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Isn’t it funny? Today, what we think of a garden in the suburbs is vastly different from what folks think of a garden in more rural parts of the Midwest. The idea of gardening for sustenance has always been one of the virtues of Midwestern gardening. Typically, here in the suburbs, gardening seems to be driven

Vibrant and showy mophead hydrangeas shine in arrangements from rustic to the most formal. Here we see their giant, variegated blossoms layered with complementary delphinium spikes echoing the adjacent painting’s abstract splatter. Punctuated by green viburnum pom poms and anchored in a substantial cast-iron vessel, this high-summer composition is a study in the crisp, cool

  Gathering with friends on a lazy summer afternoon is one of life’s great pleasures. A table placed under the shade of a tree, layered with deliciously simple food that speaks to the season, encourages lingering of the best kind. Setting this table with high summer’s bounty—cherry tomatoes here, potted herbs there—creates a visual connection