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Lux Magazine, March/April 2025 Miami, “Kitchen Design Collective: Paradise By Design”: https://issuu.com/luxemagazine/docs/luxe_magazine_-_march_april_2025_miami?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ

Martha Stewart, February 2025 “30 Pool Landscaping Ideas for a Luxurious Outdoor Retreat”: https://www.marthastewart.com/pool-landscaping-ideas-11686359

Martha Stewart, November 2024 “13 Garden Arch Ideas That Will Elevate Your Outdoor Space”: https://www.marthastewart.com/garden-arch-ideas-8750145

The Washington Post, August 2024 “Why Your Garden Hose Keeps Breaking - And What to Do About It”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2024/08/14/why-garden-hose-keeps-breaking/

Vogue, July 2024 “How to Get Your Outdoor Space Styled No Matter What the Size” : https://www.vogue.com/article/how-to-style-your-outdoor-space-for-summer

Oak Hill Cemetery tour, April 2024 “New Heights program with ICAA-WMA for Washington Latin School” : https://youtu.be/huz3qPAyQJs

The Georgetown Dish, May 2024, “Avon Place Transformed”: https://www.thegeorgetowndish.com/articles/avon-place-transformed

Architectural Digest, June 2023, “27 Garden Design Ideas That Will Get You Growing”: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/best-garden-ideas

The Wall Street Journal, September 2022, “Sunken Fire Pits Are This Fall’s Best Garden Addition”: https://www.wsj.com/articles/sunken-fire-pit-interior-design-best-garden-addition-11662670467

The Local Vault, August 2022, “The Beautiful World of Landscape Architect Robert Bell”: https://thelocalvault.com/the-beautiful-world-of-landscape-architect-robert-bell/

Forbes, July 2022, “Old House, New Garden: Tips For Successful Design”: https://www.forbes.com/sites/reginacole/2022/07/26/old-house-new-garden-tips-for-successful-design/?sh=3bc6a8d43110

Garden tour & roundtable, July 2022 “Bell Design Tours Historic Delaware with ICAA”: https://youtu.be/9poJqop0kxwh

Martha Stewart, April 2022 “10 Outdoor Kitchen Ideas That Are Gorgeous and Grill-Friendly”: https://www.marthastewart.com/8237323/outdoor-kitchen-ideas?slide=91d30750-d894-4c68-9ce1-a530feaca638#91d30750-d894-4c68-9ce1-a530feaca638

Architectural Digest, March 2022, “Tour the Kips Bay Decorator Show House Palm Beach for 2022”: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/tour-the-2022-kips-bay-decorator-show-house-palm-beach

Forbes, March 2022, “The 2022 Kips Bay Decorator Show House Palm Beach Celebrates A Colorful Heritage” https://www.forbes.com/sites/reginacole/2022/03/04/the-2022-kips-bay-decorator-show-house-palm-beach-celebrates-a-colorful-heritage/?sh=476cc3e026cb

Elle Decor, March 2022, “Want A Taste Of The Tropics? Peek Inside The Kips Bay Palm Beach Show House” https://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/g39355759/kips-bay-palm-beach-2022/

Veranda, March 2022, “An Exclusive Look at the 2022 Kips Bay Decorator Show House in Palm Beach”: https://www.veranda.com/decorating-ideas/a39266151/2022-kips-bay-decorator-show-house-palm-beach-tour/

Veranda, February 2022, “Sneak Peek at the 2022 Kips Bay Palm Beach Designer Show House”: https://www.veranda.com/decorating-ideas/g38994757/kips-bay-palm-beach-renderings-2022/?slide=5

Home & Gardens, January 2022, “Best Shrubs for the Front of the House”: https://www.homesandgardens.com/gardens/best-shrubs-for-the-front-of-the-house

Homes & Gardens, November 2021, “How To Plant a Tree”: https://www.homesandgardens.com/advice/how-to-plant-a-tree

Lux Magazine, May 2021, “Dream Outdoor Kitchens”: https://luxesource.com/article/dream-outdoor-kitchens

Podcast, April 2021, “Industry Night with Nycci Nellis: Creating Your Outdoor Oasis”: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/creating-your-outdoor-oasis-stopaapihate-part-2/id1525443444?i=1000516986235

Webinar, August 2020, “Supreme Hort: A New Landscape for One of DC's Most Historic Homes” Newberry Cultural Series Speaker Program, The DACOR Bacon House Foundation” https://youtu.be/LtUjDtwi4-o

HospitalityNet, November 2019, “Riggs Washington, DC to Open Early 2020”: https://www.hospitalitynet.org/announcement/41003970/riggs-washington-dc.html

Washingtonian, August 2019, “Elevated Living” (w/ Lori Graham): https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/07/24/august-2019-places-to-eat-great-cheap/

Washington Post, June 2014, “Urban Entertaining: Bob Williams & Stephen Heavner Show How to Throw a Rooftop Party”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/urban-entertaining-bob-williams-and-stephen-heavner-show-how-to-throw-a-rooftop-party/2014/06/24/b4d82b00-e6a8-11e3-a86b-362fd5443d19_story.html?utm_term=.98ea68febde2

 
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