: Where the Signs Say “Welcome”
The Hamptons are a land of high hedges and closed gates, as well as of open vistas of fields and water. It can easily seem as if most gardens there are off-limits to the average visitor, who can occasionally catch … Continue reading
In the Hamptons: from the Madoo Conservancy to Marders
Sagaponack: The Madoo Conservancy The abstract-expressionist painter Robert Dash (b. 1934) has spent the past 44 years transforming two acres of Sagaponack farmland into an original, quirky maze of garden follies and styles. The property, the Madoo Conservancy, at 618 … Continue reading
Posted in Beach houses, Garden Design Projects, Nurseries and Garden Centers, Public Gardens, The Hamptons, Travel-USA Northeast
Tagged artists studio, Bridgehampton, East Hampton Historical Society, evergreens, Hamptons, landscaping, Long Island, Madoo Conservancy, Marders, mature trees, native plant garden, nursery, Robert Dash, Sagaponack
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Three Remsenburg Gardens
Cottage Garden Riding your bike around, waving at people working in their beautiful gardens, and hopping off to say hello and admire their handiwork is a good way to make new friends, learn a lot, and see places you wouldn’t … Continue reading
Garden Visits in the Hamptons
Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit some spectacular private gardens in the Hamptons. My first stop was the Bridgehampton estate of Louise and Leonard Riggio. He’s the founder and chairman of Barnes and Noble and the former chair of … Continue reading
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