"Diana Frank, a photographer from Michigan who now divides her time between New York City and Bridgehampton, designed her garden in defiance of Hamptons formality. She started... transforming what was essentially a flag lot with clippings that she brought from her family home in Michigan. She introduced peonies as seedlings, and now they're her favorite part of the garden because they have naturalized and spread. 'I didn't want that insanely perfect and organized garden,' says Frank, 'but even an unmanicured garden takes a lot of work! It's like getting a haircut without looking like you just got it cut.'

Slowly and with the help of her friend Christine Harmon, a landscape designer, Frank planted a garden that is greatly influenced by her photography, with layers of textures and colors and even fragrances that are 'meant to stimulate all senses,' she explains. 'All around the garden, I created nooks where you can sit with a glass of rosé, meditate, or just sit quietly with a book.'

This year she is experimenting with a wide variety of lettuces in her vegetable garden, in addition to heirloom tomatoes, eggplants, and the arugula that she lets get tall and bloom. 'I'm a country girl who married a city boy,' Frank says. 'We welcome friends and make a freshly picked salad that is still warm from the sun. It's a very happy place.'"

—Paula de La Cruz, article excerpt

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Diana Frank is a  photographer and set stylist. She collaborates with interior designers, event planners, and other creatives to produce stunning atmospheres.

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