Andy Milford — he’s the man behind the camera when I shoot my “Delicious Living” videos — brought his drone to Clover Hill a couple of weeks ago. Would you like to see what crows see when they soar above this snow-cloaked property? Spread your wings and fly with me:
Here’s the front of the house with a view of the fence and boxwood garden. We’re flying close to the ground now.
Up, up, and away! Here, you can see the house and its many rooftops. Looking upward, you can see the yew-framed boxwood garden. Looking down, you can view the four small beds in the herb garden. At the lower left, behind a screen of tall arborvitae, and surrounded by a hedge of hemlock, is the swimming pool.
A close-up view of the boxwood garden. I grew almost all of these shrubs from simple cuttings (click here for details.)
Here’s another long view. That’s my snow-covered car in the driveway. Behind the pool garden (marked by a row of arborvitae) is the Woodland Garden, which overlooks a Hudson River tributary. There’s nothing to see in the woodland just now, as the ferns and bulbs there are dormant still.
I hope you enjoyed this little fly-over. In the comments field below, let me know what’s happening at your own house and garden. Has spring made its appearance where you are? Here, we seem perpetually stuck in winter!
xKevin
bette says
love it!!
Georgeann Brown says
Spring is showing that it was hiding all along. Trees are budding, peonies are appearing, hydrangeas were pruned yesterday. Middle TN is ready for spring. Now to change all the old clocks in the house and car.
Elke says
Kevin, this is stunning!
I am looking forward to seeing you at the Germantown Garden Club Meeting this year!
Happy sunny Sunday.
Carolyn says
Totally cool! How fortunate we are to have so many views to broaden our enjoyment of life..
Margaret says
Wonderful. I have enjoyed seeing all the inside pictures now it is great to see the outside. Can’t wait to see more drone pictures after the snow melts and things bloom.
Mary W says
Seeing this top view was really cool. I loved all the roof tops which looked like a mysterious jewelry box where you didn’t know which drawer to open or how to get into the contents. So cool!
Merry Mindy says
Thank you for sharing, Kevin. We’re ‘south’ of you in western PA, and we’ve had enough of winter … so much so that we’re in FL this week.
Morgan says
Nice pics, Kevin! What’s that little building? Spring is springing up in Oregon, but I’m mightily confused by the deciduous trees outside our window which never dropped their leaves last fall, or over the winter! Pretty, especially in the one brief snow fall we had this year, but bizarre.
Cheryl says
I love the architectural details you see in snow covered gardens, and yours looks beautiful with the lines of your home!
You have a lovely home in any season, and even if Spring isn’t there yet, you know it’s coming.
Here in northern KY it’s not quite here yet…soon though. We have no snow and while night temps are in high 20s, daytime temps are in high 40s.
I hope your area thaws out soon.
Thanks for sharing the view!
Jay says
I cut daffodils yesterday, and am hoping the magnolia buds will survive to bloom this year. SW Ohio is creeping toward spring!
Cathy says
Loved it – thanks for posting
maura says
Magnificent!
Ronnie says
Thanks for sharing! Enjoyed seeing your palace from above!
North Georgia is Springing to life now. Trees bloomed, and budding. Daffodils and Japanese magnolias in bloom for several weeks now. Soil temps at about 55 degrees. Think winter is behind us.
Ronnie
Jeanette Liberty-Duns says
Saskatchewan looks much like it does where you are but the weather is now beautiful and the snow is melting. Our winter makes us appreciate spring so much more. I look forward to your weekly blogs and recipes.
Katherine says
It’s lovely here in Abacos Islands, Bahamas. I just escaped all that snow in Columbia county….Maybe the bus will be out when I gat back. I loved your crows view.
Melodie Sept says
Hi Kevin.
Lovely view of your property. I would love to know how you protect your arborvitae and hemlock from deer. Fencing? Details please!
Paula Emberley says
Lovely views from the drone. Your home and gardens look terrific. Winter is still hanging on here in Ottawa, Ontario. Hopefully we will see spring soon. Thanks for sharing these wonderful views.
Paula Emberley says
Lovely views from the drone. You home and gardens look terrific. Winter is still hanging on here in Ottawa, Ontario. Hopefully we will see signs of spring soon.
Thanks for sharing the wonderful views.
Sheri S Wentland says
We have crocus blooming, lilac and rose bushes with tiny buds and the daffodils are just peeking above ground. That was following two weeks of exceptionally warm weather (into the 40’s). But woke up to 27 degrees this morning:)
Diane says
Fantastic pics! Can’t wait to see spring pics. Oak trees sprouting new leaves, frangipani leaves appearing as well, most of my orchids in bloom in SW FL. Believe it or not, we do have “seasons”. (Not quite like when I lived in New England, of course.) Certainly miss having pussy willows, lilacs, irises, lillies, tulips, etc., etc. How is the new pup??
CLARA NELSON says
What gorgeous photos! Spring is coming to Cave Creek, AZ. The penstemon are blooming and the Palo Verde trees are budding their yellow booms.
Gene says
Thanks, such a beautiful place
Dee says
Loved it…
Some pix look like geometric art.
Sue says
I can see a sea of daffodils out my kitchen farmhouse window which is about 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean. The andromeda and the quince are nearing the end of their bloom cycle. We had one day of snow this year. Some years we get none and some years we will have several days of it.
Your home is beautiful in snow or sun, Kevin.
Elizabeth says
Love the view from the air or the ground. From the air gives a different perspective.
Kathleen says
Hi Kevin, maybe your drone friend will do another fly over in spring and summer when your plants are in bloom? Love to see it since it gives a complete picture of your home and grounds. Thanks!
Kathleen
Kathleen says
Hi Kevin, maybe your drone-friend will do another fly over in spring and summer when your plants are in bloom? Love to see it since it gives a complete picture of your home and grounds. Thanks!
Kathleen
Helga G says
Love the “Crow’s view” of your property. This year I am using your “recipe” to make cuttings from my Boxwood, which I originally purchased at Monticello Nursery in 1990.
Dorothy Loose says
Your place looks great in all seasons Kevin. I love the look of boxwood- it just frames the garden and creates such beautiful structure. I have one boxwood that I was thinking of trying to propagate into a small hedge around my flower garden. I as looking into your post on doing this and I definitely will try it. My boxwood has become quite large but I am definitely going to try this this spring. Just love your website- thanks for sharing all your wonderful ideas.
Joan says
How beautiful. You get such a different perspective when viewing from above. Hope you continue to do these aerial views throughout the seasons.
Meghan Girroir says
Kevin,
Will you show us seasonal views? I would love to the transformation from season to season.
Beautiful!!!
Angie Scharnhorst says
Absolutely stunning, Kevin!
Joan L. says
Thanks so much-love everything about your home-
Lisa says
Gorgeous, so glad you guys did this and shared it with us… does a body good to see care and love extended to one’s home and gardens. Beauty is so very important every day and most of all on “darker days” when the news is so ugly. Thank you for your contributions, Kevin. 🙂
Mary says
What a beautiful place! Thanks for the aerial tour – a lot of fun!
Well…. expecting our 3rd nor’easter in New England… spring quite buried…. so I’m shifting a few 6 packs of pansies in and out between storms! Makes for some color and cheer!
Mary Rosenfeld says
What a beautiful place! Thanks for the aerial tour – a lot of fun!
Well…. expecting our 3rd nor’easter in New England… spring quite buried…. so I’m shifting a few 6 packs of pansies in and out between storms! Makes for some color and cheer!
Ardelle says
Enjoyed your birds-eye view of your home and garden – shows off your garden design so very well. Several weeks ago as I strolled around my yard and garden I observed many plants becoming too bold in their growth. I worried that the tips would freeze when the normal cold weather would return. Having a balmy weather break isn’t always good for plants. So I am very happy that we had a nice rain which did turn into ice unfortunately but it did melt off the plants/trees and then we did get a wonderful 6-8″ blanket to protect the many plants that were prematurely growing too much. Spring is around the corner and daylight savings time has kicked in so I am ready. Have lovely amaryllis in full bloom right now so life is good. Thanks for the inspiration.
Mojave Moon says
Hi, Kevin,
The magic of your photos made me so happy to experience nature and all things beautiful!
Spring arrived here on the Mojave Desert of southern California on March 6th. It could be felt so strongly that a weather forecaster was not needed. I am scurrying around planting and propagating outdoors, because it will be too hot by mid-May to grow anything. This is my favorite time of year!! Yippee!!
Edie says
Such a different perspective when seen from the air! Beautiful! How about doing a flyover for each season? That would be magnificent!
Deborah says
After three days with no power I’m rather tired of the cold and snow. I’m looking forward to playing in the garden and enjoying some warm sunshine.
Judy says
Finger Lakes (Cortland area) is still under snow, which I’m rather tired of. Before the last big storm there were daffodils leaves about an inch above ground. Your gardens are fantastic, thank you for sharing.
Muffie Malherbe says
Love the drone photos now i can put your home and garden into perspective.
Unfortunatly my garden is dying in the most awful droughts we are going through in the western cape South Africa. Wow would it not be amazing to have a dishwasher that only took 5 mins
Look forward to your blog every week and the progress in your garden.
Marcia Colby Truslow says
It’s wonderful to see how all things Clover Hill fit together so nicely. It’s a lovely home and land and you are taking care of it magnificently. Thanks for the view!
Beverly, zone 6, eastern PA says
What a glorious day was chosen for these photos. The view is wonderful, each aspect of your property highlighted to showcase your stewardship. Greatly enjoyed this post.
Kara says
WOW! WOW! WOW! Stunning!
I’m all for a flyover each season, as Edie (above) suggests.
Macaroons: YES!
Toni says
No wonder you are so proud of your “spot” on the globe. It is divinely serene and Mother Nature has such a powerful yet subtle way of revitalizing us. Thanks again for sharing, as always. Uplifting for us far north of you who have to wait even longer for spring.
Janis says
Beautiful. What an incredible job bringing back such a lovely place
AllisonK says
Lovely—very helpful to gain an overview of the layout of your grounds. Spring is still far away here in Fargo-Moorhead—we’ve got a fair amount of snow on the ground (we got ~6-8 inches last weekend from the same storm that dumped 12-18 inches on you midweek!), although the higher sun and warmer temps ahead (30s mostly this week!!!) should do some melting. Signup for community garden plots is 3 weeks away, which makes me very excited!
Kristin says
Loved seeing the drone shots. We have crocuses, and the daffodils are starting to bud. My lenten roses are thinking about opening up too. There’s lots of green poking up, and I can see that I am going to have Shooting Stars to share with a friend.
Amy says
Gorgeous shots, Kevin! Like the other posters would love to see it in different seasons!
Up here on the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan we are still in the depths of winter on the shores of Lake Superior, clocking in at 255 inches of snow this year. However, the freesia I planted thanks to your instructions are blooming in the window!
Joanne says
Thanks for sharing your home from a birds eye view. Love your gardens, etc and your how tos are great!
Dianetg says
That was such fun! Thanks for sharing (and I “second” or “twentieth” the vote for seasonal flyovers). Currently in VA where daffodils are blooming but on my way back home to Cape Cod. Fingers are crossed that my yard isn’t wall to wall tree litter from the Nor’easters.
Kip Morrissette says
Thank you for sharing. Beautiful pictures. I am curious also as #8 – Morgan, is about the little bldg in back ground. It looks like a little doll house but I imagine it could be a tool type shed or planting shed. I could live in it! We have many flowering trees/bushes and flowers already in bloom. LOTS of pollen this time of year. We just had our street repaved, first time in over twenty+ years, so that has me all excited. LOL.
Linda Berry says
Ohhh…just absolutely gorgeous, Kevin!
Kathy Jaynes says
Absolutely love the drone views. Keep them coming!
Also, what’s the review of your new dishwasher? Would you change your mind if you could? Any second thoughts? I need a new one and am very interested in your opinion.
Also, would you please show us pictures of your kitchen reno along the way?
Thanks much…
Joann says
Love it Kevin! Just beautiful!
I am in the Libertyville Illinois area and my magnolia bush started getting buds a few weeks ago. Can you believe February? Never have seen that before. Starting to see buds thruout the yard. Looks like spring will be early this year!
Claire Sullivan says
Love your newsletter. Thank you. Today I made the English Muffins and they turned out well. Thank you!
Tami says
Oh you must be so proud of how perfect your lines are on your boxwood garden!
I know I would be:)
Ingmarie Peck says
Awesome drone pictures. love your home .
Barbara Chaisson says
I saw a snow-covered car parked out front. Do you not have a garage? or is that visitor parking? Can’t imagine not having a garage up North. How much land do you have with the property?
Julie R says
I enjoyed the drone pictures of your property Kevin. Thanks for sharing. As for my indoor plants, they seem to be perking up a bit these days with a bit more daylight coming through the windows. But my outdoor perennials are still napping under the frozen ground for now.
badger gardener says
That is so cool.
Mary says
A BEAUTIFUL VIEW! I CAN SEE WHY YOU LOVE LIVING WHERE YOU DO.
WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE FIRST ROBINS APPEAR AND BUDS ON OUR HIGH BUSH
CRANBERRY TREES! SOON SPRING!
Ronnie says
Hi Kevin!
How BEAUTIFUL!! Nothing beats living in New England and the change of seasons!
Thank you for sharing…looking forward to seeing more of your “birds-eye-view” of your Beautiful House and Gardens!
☺
Karin Page says
Hi Keven, Kansas City, Missouri is still mostly brown, but the daffodils are about 6″ tall, the hyacinth are peeking out of the mulch, and the star-of-bethlehem and early tulips are showing their leaves. I saw a rabbit in my yard and I think he may be eating the tulip buds! I think after this week, I’ll plant out my starts of peas, collards, Chinese broccoli, kale, beets, and lettuce. We’ll see if I’m able to keep the bunny at bay. Wish we had some of your moisture here.
Porter Leggett says
Love the views! It helps to visualize the lovely tours you take us on and how they connect to each other.
Here in central Virginia we have been tricked by Mother Nature several times this season. We have been at near 80 degrees for a day or so and then plummeted down into the teens for the next several weeks. And then the cycle repeated! Our plants are so confused! Who knows when they will finally decide it is time to really put on the growth.
Thanks for sharing!
Pat says
We’re expecting nor’easter #4
tomorrow , so although today is the first day of Spring, we are still in a winter mode. Crocus have pushed up through the snow and look beautiful though.
Julie says
What a great idea to use the drone! I’d passed on watching it back in March.
Here we are on April 7th and snowflakes are again flying! Now they’re falling on Spring bulbs and camellia and cherry blossoms! Some day Spring will come!
Marion says
Beautiful photos, and it is easier to picture the layout now!
Shelagh Morrison says
What did you make your paths of Kevin? I’ve tried mulch but despite landscape material, cardboard & wet newspaper, weeds permeate.