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From left to right, top to bottom…Coach Heritage coloblocked baseball glove || Titleist Pro V1 golf balls (the Mr.’s favorite) || Monogrammed overside tote bag || Knotz racing stripes cufflinks || ballpark peanuts and hopefully a Braves game || “Put some hair on your chest” flask || Sea Salt soap || Handmade leather football || Green Moss candle (the perfect scent for any guy) || Peace and Prosperity handkerchief set(love THIS set as well) || Cartier Jumping Hours watch (the Mr. wishes) || Warby Parker Percey glasses, also available in sunnies || A day on the links golf pencils || Maison Martin MarigelaSneakers || Knotz patriotic cuff links || Jawbone JamBox (we use this ALL the time!! Perfect for your patio, travel and the Mr. takes his golfing) || Wurtz power collar stays || Ghurka leather catchall || Handmade ceramic growler
P.S. Just for dad’s day, take 20% off all Father’s Day gifts in the shop with FATHER20now through June 10th. Happy shopping!
A few months ago I was scouting out new products for the Boutique (my favorite pastime), and I came across these decoupage “necessity trays”from Ben’s Garden. I was immediately smitten with the gorgeous decoupage quotes, and then I heard Ben’s story. I was floored, and I knew (A.) I had to have his line in Waiting On Martha and (B.) Ben’s story was something I had to share with whomever would listen.
I hope you love the trays as much as I love carrying them, and his story goes a little something like this…
{1983} Born in Setauket, N.Y. on Long Island.
{1987} Ben started his first garden.
{1988} Known to always have a gardener’s trowel or paintbrush in hand.
{1989} Ben decoupaged his mother’s cocktail table. She was pretty impressed.
{1992} Ben started “Ben’s Garden” selling decoupage & notecards. (For all you non-mathmetical types Ben was 9).
{1994} Mails Smith & Hawken and New York Botanical Garden a catalog, gets orders from both. Orders pour in. Ben puts his friends to work in his parent’s carriage house.
{1995} Ben had to change the “Please call 24/7, we’re waiting,” in his catalog, because his mom was not happy answering the phone.
{2000}
A.P. English High School teacher conferenced his parents. Pages were missing from his textbooks. (He was making paperweights with the quotes.)
{2000}
Publishes first issue of Ben’s Garden Quarterly.
{2001}
Met with C.Z. Guest, a famous socialite, to ask her to write for his magazine. While eating tiny sandwiches and watching her son practice polo, Ben talks about talking up polo as a sport. She laughs and agrees to write for his magazine.
{2002}
Graduates High School.
{2002}
Running Ben’s Garden at home in Setauket was driving his parent’s and neighbor’s nuts.
{2003}
Has a personal meeting with head buyer at Anthropologie, get’s an order.
They end up buying all of Ben’s designs within 6 months.
{2003}
Becomes a Master Gardener through Cornell University. Wholesale clients grow to include: ABC Carpet & Home, Dean & DeLuca, Kate’s Paperie.
Ben begins regularly exhibiting at national trade shows in Atlanta, San Francisco and New York City.
{2004}
Ben turns 20, and moves to Oyster Bay and opens his first store & studio.
{2006}
Ben’s découpage featured in InStyle Magazine. Business booms.
{2006}
Starts writing quarterly magazine column From Ben’s Garden for @Home Magazine. Ben’s A.P. English High School teacher is impressed.
{2007}
Opens second Ben’s Garden store in Huntington, N.Y. on Long Island at 3850 Sq. Ft.
{2008}
Ben’s Garden Studio in Oyster Bay expands into the space next door, to meet increased wholesale demand. Turns out customers like great handcrafted things made in the U.S.A.
