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Elysian views of Manhasset Bay where Yachts stipple the shoreline and a stone's throw from the prestigious and long-established Cachet of the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. Direct access to Manhattan from the LIRR. According to Niche.com Port Washington is #25 in Best School Districts in New York.

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• American Composer most famous for the “Stars & Stripes Forever” the official military march of the US Marine Corps • World War II Liberty Ship named in his honor

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• Appointed by President Hoover to head the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics • Funded much of the early space flight research specifically the first liquid-fueled rocket • His estate, now the Sands Point Conservatory, served as part of the inspiration for the homes in “East Egg” from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”.

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Spring is the season of rebirth, a time for homes to come to life with bursts of color in the garden and lively decorative touches around the house. There are any number of ways to capture the joy embodied in the cycle of the year having come full circle, back to this beginning, and among the most beloved signs of the season is the wreath.

Wreaths have long been symbolic of joy and celebration, but perhaps most typically associated with winter. In Christianity, many believe the wreaths of holly we see adorning homes during the Christmas season symbolize the crown of thorns that Jesus Christ wore on the cross. Wreaths of other evergreens that evolved over time have extended the symbolism to include immortality, the preservation of greenery as showing the power of life and hope to survive through the cold, harsh months.

Outside wintertime we’ve all seen wreaths of bright flowers and plants and vines and such, not only evergreens. Numerous historians have traced the origins of ornamental wreaths further back in time to 150 B.C. or so, to personal adornment worn on the heads of ancient Greeks, for whom interwoven bands of laurel represented victory in sporting competition and, for the Romans, who applied the laurel wreath to winning in battle.

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The very shape of the wreath itself conveys infinity, continuity, no beginning and no end.

The circle also brings to mind the sun and the moon, the endless cycle of day and night that carries us through every day and month of the year. Native-American, Celtic and Norse cultures have all used wreaths to capture and express these concepts, even presenting them as wedding gifts to symbolize unity and wholeness.

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In many cases, the substance of the wreath can hold additional meaning. A wreath woven of wheat, for example, symbolizes hospitality and bounty. One made of grapevines suggests fertility and abundance.

Magnolias represent dignity and nobility, good luck and stability; while sunflower wreaths exude passion and sunshine.

Of course, when hung on your front door, perhaps most important is a wreath’s ability to capture and express your individual taste and style, to celebrate a season and to say to guests, simply, Welcome…

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Celebrating our collective creative past at the Heckscher Museum of Art

By Kate Nalepinski Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner. Willem and Elaine de Kooning. William Merritt Chase and William Sidney Mount. George Grosz and Arthur Dove and Helen Torr and ...

Countless legendary artists, along with others whose names we don’t yet know but surely will in time, have called Long Island home, inspired by its lifestyle, its landscapes and its light. Their presence still resonates here, giving residents a sense of how important the creative spirit, and its preservation, is to life on this island. It is a sensibility that spurs new artists today, and one that continues to drive the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington and its

curator, Karli Wurzelbacher.

A century after its founding, the Heckscher Museum of Art continues to connect Long Island’s artistic past with its present while also looking to the future under Wurzelbacher’s considered watch. Located in scenic Heckscher Park, a cornerstone of Huntington Village, “it’s one of the first art museums in a nonurban setting,” Wurzelbacher notes.

Karli Wurzelbacher CURATOR

“If you think about the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it was only founded 50 years before us in one of the biggest cities in the world.”

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The museum opened July 10, 1920; its construction funded by Anna Atkins and August Heckscher, a German immigrant who had a summer home with his family in Wincoma, a small hamlet located northwest of Huntington Bay. Originally filled with 185 works donated by Heckscher, the museum later made space for rotating exhibitions. With assistance from Eva Gatling, who in 1962 was named full-time professional director, the museum was put “on the map,” says Wurzelbacher.

The curator understands better than most its integral place not only among the region’s many museums, but in the literal geography that begins the moment one leaves the island of Manhattan for the one stretching from Queens and Brooklyn all the way to Orient and Montauk.

“I love going to the Museum of Modern Art, I love going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but it’s an all-day experience,” she says. “Here, you can pop in. It’s more intimate, it’s less of an undertaking.”

A resident of Bayside, Wurzelbacher loves how Long Island offers that ease of access. She feels it holds as true for the outdoors, nature and the surrounding waters—the Ross, Ohio native still has moments when she’s amazed by the ocean—as it does the museum, whose location offers a touchpoint that has it “plugged in” to Long Island’s art community, as she says.

As such, it actively highlights works from a range of Long Island natives, residents and frequenters. This is accomplished in part through the Long Island Biennial, a juried exhibition featuring work by contemporary artists exclusively from Suffolk and Nassau County.

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are many people who paint beautiful, realistic representations of quintessential Long Island landscapes—but there’s also a lot of other things going on, too.”

Wurzelbacher came to New York and obtained her master’s degree in art history from Hunter College, and worked at Manhattan’s renowned DC Moore Gallery. She’s also previously worked at the Baltimore Museum of Art, and has curated exhibitions at the Columbus Museum of Art, Hunter College Art Galleries and the University of

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Photos courtesy Heckscher Museum of Art

Prior page: The Heckscher Museum of Art is located on the Heckscher Park grounds in Huntington, both originally funded by Anna Atkins and August Heckscher.

Top photo this page: A 1940 postcard displays the park grounds.

Bottom photo: The onetime home of Arthur Dove and Helen Torr is a historic landmark owned by the museum.

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The museum opened July 10, 1920; its construction funded by Anna Atkins and August Heckscher, a German immigrant who had a summer home with his family in Wincoma, a small hamlet located northwest of Huntington Bay. Originally filled with 185 works donated by Heckscher, the museum later made space for rotating exhibitions. With assistance from Eva Gatling, who in 1962 was named full-time professional director, the museum was put “on the map,” says Wurzelbacher.

The curator understands better than most its integral place not only among the region’s many museums, but in the literal geography that begins the moment one leaves the island of Manhattan for the one stretching from Queens and Brooklyn all the way to Orient and Montauk.

“I love going to the Museum of Modern Art, I love going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but it’s an all-day experience,” she says. “Here, you can pop in. It’s more intimate, it’s less of an undertaking.”

A resident of Bayside, Wurzelbacher loves how Long Island offers that ease of access. She feels it holds as true for the outdoors, nature and the surrounding waters—the Ross, Ohio native still has moments when she’s amazed by the ocean—as it does the museum, whose location offers a touchpoint that has it “plugged in” to Long Island’s art community, as she says.

As such, it actively highlights works from a range of Long Island natives, residents and frequenters. This is accomplished in part through the Long Island Biennial, a juried exhibition featuring work by contemporary artists exclusively from Suffolk and Nassau County.

“What I just continue to find remarkable is the diversity of art being made here,” Wurzelbacher says. “There 18 | LI HOME Magazine | SPRING 2022

are many people who paint beautiful, realistic representations of quintessential Long Island landscapes—but there’s also a lot of other things going on, too.”

Wurzelbacher came to New York and obtained her master’s degree in art history from Hunter College, and worked at Manhattan’s renowned DC Moore Gallery. She’s also previously worked at the Baltimore Museum of Art, and has curated exhibitions at the Columbus Museum of Art, Hunter College Art Galleries and the University of

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Photos courtesy Heckscher Museum of Art

Prior page: The Heckscher Museum of Art is located on the Heckscher Park grounds in Huntington, both originally funded by Anna Atkins and August Heckscher.

Top photo this page: A 1940 postcard displays the park grounds.

Bottom photo: The onetime home of Arthur Dove and Helen Torr is a historic landmark owned by the museum.

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very real estate deal is unique. Some are certainly more memorable than others, naturally, as each buyer and bidding war, each seller and situs, each neighborhood and negotiation, brings something unique to the table.

Yet there is something truly special about that very first deal that makes it unforgettable. With a mix of life-changing moments, career-informing lessons and emotional rides, our gathering of Long Island real estate professionals look back and share stories of their first time.

Kevin Leatherman Leatherman Homes It was at The Parker Deauville, in Long Beach. I was the board president and sold one of my neighbor’s units during a very slow market. I had a warm emotionally soaring feeling on scoring on my first deal with a buyer that truly appreciated my hard work and efforts in helping them. For the first time in my professional life, everything just clicked! I felt like I had arrived! I knew before the closing that real estate was my true calling. Soon after, I quit my full-time job as a Wall Street trader and opened my own agency. I went for loving what I do for a living over just making as much money as possible, and I never looked back.

Elizabeth Markovic Compass Real Estate The first time I must say, I was a little nervous, mainly because I didn’t want anything to go wrong. I feel that I was lucky, as my buyer was really a pleasure to work with, along with the listing agent. It was interesting to see how comfortable both the buyer and seller were at the closing table, which created a very pleasant atmosphere. continued on page 22

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Karen Elefante Compass Real Estate I will never forget my first deal! I got my buyer a home in Nassau County. The buyers and sellers signed the contract—a reason to celebrate for all parties. A few weeks later it was revealed that my buyer had a co-op to sell in Queens. Being so new to the industry, I never asked if they had something to sell. I thought the listing agent was going to. Well, the buyer sold the co-op in a week, so all was okay. Five years later, they sold the house and bought one on the North Shore—I was the realtor on all transactions!

Ray Pearson Cobbleridge Realty Corp.

I originally came from the mortgage side of the business, so we didn’t have the opportunity to meet anyone. It was just numbers and paperwork faxed to our office. Yawn.

I never got the privilege to see how we were changing people’s lives for the better. I always loved the direct interaction with individuals and hearing their stories, so I made the move to real estate. It was exhilarating, to say the least. I knew nothing about the business back then, but what I did know was I was directly responsible for the next chapter in families lives.

When you have a grown man who says, with tears in his eyes, “Thank you, we never thought we would ever own a home”—he then proceeded to give me a hug—I was hooked on this passion, which just happens to allow me to bring families to their next journey in life.

Dee Dee Brix Berkshire Hathaway Home Services — Laffey International Realty I have vivid memories of my first sale. It was in 1995 and I was at a seminar and went to the pay phone to call my client—she told me she would sell the house for $263,000 if my customers would meet that counter offer.

They did! And when I called the owner back to tell her they met her counter, she burst into tears—she had lived in that house for 40 years and the reality hit her. Then I cried along with her. Buyers and seller were very happy to make their move!

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The first real estate transaction was the sale of my neighbor’s home! It was a bittersweet event, as I was extremely happy to have sold my first home, setting a sales record in my area, but on the other hand I was extremely sad that I was losing one of my best friends, as they were moving out of town.

Donna O’Reilly Einemann Douglas Elliman

My very first sale was a buyer I met at an open house in Hewlett that I was doing for the listing agent. The buyer didn’t purchase that house, however—I showed her another house that she did purchase in Lynbrook. We closed on the home in December 2005, seven months after I got my real estate license. I was so excited! I was working a fulltime job and working real estate nights and weekends, so my focus was primarily working with buyers, because that was when they were available.

This house was a 1947 expanded Cape with a large kitchen that opened up to a sizable family room. I can still picture it today. I learned so much handling this sale, especially at the home inspection. I must have asked the inspector 1,000 questions! That’s where I learned that 100 amps of electric was the minimum a home could have in order to get financing. This house only had 60 amps...yikes! But we negotiated successfully and closed the deal with the mentorship of the listing agent whose open house I did. Great teamwork!

I’m happy to say that the buyer still resides in that home today. I’m sure with 200 amp electric by now!

NICK COLOMBOS Compass Real Estate

My very first deal in real estate was a rental on Allen Street off of Canal in NYC. I was working as a new agent with Sopher Real Estate and received a cold call from the front desk to show this dilapidated prewar rental building to a prospective renter. I think the manager had nobody else to give the call to.

We arrive at the building only to find a drunk super in the main lobby with the keys to the walk-up apartment. We walk up seven flights in the afternoon July heat, enter the two-bedroom railroad apartment with tub and toilet in the kitchen, and find two mice chasing each other from one side of the apartment to the other. I was shocked and jumped on the kitchen counter while the prospective buyers stood there motionless.

I remember feeling that this deal was not going to happen, but was surprised they still wanted the apartment and signed a lease.

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The joys of surrounding a home with flowers, trees, ponds, stones and other touches are as varied as the gardens that come together in their midst. Every landscape presents a way to connect with the natural world, to bring new visions to life, to create something that will never be exactly the same from one day to the next, but will grow and evolve over time.

As spring once again presents a fresh canvas just waiting to be transformed, a gathering of Long Island landscape and garden gurus comes together to inspire, inform and help us realize the potential in the proverb “Life begins the day you start a garden.”

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Flower Power

The beginning of a beautiful landscape starts, naturally, at the beginning. The first step, says David Curcios, owner of V.S. Roses Landscape and Design, is “you have to look at the borders of the home. That’s along the line of where your grass ends and your soil starts. You’ll want to plant along the border of all entranceways, and you’ll want those to be well-manicured.”

For the brightest blooms this spring, hold off on purchasing flowers until after Mother’s Day, Curcios advises. “Around that time, flowers that come out are impatiens, marigolds, which produce really bright color schemes.” And first-time gardeners, don’t be afraid to start small, he adds.

It’s great to purchase one or two flats of flowers and lay them in flower pots near the entryways for a burst of color.

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Garden of Eatin’ “You can grow tons of different vegetables on Long Island, from tomatoes and cucumbers to asparagus, onions, okra, watermelon, garlic and potatoes among others,” says Karen Musgrave, a state-certified nursery and landscape professional with Hicks Nurseries in Westbury. “I prefer to grow heirloom varieties, which are typically hardier and easy to grow.

They are also less susceptible to insect and disease issues.”

Vegetable gardens grow best in areas with full sunlight for six or more hours during the day, says Musgrave. Cool-season vegetables such as kale, broccoli, lettuce, cabbage and carrots are typically planted outdoors beginning in late March. These greens prefer daytime temperatures around 60 to 65 degrees and “will tolerate some light frost.” However, resist the urge to plant warm-season vegetables (think tomatoes, eggplant, peppers and zucchini) too early. These veggies should not be planted until around Mother’s Day, when daytime temperatures are between 65 to 80 degrees.

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“When it comes to selecting outdoor garden furniture, choose something that is an expression of your personal style,” says Kerri Medina of Laura’s Home & Patio in East Northport. “Look for quality pieces that will allow for years of enjoyment in your outdoor oasis.” In addition to springtime florals, outdoor garden furniture can be accented with colorful throw pillows to add a pop of color. “Umbrellas are also a great way to add color to your landscape and offer you shade while you’re outside relaxing,” she says.

Don’t forget about outdoor area rugs, which can be used to create a “defined space in the garden” and add that extra color.

“By adding furniture, lights and decorative accessories to a garden,” she says, “a homeowner can make a backyard feel like part of your home and expand your living and entertaining space.”

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Wet & Wild Water elements provide myriad benefits to a home garden in both form and function. The contrast of colors and textures of a small waterfall, fountain or pond against flowing green plantings or hard stone provides eye-catching focal points. Unlike many plants in a garden, which can require constant care, “any water feature can be low-maintenance,” says Doug Steigerwald, owner and operator of DesignScapes of Long Island. “But none are maintenance-free.”

A pondless waterfall, for example, in which water runs along a stream or bed of pebbles and spills into a decorative stone basin, is safe for pets and children, Steigerwald notes, while offering white noise to enhance entertaining, conversation and relaxation.

A quiet pond set amid trees, grasses and other native flora can offer a soothing space for quiet reflection as well as a habitat for aquatic plants and fish, such as koi, which symbolize luck, prosperity, happiness and, as befits an ideal garden, harmony.

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Now & Zen “The purpose of a Zen Garden is to formulate a platform to allow the ‘user’ to become a participant, not an observer,” says Glenn Lawton, owner of landscape design firm Spatial Arts in Sag Harbor.

“The general intent is to empty your mind of all distraction, allow you to commune, to notice, to allow any given interruption, then to return.”

Lawton, who developed a deeper understanding of the cultural relevance of Zen gardens during a “life-changing” independent study in Kyoto, Japan, notes that Zen gardens are unique, as they embrace the abstract. The material palette should be sparse: gravel, moss, maybe an authentic ground cover, perhaps a water element in the background.

What’s most critical is the effectiveness and degree of the space, bringing in less, not more. “A cushion, if needed. That’s it.”

The key to creating the ideal environment is minimalism.

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FEATURE

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he sage-toned Victorian-style house at 60 George Street in Babylon stands on the same corner it has since the 19th century.

An air of solidity and serenity emanates from every corner, both to passers-by in this waterfront village and to anyone stepping inside.

A sense of warmth and welcome is very much at the foundation of this building, so it feels almost fated that it became home to the Stroke & Brain Aneurysm Center of Long Island in October 2021. While in-patient services are still primarily handled just a stone’s throw away at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, the outpatient headquarters moved here with a vision of becoming an essential part of the lives of patients and the community.

Dr. Kimon Bekelis, director of the Stroke & Brain Aneurysm Center of Long Island, and his wife, Hillary, a nurse practitioner, intentionally selected what they admiringly refer to as this “architectural landmark in Babylon” to serve a very specific role for their medical program, which treats a wide range of cerebrovascular diseases.

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Anne Marie Virgilio, Dr. Kimon Bekelis and Hillary Bekelis outside of the office.

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part of Northwell Health’s South Shore University Hospital, formerly Southside Hospital, in Bay Shore, the building appealed to them for the “medical significance” in its past, Dr. Bekelis notes, as well as its longtime presence in the village.

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“We wanted to make a statement in that regard and show that we are part of the community and we want to preserve the heritage of the community,” says Dr. Bekelis, who established the Center five years ago to fill what he saw as a gap in stroke and brain aneurysm care on Long Island’s South Shore.

Constructed in 1865, the three-story structure now welcomes more than 90 percent of Center patients, Dr. Bekelis says, mostly for consultation and minimally invasive imaging services. The space without doubt makes a body-mind-soul connection for everyone who enters, while also connecting its new owners to local history. As with most worthwhile journeys, the one that led here was not without its challenges.

The Bekelises closed on the then-vacant building in January 2020, the timing of which added an additional layer to the task awaiting them and Bay Shore–based interior designer Anne Marie Virgilio, who had worked with the Bekelises on reconstructing their East Islip home in 2017. They had established a special sort of personal and professional relationship.

Virgilio notes, that made their teaming up again at 60 George Street an ideal fit.

But it was no easy task. The interior footprint was very different when they purchased the home, Virgilio says, from what we see today. It desperately needed a full renovation.

Think breaking down walls, removing marble fireplaces and freshening up the old-school infrastructure.

While Virgilio helped to create consultation, examination and sonogram rooms to fit the center’s modern-day requirements, “We really tried to maintain the ...”

Hillary starts.

“Integrity of the building,” Virgilio finishes.

“Yeah!” Hillary immediately agrees. “We really loved the moldings, the high-ceilings, the big windows. We tried to keep as much of the building as we could, while enhancing it for what we needed.”

The exterior has maintained its classic rooftop finials, cozy front porch and set of welcoming, red round-top double doors. Inside, a half-turn staircase, revitalized with glossy wood, commands a visitor’s attention. Tin ceilings in the stairwells have been refreshed and repainted white. Most rooms are coated with a cool, green tone. continued on page 46

The Victorian-style exterior of the office space in Babylonm maintains its historical warmth, as do such small touches as the dooknob inside the office.

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selfies on the staircase, take pictures of the front door,” Hillary says. “I think, especially a lot of people from the area, they know this building and they’re all pretty excited to stop by.”

“The most important part,” Dr. Bekelis points out, “was the ability to transform a building that we thought was a symbol of Babylon into something more.”

••••• Dr. Kimon Bekelis is a neurosurgeon who specializes in endovascular neurosurgery and neurovascular critical care, which encompasses the treatment of stroke and brain aneurysms. He completed his residency at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and finished a fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery in Thomas Jefferson University in Pennsylvania.

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“We wanted the building to feel serene for the patients,” Virgilio says, “because going to a physician for an appointment such as this, patients are very tense.”

In addition to his work with the Stroke & Brain Aneurysm Center of Long Island, Dr. Bekelis is the Co-Director of Neuro ICU and Medical Director of Comprehensive Stroke Center at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center. He is also the Chairman of Neurointerventional Services at Catholic Health.

Extraordinary attention to detail was put into the design, from leather-bound accents that match across various rooms to the light fixtures, most of which are set on dimmers to improve patient comfort. Every aspect of color palettes, artwork and even furniture was considered to create the “calming environment” Hillary says, while the functionality of a medical office had to remain top of mind.

“Anne Marie was testing out all the furniture, considering the patients each step of the way, making sure they could get in and out of the chairs comfortably,” Hillary recalls. The building is ADAcompliant, of course, and has a lift for individuals who are in wheelchairs or use walkers.

Indeed, the process was long, but Dr. Bekelis feels it was all worth the effort and time. Everyone at the Center is grateful for the opportunity to give back to the community and for this place they now call home to serve as a reference point for cerebrovascular diseases.

And in the short time they’ve been in Babylon, the building has become something of a community focal point.

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The refurbished wooden staircase in the front of the office makes visitors feel at home. Each design element inside the Center’s headquarters was carefully selected, including artwork inspired by the image of a brain scan.

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How To

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The winter season may have given us picturesque moments of yards with snow, but it left many Long Island lawns looking downright abysmal as the season starts to change. With spring upon us, there’s no time like the present to start learning how to make that lawn lush again.

Whether a homeowner goes with a lawn-care company or not, “it’s up to the homeowner to be sure they’re holding up their end of the bargain,” says Ted Kramer, owner of the Deer Park Lawn Doctor.

“Watering properly, cutting lawns at the proper height, preventing animal damage and urination, and other variables.”

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should speak to their local landscapers about the condition of their lawn and how to control the crabgrass. “That’s the first kind of layer, or application, that you want to do at the beginning of the season,” Kramer says.

When summer rolls around, consider fertilizing your lawn through a company or in a DIY manner. Then it’s time to lay down weed control—a process that is rarely a one-and-done.

“Weeds are very, very stubborn,” Kramer says. “That’s an uphill battle that clients face, we face. It does take time, and unfortunately there’s no magic potion to get rid of weeds.”

Kramer, who has owned the Deer Park franchise for more than 15 years, stresses that lawn maintenance is a “year-round

effort ” The final steps in the annual process are to fertilize the lawn in the fall and winter seasons.

As for reviving your lawn with new growth and pondering when to seed your lawn, you may have missed the ideal moment for the coming season. Kramer says fall is optimal. It’s a misconception that spring is the best time to seed.

“In the spring, you’re sometimes battling Mother Nature and the heat,” he says.

“Each year is different, but you want to seed your lawn when it’s not too hot.”

One thing Kramer says he tries to stress is proper watering and mowing height—the two things that will keep a lawn looking stellar year-round. One of the worst things a homeowner can do is cut their grass very short during the hotter months.

“That’s like if a bald man went to the beach in the summer and he didn’t put any suntan lotion on his head,” he says with a chuckle. “Same with the lawn. In the hotter months, you want to have as much grass on your lawn as possible to protect the roots.” And here in the cooler months, you want to have as much planning and preparation done as possible.

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The List

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SELLING THE HAMPTONS Where to Watch:

There’s something to be said for being able to transport yourself into summertime on Long Island’s East End without leaving your couch. The home to Long Island’s 10 most expensive sales last year is also the home to a group of real estate agents grappling for success, sales and stardom as they show off the stunning properties and luxe lifestyle of the Hamptons during a frenzied season of selling.

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ith spring in the air, there are any number of home projects just waiting to be tackled.

But we all need a little break every now and then, right? No, we are not suggesting you put off that spring cleaning or redecorating or any other task before you’ve even begun. We are, however, offering some sources of inspiration, a little escapism, a touch of soap-opera drama, a dose of DIY, and even a trip to one of Long Island’s most luxurious locales. It’s all here in this edition of the L.I. HOME List as we get ready to settle in for some serious binge watching…

HOME Where to Watch:

An original documentary series that not only takes us inside some of the most innovative homes on the planet, but also inside the minds of the visionaries who imagined them in the first place.

Stunning visuals and superb storytelling introduce viewers to an international array of amazing people using 3-D printing to meet challenges of homelessness, creating new homes from old recycled materials, rethinking the concepts of community and neighborhood, and redefining the idea of “home” itself.

DREAM HOME Where to Watch:

Part home show, part study in sociology, part cultural exploration, this China-set show takes us inside the lives—and homes, of course—of ordinary families from around the country who are facing housing challenges driven by everything from multigenerational households to economic issues.

When teams of designers are entrusted to make a full renovation of the houses with limited funds and space, they also help the families and us, the audience, “to interpret the meaning of home, and to witness the happiness of home decoration and renovation.”

Find more binge-worthy home shows to watch at InsideLIHome.com.

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AMAZING INTERIORS Where to Watch: A roller coaster in your backyard.

A scuba-diving aquarium in your living room. Interior decorating (and a few outdoor touches as well) gets redefined in this series that showcases one-of-a-kind décor ideas that turn dreams (and in some cases, nightmares) into reality and will make you think that hey, maybe that idea for a waterfall in my bedroom wasn’t so crazy after all.

TIDYING UP WITH MARIE KONDO Where to Watch: Spring cleaning. So many people know they need to do it, so few know where to begin. The lifestyle makeover guru has six rules for tidying up your home (and life), which some of you can probably recite from memory. Perhaps the most famous—Ask yourself if it sparks joy—is also the one that comes to mind thinking about watching Marie for a few hours.

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Escapes

COME ON INN Centuries of History

Modern Hospitality

Meet at Stony Brook’s Three Village Inn

By Eric Feil

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aterside setting. World class cuisine. Walking distance to wonderful museums and historic sites. The must-have list for a getaway from the everyday is unique to each traveler, but a universal truth of any journey is the wonder of the unexpected.

Particularly when that journey is so close to home.

Adjacent to boats bobbing in Stony Brook Harbor and sunset views that rival Key West, across from the charming hilltop Stony Brook Village Center and around the corner from the waterfront Harmony Vineyard, the Three Village Inn has the expect-the-unexpected thing at its very core. It always has.

four-star dining in Mirabelle Restaurant & Tavern,” says General Manager RaeMarie Renna. “Right across the street you have shopping, kayaking, paddle boarding, You can hike Avalon Garden and Nature Preserve, or you can enjoy music at the Jazz Loft and Museum right next door.”

“Three Village Inn offers so much history, overnight accommodations,

The list of attractions is vast, yet none of them were actually part of what drew

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the most important visitors in the Inn’s storied past.

When Brooklyn residents Frank and Jennie Melville and their son, Ward, started out on a summer retreat to Long Island just over a century ago, their intended destination was the Hamptons.

After getting on the wrong train and winding up in Stony Brook, however, the family not only stayed for their vacation,

they permanently immersed themselves in the community and eventually purchased what by then was known as the Old Hallock Homestead.

Built in 1751 by Richard Hallock, the property was home to the Hallock family through the Revolutionary War (when the famed Culper Spy Ring operated in the area, gathering intelligence for George Washington) and into the early

1800s, when it was bought by Jonas Smith in 1835, to serve as a summer retreat. Some historians believe the Inn may have been part of the Underground Railroad prior to the Civil War. Jennie Melville bought the property, then in a state of disrepair, in 1929 and evolved it into the Three Village Garden Club and the Exchange. There, the

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Executive Chef Locally sourced delights at Mirabelle Restaurant & Tavern and luxurious accomodations await guests at the Inn.

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Stony Brook Village Center’s site proudly states, “homemade jams and jellies, quilts, aprons and the like were sold to visitors to help support local residents during the Depression. As more visitors came, tea and sandwiches were served and it became known as the Tea House.”

Ward inherited the property in 1939, renovated and renamed it the Three Village Inn. The visionary who created Stony Brook Village, and donated the land for a small teachers college that would become Stony Brook University, even then glimpsed a future in which history and top-shelf hospitality converged.

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other architectural touches. A display of Jennie Melville’s teapots and sugar bowls greets visitors in the lobby, adding to the step-back-in-time sensation.

Just steps away inside the old house, world-class cocktails and cuisine offer another transportive experience. Both Mirabelle and the Tavern have become two of Long Island’s most beloved dining destinations under the gastronomic guidance of Executive Chef Guy Reuge, who arrived in 2009, three years after Lessing’s Hospitality Group brought its own 125-year family history in food service to the Inn. “The Three Village Inn has been a large part of the Stony Brook and Long Island communities for many years,” Renna notes. “As we look into the future, we are excited to offer dining options that continually feature local items on our menus.”

As a leader in the farm-to-table movement that our island’s top chefs have taken to another level, Reuge remains dedicated to and inspired by local sourcing.“It has been my desire to find local ingredients that complement our surrounding area,” Reuge says. “My passion is to serve exceptional food to our community while taking advantage of our fertile Long Island farmland. Throughout the past 14 years with Lessing’s at the Three Village Inn, we have achieved so many awards that certify our dedication to sourcing local and providing remarkable hospitality.”

Farms and farm stands that tie the area to its agrarian roots are within easy reach of guests looking to do a little local exploring.

As in real estate, the “location, location, location” looms large here. A short stroll leads one to the Jazz Loft or the Reboli Center for Art and History. Guests can continued on page 56

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Bigelow Melville) is just down the road, housing artwork, the Carriage Museum and historic structures on-site. A short car ride takes you to West Meadow Beach, where there’s easy access to explore the 88-acre wetlands preserve that surrounds Stony Brook, or the Old Field Point Lighthouse.

All these roads and paths and such, of course, ultimately lead guests back to their home away from home. continued from page 54

walk around the corner to Sand Beach and gaze out at the historic Gamecock Cottage at Shipman’s Point, or go across the street to the Hercules Pavilion, home to the figurehead and anchor from the famed U.S.S. Ohio (the first ship launched from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in 1820,) and the Polaris whaleboat, considered the only artifact still in existence from the 1870 Charles Hall expedition to the Arctic.

Exploration on foot or by bike just past the Stony Brook Village Center leads to the Stony Brook Grist Mill, listed on the National and New York State Register of Historic Places. Opposite, the Avalon Nature Preserve offers walking trails, varied terrains and multiple habitats to explore among its 216 acres. The Long Island Museum (cofounded by Ward Melville and his wife, Dorothy 56 | LI HOME Magazine | SPRING 2022

“Staying at the Inn gives you that feeling of home with a vintage charm,” says Renna, pointing out some of the timeless aspects that remain. “The original beams with pegged mortise and tenon joints are still visible in the sitting room. Many guests love to check into the hotel and enjoy cocktails by the fireplace in the sitting room while they admire the history around them.”

Learn more about the Three Village Inn at lessings.com.

Photos Courtesy Lessing’s Hospitality

Page 54: Elegant yet comfortable ambience and Executive Chef Guy Reuge’s award-winning cuisine are always on the menu at Mirabelle Restaurant.

Above: The Cottages at Three Village Inn offer not only charming comforts, but water views and stunning sunsets across the street that are among the most beautiful on Long Island. (Photo: L.I. HOME)

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