A book by Benjamin F. Lenhardt Jr. and photographed by Scott Shigley immerses us in the histories and beauty of 25 private gardens along Chicago’s North Shore. We share 12 favorite scenes from its pages
Beautiful Gardens
It didn’t take this architect and landscape designer long to learn that ambience is everything. Rather than designing from the inside out, Andrea Filippone listened to the land.
From the world’s greatest gardens to your own private retreat, a well-designed garden will delight in winter.
Drawn to Nantucket’s allure, a Philadelphia couple creates a classic cedar-shake home with an enviable garden full of layered color, texture, and cottage charm
Newton Vineyard in Napa Valley boasts some of the most distinctive and delicious wines in the world, but the gardens are equally exquisite
Frances Palmer, the woman behind the wheel of her eponymous pottery line, crafts more than just clay. Her dahlia garden is another creative example of her artistic hand at work
Every weekend, floral designer Zezé leaves Manhattan and heads to the flower fields of his own country property in upstate New York
A dreamy estate nestled in the Tuscan Hills, La Foce is home to a classic Italian garden infused with a British love of flowers