Home & Garden
Auction houses are an exciting place to find one-of-a-kind antiques and everyday wares for a lot less. Photos by Jim Graham. It’s a drizzly Saturday morning in rural Chester […]
Photo by Lewis Wilson/Unsplash. With summer upon us and Brandywine Valley residents flocking outdoors, backyards have become sanctuaries in these uncertain times, whether for a spontaneous game of corn […]
Courtesy of Pook and Pook, Inc. Among to newlyweds and other young folks nesting in their new homes, Mid-Century Modern is back. They throw around the term with abandon when […]
On a farm in the heart of Chadds Ford, Pa. over 100 varieties of peonies blossom starting in mid-May, their layered pink petals unfurling beautifully. Now in its second year, […]
“I didn’t like it the first time I saw it,” says Wayne Guymon. The year was 1998, and Guymon and his wife, Doris, had already fallen in love with the 1960s […]
Ralph Rosazza at his Avondale, Pa. greenhouse. All photos by Jim Graham. It rained all night and all day. But when the sun emerges by mid-afternoon, it’s almost as […]
In late 1985, Christopher and Susan Casscells found themselves between a rock and a hard place. An orthopaedic surgeon, Chris was finishing his residency at Yale University. The young couple […]
It’s more than 3,500 miles from the South of France to Chateau Country in northern Delaware. Yet French-inspired design is decidedly at home amid the lovely rolling hills of the […]
Katie Groves decided to paint the walls in her home white, a light and cheerful canvas on which to display her art and furnishings. It seemed a simple choice. So, […]
Barnes Arboretum This hidden gem, located in Merion, sits on 12 acres and boasts over 2,500 varieties of plants, some of which date back to the 1880s. The property was […]
So this past summer, you mastered the art of grilling. Before you hung up your tongs for the season, you graduated from flipping burgers to expertly preparing a deboned leg […]
In spring, it’s fun to pick big bouquets of blooming shrubs and flowering bulbs, but winter also has such opportunities. You can go with the same large outdoor containers you […]
Each year, Longwood Gardens transforms into a winter wonderland for A Longwood Christmas, an annual tradition that sees the 1,000-plus acre property bedecked with 500,000 lights and dozens of adorned trees. […]
In the 1700s, when this stately stone manor house was first built, visitors approached by horseback. Transportation has since moved into the future. The house has moved, too, hauled stone […]
The garden season is ending soon. Fall is beautiful, with bright colors and clear blue skies, but the work it demands can keep us from enjoying it. I’m not a […]
Most rooms have four walls—but not all of them are created equal. A feature wall—also known as an accent or statement wall—draws people into a room. Sheathed or painted in […]
Velvety green moss is a calming element in a garden. Deer don’t eat it. It needs no mowing. It looks right with casual shade gardens, growing with ferns, rhododendrons, mountain […]
In northwestern Chester County, past the historic village of Eagle, the busy traffic on Route 322 gives way to the quiet streets and sprawling properties of Glenmoore. It’s where you’ll […]
Before Karen Helme started selling antiques and unique pieces for homes, she devoted many pleasant hours to shopping for them. Helme, who owns Found in Centreville, is trained as an […]
Along the winding two-lane roads of New London Township, shopping centers give way to developments, interspersed with rambling historic properties. Among the newer construction sits a brick farmhouse built back […]
