Lise Funderburg

Interior designer Lucien Rees Roberts and his partner, architect Steven Harris, bought an island paradise in Croatia. This is the story of how they, along with landscape architect David Kelly, transformed an overgrown property into an amazing summer home with timeless Mediterranean views. Read More »

Sea and Stone: A Croatian Island Garden, Slide Show

By Lise Funderburg

Our side show of the interiors, exteriors, and plants of a beautiful summer home on a Croatian island owned by interior designer Lucien Rees Roberts and architect Steven Harris, and with a garden deisgned by landscape architect David Kelly. Read More »

Andrea Cochran's Landscapes

By Lise Funderburg

Emotion and restraint weave through Andrea Cochran's well-edited landscapes—a look at some of the landscapes that she has designed, as well as our exclusive (and extensive) Q&A with Cochran. Read More »

Peonies!

By Lise Funderburg

Peonies deliver showstopping blooms with surprisingly little effort.

Fountains for the Garden

By Lise Funderburg

If you're looking to add a fountain in your garden, there's a wide array of recirculating pumps that eliminate the need for underground pipes—here are a few of our favorites. Read More »

In the Garden, by Stacy Bass

By Lise Funderburg

A review of Stacy Bass's new book, In the Garden, a portfolio of 18 luxurious Connecticut gardens. Read More »

Ripe, Nigel Slater's New Cookbook

By Lise Funderburg

What’s cooking? Nigel Slater’s new book, Ripe, follows the Brit from his home orchard to his kitchen table. Plus: His recipe for blackberry focaccia!

Ends of the Earth: A Retrospective of Land Art

By Lise Funderburg

From sculptures to water to landscapes, when art and nature meet, interesting things start to happen. Read More »

Shrubbery 411: Timber Press Encyclopedia of Flowering Shrubs

By Lise Funderburg

The new Timber Press Encyclopedia of Flowering Shrubs, by Jim Gardiner of England’s Royal Horticultural Society, is a compendium of 1,700 temperate-zone growers. Read More »