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A Note from the Editor
“My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing.” – Marcel Proust
tastes shift with experience and exposure. As I review our editorial content, I’m struck once again by how the pandemic has focused our gaze more and more on home (always with a botanical accent, of course, but home nonetheless). We’ve always loved our homes and taken time to fashion them to our liking. But spending such a vast swath of time in them over the past two years has inspired us, as a culture, to reimagine, redo, and remodel—or maybe just change a paint color. And we’ve realized again, or maybe for the first time, the power of personal expression in our environments—the power to create a mood, to welcome friends and family, to embrace the new and different, to reveal who we are and what we value. This issue embodies all these things. Throughout these pages, we invite you to view the featured homes and gardens through the unique lenses of the creative minds behind each project. Take in the serenely sophisticated style of our Palmetto Bluff showhouse designed by Phoebe Howard and her daughter, Nellie Howard Ossi. Experience
Mallory Mathison Glenn’s masterful yet playful rendering of an interior that honors her mother’s artwork and art collection in Auburn, Alabama. Swoon over Cathy Kincaid’s dreamy Dallas project that melds the best of past, present, and pattern. And discover the compelling story of the origin, restoration, and modern-day maintenance of Filoli, a historic home and garden in northern California. As we take time to look closely at these inspiring creations, we can perhaps envision new possibilities for our own homes and gardens—and even our lives.
Love and SDG,
Margot Shaw EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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PORTRAIT BY BETH HONTZAS
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