River, “Creek House” on Pepper Creek and “Gum Thicket” on Gwynn’s Island. Visitors will be awed and inspired by rich architecture, numerous outbuildings, impressive collections of art and antiques, dazzling water vistas, and splendid landscapes.
CLOVELLY, 1081 Holland Point Road, Dutton, VA 23050
Nestled among mature native trees on a bluff high above the Piankatank River, this gracious house was built on acreage once owned by botanist John Clayton (1694–1773) where cultivars of his botanical garden still grow. The Paits’ 10-acre property was named for a town in Devon, England, located atop a similar bluff. A brick pathway leads toward the single-story home, constructed in 1978, through sweeps of liriope and a foundation of white blooming camellias and gardenias. Gallery halls flank the foyer opening to the kitchen and guest wing on one end and the master suite and study on the other. Across the expansive living area, sliding French doors open to a glassed-in porch overlooking brick terraces and pool with commanding views of the river. Family antiques include a 1928 Steinway Grand piano, a nine- foot Tiffany Grandfather clock, English hunting bars, German music box, and an antique silver collection. Outside is a renovated two-bedroom guesthouse. The
gardens, designed by local landscaper Denise Greene, include a potager, rose garden, butterfly garden, grape and kiwi arbor, and woodland walk featuring native plants and wild orchids. Allow time to stroll to the gazebo, down to the water, and then visit the two-story playhouse. Open for the first time. Wheelchair-accessible. Owners are Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Pait.
SWEETGRASS, 5523 Osprey Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061
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pringtime is the perfect season to visit Gloucester and Mathews for the 78th Historic Garden Week on April 16, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Garden Club of Gloucester
will present “A Bird’s Eye View” in Gloucester and Mathews Counties, two historic counties with over 350 miles of beautiful shoreline where most roads lead to water. Four beautiful and unique waterfront homes will open for the first time on four separate bodies of water off the Chesapeake Bay. Colorful drifts of daffodils and tulips, blooming azaleas and dogwood, magnificent gardens and outstanding water views await visitors on this tour. Featured homes and gardens on the 2011 tour will be “Clovelly” on the Piankatank River, “Sweetgrass” on the Severn
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Sweetgrass epitomizes the Low Country charm of the Deep South on the outside, but inside this theme merges seamlessly with the sophisticated style and the serenity of life on the rivers of Virginia. The entrance brings immediate attention to the three arched, floor-to-ceiling windows and a splendid view of the marshes and the Severn River. The house was built in 2007, in a style reminiscent of homes in Charleston, South Carolina, where Mrs. Howard was raised. The name “Sweetgrass” refers to the South Carolina grasses used to weave the distinctive Charleston baskets, a few
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