Hello ~ We made it: spring at last! After a long, cold winter, this gardener is elated to see signs of spring - from the return of the songbirds to the earliest daffodils blooming cheerfully. I welcome the warmth of the sunshine melting the last patches of snow. Winter be [...]
Above photo of cherry trees in our neighborhood Wow! How did we get to November already? Tom and I have been traveling quite a bit - lots of road trips up to New England plus a buying trip in Scandinavia. We're delighted to be home just in time for [...]
Here's a situation many of us have encountered: shopping with someone and being persuaded to buy something we did not need. While at an antiques show, a friend and I spotted an old Chinese carved granite trough (originally for holding farm animals' drinking water). My friend looked at me, and [...]
Do you remember my home office which I wrote about here in June 2012? As a quick reminder, an upstairs guest bedroom was converted to my office. For meeting with clients, I use our shop's office, while this home office is perfect for reading books, magazines, and favorite blogs. I [...]
Greetings! It has been way too long since my last post. I hope you all are well. Work has been incredibly busy, hence my absence. I look forward to resuming my weekly postings as I have many home and garden tours to share. Those of you following along on Instagram got a [...]
What's new at Tone on Tone? Or should it be what's old? :) Well, the container that came two weeks ago has FINALLY(!) been unpacked. Now I'm working on tagging, upholstering, setting up shop, and uploading photos to our website. Sorry for the delay. I've been swamped with multiple project [...]
It has been a while since I've posted about our garden.With the arrival of warmer weather, much is going on. Bulbs are blooming, trees are leafing out, and perennials are popping up. We've been busy seeding, planting, mulching, fertilizing, pruning, cleaning up, etc. Spring is indeed a very busy time, [...]
Hello, friends ~ Welcome to the first day of winter! Our new shipment finally arrived! I have been swamped unpacking, cataloging and setting each piece. Will share a preview after the dust (the good kind from antiques :-) settles! Tom and I have also been busy getting ready for house [...]
The Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the U.S. are expecting a hybrid superstorm that could bring torrential rain and extremely high winds early next week. I hope the storm passes quickly with minimal impact. On a positive note, our Sasanqua camellias are in full bloom. More on the camellias below. [...]
With the garden season winding down, I thought it would be interesting to tour our white border garden throughout this unpredictable year. Spring began very early after a mild and short winter, causing much confusion for many plants. In late spring there were quite a few severe storms that wreaked [...]
