- Resolutions for a generous and green new year in the garden
![This January, 2022 image provided by Jeff Lowenfel shows Idaho Fescue, Festuca idahoensis. Clumps of Tall fescues are another great standard lawn replacement grass. (Jeff Lowenfels via AP)]()
- Column: Where have all the trees in Connecticut gone?
![The stump of a large oak tree remains as construction continues outside the old New Lebanon School in the Byram section of Greenwich in 2019.]()
- Column: How architecture design fads impact resale value
![Interior design of elegant kitchen with black and white elements.]()
- Column: Are our homes in a bubble or new market?
![Duo Dickinson ponders about the state of the real estate market and if the rush to buy homes during the pandemic will lead to another crash.]()
- Goatscaping is a pesticide-free weed-removal trend in Connecticut
![Baby goat French Toast smells a dandelion at the Stamford Museum & Nature's Heckscher Farm in Stamford.]()
- What if CT realtors focused on sunlight rather than style?
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![With its stretching, many-hued blooms, the Snapdragon “University of California Mix” is a colorful garden choice.]()
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![The cottage garden in front of the visitor center at Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens is full of blooming flowers.]()
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![Left, Taylor Spellman, and right, Marci Sharif, who have been friends since fifth grade.]()
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![After spending so many months at home, now might be the time to reconsider how to best utilize our decks.]()
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![Pre-renovation, the pea-gravel courtyard included the existing pond ringed by a boxwood hedge. Wanting to make the space a special area to relax, the Shahids added blue stone pavers and a patio, and ornamental grass to bring in color and softness. “Our ducks like to jump in for a swim every now and then,” Charlotte says.]()
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![Duo Dickinson offers tips on preparing your home for winter and how to circulate air for indoor gatherings during the pandemic.]()
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![Tending to the smaller details make a difference.]()
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![Blighted properties can reduce property values in a neighborhood and can become a safety issue if they aren't addressed.]()
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![Diane Lampert is a certified Master Gardener and is based in Greenwich.]()
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![John and Anne Nolon live in this 140 year old carriage house in Westchester, a barn turned home 70 years ago.]()
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![Parents and children, who may be home together during COVID-19, can make corny fun in the kitchen; this is the perfect time to teach kids how to cook, particularly if you’re incorporating one of their favorite vegetables into a dish.]()
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![Longtime New Canaan resident Jeannie Hart makes a flower purchase at the weekly New Canaan Farmers Market in 2018.]()
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![Carey Karlan, owner of Last Detail Interior Design in Darien, considers her home’s conservatory — with its larger outdoor planters, garden stools, terrarium, indestructible indoor/outdoor coffee table, green garden-like etagere, botanicals, and pitchers of flowers — a summer retreat. “I have coffee here every morning,” she says.]()
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![Nick Zappone works on a DIY project in the basement of the home he shares with his wife, Nicole (writer of this story). The couple has been renovating their condo in stages; the coronavirus has offered them the opportunity to cross some home improvement projects — most recently, updating their basement washroom — off their to-do list.]()
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![Veggie tales: Even the youngest family members can get their hands dirty and help with home gardening.]()
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![A “home office” for children has become a common request for architects, builders, and interior designers as children practice distance learning during the coronavirus. Here, a sunlit space, designed by Wadia Associates in New Canaan, features two desks and chairs, plenty of storage, bookshelves, and a gorgeous stained glass window, creating the perfect environment in which to work.]()
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![Mark Finlay Architects of Southport designed this screened porch which references the Georgian architecture of the residence exterior and is intended to be an intimate space for small gatherings.]()
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![Families spending quality — and quantity — time together this spring and summer can enjoy meals, games, and conversation on beautiful outdoor furnishing sets, like this one from Seasons Too Ltd. in Darien.]()
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![A display at Dawn Hill Antiques in New Preston features a painted panel depicting wall paintings typically found in 18th century Swedish rooms, a Gustavian period Swedish mirror, a Swedish blue painted Mora clock, and a Swedish chandelier; the two chairs are a pair of Swedish Lindome dining chairs, circa 1790.]()
