“Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is Art.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
I'm a storyteller-weaving the artful gifts of horticulture, garden design, tablescapes, floral design, cooking, cocktail culture & writing ~ to bring elegant, enduring beauty & joy to an entertaining & lifestyle. It's an honor & a privilege to do what you love...
My most recently published book is "The Art of the Garnish." My first book is "The Hamptons & Long Island Homegrown Cookbook." I have worked in restaurants, food catering & cook with passion, using food ingredients from local NYC Greenmarkets and my herb & vegetable farm-ette & orchard in the Garden State.
I write the Garden Glamour blog about the beguiling, beautiful world of ornamental and edible and sustainable gardens, horticulture, exterior design, tablescapes, & entertaining:
gardenglamour-duchessdesigns.blogspot.com
Garden Specialist and principal of Duchess Designs, LLC, I design artful gardens that tell stories...