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A couple tending flowers under the greenhouse glass

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Gardens, tea, celebrations and the homes residents have made their own.

Photo tour

Around the lane

Chapter 01

Gardens

13 photos
Two residents gathering flowers in the greenhouse
A couple tending flowers under the greenhouse glass
A resident offering a single flower to his wife in the greenhouse
A resident among stems of pink stock in the cutting garden
A resident in white among the blossoming branches
A resident standing among bright bougainvillea in the greenhouse
A resident handing her neighbor a basket of fresh lettuce from the garden
Two residents carrying trays of seedlings to the raised beds
A couple planting a new shrub along the garden path
A resident and her neighbor chatting over the garden gate
An iron bistro table under the climbing roses
The fountain garden in spring bloom
The white gazebo at the end of the camellia walk
Chapter 02

Homes

9 photos
French doors open from a garden cottage sitting room onto the flower beds
A sitting room with a sage sofa and marble floors in a Camellia cottage
Tall windows and a writing desk in a Hartwell apartment
A bed with crisp white linens and a scatter of garden roses
A vintage writing desk with lamps and roses by a lace curtain
A bay-windowed sitting room with an armchair and soft light
A cream sofa with lilies in the Hartwell House front parlor
The sunroom's arched window looking out over the trees
A guest room in the Hartwell House with a carved headboard
Chapter 03

Tea & table

8 photos
A resident passing a plate of cake across the tea table
Two friends sharing coffee by the parlor window
Friends gathered around a lace tablecloth and a strawberry cake
Four friends at a round table in the parlor after lunch
Three friends on a velvet sofa sharing stories over tea
Three friends sharing a birthday cake at the sunroom table
Friends in party hats laughing over tea and cake
The private dining room set with yellow flowers for a family birthday
Chapter 04

Celebrations

7 photos
A couple renewing their vows in the garden, with family looking on
A resident couple cheek to cheek at their anniversary party
A couple raising a glass at their anniversary supper
Family and friends toasting a couple's sixtieth anniversary
A couple's hands, wedding rings and a small bouquet
A newly married couple dancing at their reception in the parlor
A bride and groom of many years sharing a first dance
Chapter 05

Life here

7 photos
A couple reading together on the sofa of their cottage
A resident reading in the paneled library of the Hartwell House
A couple practicing a waltz in the sunroom
A resident considering his canvas in the carriage-house studio
Two residents in a quiet moment of stretching in the conservatory
A couple sharing a book in their apartment
A couple sharing a slow dance in their living room

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