Marianne Francis
Pink dahlia with tightly curled petals around a green center

Late Summer 2024

"Summertime is always the best of what might be."
 
Charles Bowden
 
Everything is ripe. Everything is glorious. It really doesn’t get any better than this. The mornings are getting cool so we are counting each warm day. I try to press it all into my heart so I can savor the warmth as I tend my garden and watch the hummingbirds.
 

Art: Chef Daniel Humm and Italian Painter Francesco Clemente

Two men pose in an art studio before a large red-and-tan painting.
 
At Clemete Bar, a love story between chef and artist unfolds. Learn more here.
 

Botany: Floret Flowers in Skagit Valley

Chickens wander among buckets of pink and peach flowers beside a garden shed.
 
A remarkable family farm creating beautiful new varieties of cutting flowers. Learn more here.
 

Design: Office Retreats Without Leaving the Office

Modern glass-and-wood structure above a koi pond surrounded by tropical greenery.
 
Tom Kundig, of Olson Kundig, built a 70-square-foot hut in Hawaii for a client that looks out to a Japanese garden. Learn more here.

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