July/Aug 2016

BLUE RENEWED The restoration of a historic Newport, Rhode Island, property brings its monochromatic Blue Garden—conceived by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.—back to its original splendor

SEA ISLAND CELEBRATION Designer Elaine Griffin hosts a garden luncheon that blends elements from home with the resort-style chic of South Georgia’s coastal vacation getaway, The Cloister

TAKE A PEEK THROUGH THE LENS OF AN INSTA-PRO Smartphones and the cameras with which they come equipped, along with social media, have changed the game of how we view the images that we snap in our everyday lives. We’ve chatted with 3 professional photographers about what goes through their minds when setting up a shot, clicking away, and posting it

LAVENDER FIELDS FOREVER You can see (and smell) this colorful, fragrant perennial for miles and miles in the town of Sequim, Washington, where both a temperate climate and an industrious cluster of small farmers have encouraged it to flourish