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Architectural Makeover in Turkey Point

Architectural Makeover in Turkey Point BY DYLAN ROCHE PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID BURROUGHS     Separated from the rest of the Mayo Peninsula by a small bridge over tidal waters, Turkey Point Island exudes the tranquility of a bygone era. The

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The High-Heeled Gardener | Living Shorelines

Living Shorelines BY GRACE SCHNEIDER PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY McHALE LANDSCAPE DESIGN   Guest author and landscape architect Grace Schneider of McHale Landscape Design takes us behind the scenes of a recent project.     Addressing shoreline erosion is especially urgent for

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Travel | World Heritage Site, El Greco, Toledo, Spain

WORLD HERITAGE SITE El Greco Toledo, Spain BY ROBERT HAYWOOD     Follow the artists. This is what we did on a recent trip to Spain when we found ourselves entering the Church of Santo Tome in Toledo. Built in

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Two Women, Four Oars, One Ocean

TWO WOMEN, FOUR OARS, ONE OCEAN By Kymberly Taylor Photography by Steve Simonsen and World’s Toughest Row     Braving 30+ knot winds, brutal heat, and towering rogue waves, Team Ocean Grown, composed of Annapolitan Lauren “Nini” Champion and Canadian

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Great Escape, Wyeth Country

Great Escape, Wyeth Country By Robert Haywood     The artist Andrew Wyeth painted a local place and, in turn, significantly defined the place itself. In the mid-twentieth century, Wyeth lived and worked for much of his life in Chadds

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Strong Forms

Strong Forms Robert Gurney’s Beach House Architecture   By Kymberly Taylor Photography by Jennifer Hughes     Robert M. Gurney’s beach house architecture is distinct in its combination of strong forms, materials, and textures. A highly formal architecture, its street-side

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Spa Creek Escape

Spa Creek Escape By Dylan Roche Photography by Steve Buchanan     Give a creative mind freedom, and you’re bound to get something surprising and beautiful. That was what the owners of this Annapolis home on Spa Creek discovered when

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3 Dreamy Pool Houses

3 Dreamy Pool Houses By Dylan Roche     Island in the City BarnesVanze Architects   Beyond the property line, only a few steps away, the city may be bustling, but if you are beside the pool in the backyard

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The High-Heeled Gardener | American Spicebush

American Spicebush The Forsythia of the Chesapeake   By Kymberly Taylor     Just when you think you cannot take another drab February day, you wake up one morning to the forsythia’s tightly packed yellow buds just about to surge

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Ship’s Point

Ship’s Point A Masterful Renovation of a Colonial Revival Estate By Dylan Roche  Photography by Anice Hoachlander     The mid-portion of the Eastern Shore, where swans graze in cornfields and quaint towns serve oysters on the half shell, is

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