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Hydrangea – Add Beauty to Your Hamptons Garden

By Anne Halpin
July 1, 2015

The billowy blue hydrangea is the iconic summer flower of the East End of Long Island. Bushes covered with blue balls of blossoms echoing the summer sky are everywhere in summer gardens on both the North and South Forks. Much as we love it, the classic hydrangea is not without its downside. Deer love to eat them, especially in winter when they will nibble the tips of the stems.

Artists to Watch

By HRES Staff
July 1, 2015

outhampton painter Dinah Maxwell Smith’s brush seems to be loaded with a smidgen of nostalgia along with oil paints. Her many beachscapes peopled with sunbathers could have captured a moment at any time in the past century. A master at portraying the interplay of bright light and deep shadow, she uses rich saturated colors to make her paintings “sing.”

Property Showcase – The Raphael Avigdor Team

By HRES Staff
July 1, 2015

The most exciting phrase of the summer isn’t always, “free beach access” or “fresh lemonade.” Instead, it’s when we hear the promising two words of “new construction.” These three newly built homes (nicknamed Triple Delight) are reminiscent of legendary literary houses...

Best Deals in the Hamptons

By Ruth Thomas
June 30, 2015

he property is sited on 2.7 acres of oceanfront with a whopping 167’ of frontage on the Atlantic Ocean and also includes spectacular Shinnecock Bay views. The swimming pool and tennis court are pre-existing and non-conforming and would not easily be replaced...

Realty Check

By Zoe Langstrom
June 30, 2015

The royals are coming to the Hamptons, at least according to OK! Magazine. The tabloid reports that “Wills, Kate, Prince George and Princess Charlotte” are meeting with brokers to snare a rental for “a large estate.”

Marketwatch – Summer Heat

By Ruth Thomas
June 30, 2015

Summer is off to a great start in the Hamptons and the real estate market is heating up! For the first half of 2015 the market has been very active and predictions are that it will remain strong for the second half. With prices increasing, demand high, and new construction robust, now is the time to jump in.

Windmill Crossing – Water Mill

By HRES Staff
May 28, 2015

The land had been on the market for quite awhile because “people didn’t know what to do with the eight-foot grade” that ran from one end of the property to the other. But that was no obstacle for Lindy Woolcott, who after having purchased the Water Mill parcel met three different parties who had all considered buying it before finally chickening out. In fact, with her “mathematical brain,” she embraced the challenge...

Ways of Seeing

By HRES Staff
May 28, 2015

“What do you see when you look at a tree on your property? What do you think about?” This is Bill Miller speaking from his Water Mill office. A slight man with deepset eyes and a squirrely pony tail, Miller is an arborist, one of our very best. His talent is overshadowed only by his humility: he has no web page and does not advertise, and in conversation he is not given to self-promotion.

A Taste of the Tropics

By Anne Halpin
May 28, 2015

It’s time to savor the warm weather and glorious sunsets of summertime on the East End. After the seemingly endless bitter cold and snow we endured here this past winter, it’s time to unleash our inner beach bum. One way to make the most of summer this year, even when you’re not at the beach, is to create your own little tropical paradise at home.

Quogue Designer Jennifer Going

By HRES Staff
May 28, 2015

“I’ve spent every summer of my life in Quogue,” shares interior designer Jennifer Going. “I love the quiet, ‘one horse town’ feel of the village. My kids, Garrett and Paige, are now enjoying a very similar childhood that my husband Garrett and I experienced, and our beach house is full of their friends all summer long.” Going’s philosophy is that a Hamptons home needs to reflect the personality of the homeowner, while creating a space that is equally functional and beautiful.