WRITTEN BY Blair FarrisPHOTOGRAPHY BY Terrance Antonio On a recent visit to Charleston, I happened upon a beautiful garden and couldn’t resist including it in this issue. The New Dawn roses in full bloom caught my eye as I took an early morning walk to the Battery. I was trying to muster the courage to knock on the front door and, to my surprise, the owner came out. She was lovely as she walked me through her garden. …
Charleston Garden
Mixing Old and New
Transforming a Historic Garden WRITTEN BY Blair FarrisPHOTOGRAPHY BY Thien La and Terrance AntonioLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE BY Wertimer & Associates James Cothran, author of Gardens of Historic Charleston, writes: “Charleston has a rich garden heritage dating from colonial times. In 1682, only two years after the city was established, English settlers were already securing plants from the old world for both practical and ornamental use.” Charleston’s gardens have evolved in the last 300 …
An Urban Retreat
Written by Blair FarrisPhotography by Raymond Grubb When the new owners purchased their Charleston-style house, they were not daunted by the small lot with far reaching vines, overgrown trees and shrubs, lack of privacy and seemingly little space to accommodate their long, programmatic wish list. After living in New York and London, the couple was ready to call Charlotte, N.C. home again and move back to the neighborhood where the husband grew up. They called on their old friend, …