‘Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better’ – Albert Einstein
Interior design inspiration – and a general sense of well being – await with every outdoor adventure, urban hike, and gardening project.
The city of Charleston was the first stop on my Summer Study Tour. It is a beautiful city filled with elegant homes and lots of history. Since the city is on the tip of a peninsula, the ... Read More >
For this month's blog post, Bridget is taking over with a collection of photos from sculpture gardens spanning from the Bay Area to Copenhagen. We hope you enjoy from your screen, or maybe ... Read More >
I know I’m not alone in feeling that my vegetable garden has been a silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic. Growing a vegetable garden had been on my mind for years. And although I love to ... Read More >
Water elements have so many positive associations that it’s not surprising to find so many aquatic references in interior design. Water inherently has a soothing quality that impacts all of ... Read More >
In light of the recent killing of George Floyd, I have a heightened awareness of my white privilege. The tradition of sleep-away summer camp is just one of many privileges that I have benefitted ... Read More >
I realize that living in California, I’m really not entitled to complain about winter weather. And in fact, most of my weather woes come from our foggy San Francisco summers. Regardless of where ... Read More >
As we approach the winter solstice, many of us bemoan the shorter daylight hours. But there is a particular quality to winter light that I find to be especially captivating. It has to do ... Read More >
A few weeks ago, I shared some of the formal gardens I visited last summer in France. That trip continued on to Norway, and this week's dose of nature therapy is about the Norwegian gardens that ... Read More >
As a gardening enthusiast (one with more enthusiasm than expertise!) I love to visit gardens when I travel, compare different approaches to planning a garden, and pick up ideas that I may attempt to ... Read More >
