Photos Taken by My Devoted Fans at My Farm
It's always so much fun to see the familiar through someone else's lens.
After last week's event celebrating 30 "Super Fans" of the Martha Stewart brand, many of them sent in their own photos taken from the day's events - the breakfast on my terrace parterre, the walking tour through my gardens, and the luncheon under my large pavilion. It's always interesting to know what others "see" on my farm, what captures their attention, and what inspires them to do their own projects once they return home.
Here are some of those images taken by my guests, enjoy.
- This photo of my guest Tenant House was taken by Andrew Ritchie. Andrew is the creator of the “Martha Moments” blog and online community. Most of the attendees met through “Martha Moments” and have become good friends. (Photo by Andrew Ritchie)
- Andrew designed and founded his “Martha Moments” blog in 2006 as a content archive written for fans and collectors of the Martha Stewart brand. It continues to delight readers 19 years later.(Photo by Andrew Ritchie)
- Here’s another photo Andrew captured of my long and winding pergola. (Photo by Andrew Ritchie)
- And this is my Basket House – always an interesting stop along any garden tour. (Photo by Andrew Ritchie)
- Dennis Landon, another longtime devotee and “Martha Moments” follower, took this snapshot of his husband, Bernie and devotees Justin Giannunzio and Nathan Schmidt, carrying gifts for me from the group – a gorgeous and unique fern and a bucket of wonderful items from each of the attendees. (Photo by Dennis Landon)
- Carey Lowe took this photo of one side of my glass greenhouse facing my expansive berry patch garden. (Photo by Carey Lowe)
- Inside my perennial flower cutting garden, Carey looked down and captured the lush, green lady’s mantle, Alchemilla mollis – a perennial ground cover with large circular scallop-edged leaves and chartreuse flower clusters. (Photo by Carey Lowe)
- The day’s breakfast started off with some pastries and hardboiled eggs from my chickens. (Photo by Carey Lowe)
- And of course, some of my daily green juice. I make it fresh every day.(Photo by Carey Lowe)
- Guests always catch the details. Here is one photo of a porch light. (Photo by Carey Lowe)
- And a trough outside my stable holding two small potted sago palms. (Photo by Carey Lowe)
- Dessert from the luncheon – taken from above. This flan was delicious. Not one piece was left over. (Photo by Carey Lowe)
- All the fencing around my farm is made from 100-year-old white spruce railings I purchased in Canada. When the fences were built, I used new cedar uprights to support them. (Photo by Carey Lowe)
- This is the south side of my stable complex which includes my carriage house turned meeting room. (Photo by Carey Lowe)
- Kristina Closs took this photo of our lunch table before everyone sat down. The table was made out of an old yew tree I took down at my former East Hampton home. (Photo by Kristina Closs)
- Lunch was flavorful paella made three ways – for seafood lovers, meat lovers and vegetarians. (Photo by Kristina Closs)
- And although the peak of peony season was over at my farm, there were still many gorgeous blooms all around.(Photo by Kristina Closs)
- Good selfie, Nathan! This one taken on my terrace outside my Winter House. (Photo by Nathan Schmidt)
- Here’s a photo of Nathan and Carey at the east end of my long Boxwood Allée. (Photo by Nathan Schmidt)
- Nathan took this photo also – my Tenant House with so many ostrich ferns growing in the garden. (Photo by Nathan Schmidt)
- Here’s another peony just opening. (Photo by Nathan Schmidt)
- Here are the staddle stones at the north end of my pool. It was hard to resist a jump in the water on this day – it was very warm and humid. (Photo by Hayden Regina)
- Here are Hayden Regina and my head gardener Ryan McCallister. (Photo by Hayden Regina)
- Rachel Butler took this picture as the group walked past the hosta garden under the dappled shade of my Metasequoia trees. (Photo by Rachel Butler)
- And here’s the climbing hydrangea – it’s blooming so lovely this season. (Photo by Rachel Butler)
- The group loved visiting the horses in my stable. My Friesians, Fell pony, and donkeys love all the attention. This is Geert.(Photo by Rachel Butler)
- The group gave every member of my farm staff a gift bag. It was such a wonderful and thoughtful gesture. Everyone on the farm was thrilled. (Photo by Jennifer Zimmerman)
- And for me, each guest gifted me with something handmade or specially selected from their home state. I loved every gift. (Photo by Jennifer Zimmerman)
- Here’s a photo of Bernie Wong and Dennis Landon who came all the way fro Wisconsin to attend the celebration. (Photo by Jennifer Zimmerman)
- Justin took lots of photos of the gardens. Right now the roses are putting on a great show. (Photo by Justin Giannunzio)
- Here’s Dennis, Andrew, Bernie, and Justin – having a breakfast of a lifetime. (Photo by Justin Giannunzio)
- Jordan Munn is a photographer from Quebec and brought his cameras to take his photos. This is a view looking down the center of my flower garden. (Photo by Jordan Munn)
- And here is one of an allée of lindens that runs from my pergola all the way down to my chicken coops. (Photo by Carey Lowe)
- And here is a shady view of the carriage road under my majestic pin oaks. What a special day. Thanks to all my devotees who attended and made the day so much fun! (Photo by Jordan Munn)