Late spring and early summer days draw us outside to entertain or just relax with a drink and a copy of FLOWER magazine. We’ve gathered more than two dozen idyllic porches and verandas featured in our pages to inspire your outdoor space refresh—or maybe just your daydreams.
Outdoor Living
Tastemaker and shopkeeper Kate Rheinstein Brodsky blends East Coast chic and West Coast nonchalance when entertaining outdoors at her family’s East Hampton home.
Screenwriter Maria Nation’s love of the outdoors resulted in a round-the-clock garden that she graciously shares with family and friends.
A water-lapped Newport retreat continues a family legacy of gracious entertaining.
Designer Courtnay Tartt Elias of Creative Tonic pulled out all the stops when creating a lively outdoor area for endless fun at her Houston home.
From the summer house of an heiress-turned-business maven to the private escapes of top designers, the editors of Flower magazine round up their favorite pools and pool houses.
When friends hosted dinner in a rustic potting shed with twilight views of the marsh and an extravagant table, the mood was magic
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In her gardens, Dallas-based landscape architect Melissa Gerstle embraces clean lines and organic, sculptural forms
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Kick back on the 4th with our editors’ no-fuss ideas for a festive outdoor celebration at home.