In the right hands, the most personal stories are often the most universal.

Vanessa Czarnecki

I’ve heard it said that a garden grants wisdom in the winter and joy in spring; I’ve always liked the phrase.

Vanessa Czarnecki

Paul Karasik

Every once in a while someone shares a new story [about my father in law, Dan Sharkovitz], a new note of thanks, a new anecdote in a magazine, and I am grateful. It is a reminder that Dan’s legacy is still being written by his students.

Vanessa Czarnecki

We talk a lot about Island homes and gardens in this magazine – about properties acquired and improved, and dream houses attained, and which contractors and landscapers aided in the process. We rarely talk about what we’re trying to build, and why.

Vanessa Czarnecki

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