Travel is a marvelous way to mix things up a bit. I see new vistas, and I come home ready to create a new garden or redo old ones! This time I returned from Sicily, inspired by structures and native …

My friend, Marie, and I walk together twice a month. Recently she said, “I just broke my favorite coffee cup,” and her hands folded together, ever so slightly. “You know,” she added, “there …

Walking through Aquetong Spring Park in winter is like being in a living library; there’s a series of pleasant, slightly hushed rooms, brimming with history and life. Here is a landscape that looks …