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AL: What books have most impacted you? DW: As a kid it was the classics. The Secret Garden planted the seed, so to speak, for my love of gardens. My connection to nature stems from this even now, while I don’t have a garden space. I even love the film adaptation! I love seeing things brought to life. It fits my visual side. Design-book wise, I love the old decorators, and their books are in their voices, which is so appealing. I turn to Billy Baldwin, Mark Hampton, David Hicks…They’re so instructive—"do this, don’t do that”—and still resonate today. Colefax and Fowler’s