On the Market: Easton home blends Mediterranean flair with modern amenities
Meg Barone
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Mediterranean-inspired ranch house at 3 Sweetbriar Trail, Easton.Contributed photo / Julia Kuper
EASTON Various gardening websites identify rosa rubiginosa as a wild rose with fragrant leaves and flowers native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is also known as sweet brier (sometimes spelled briar) and as eglantine, which Shakespeare wove into the words of Oberon in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
“With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine:
There sleeps Titania sometime of the night,
Lull’d in these flowers with dances and delight.”
Prospective buyers are likely to be lulled by the ranch-style house with a Mediterranean flair at 3 Sweetbrier Trail in Easton, and perhaps, once it is theirs, they can honor the street name by planting roses on this level, corner lot of 3.05 acres.
Entertainer s dream with something for everyone
Bernadette Blaze
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The owners of this stunning Georgian colonial on Wimbledon Lane nicknamed the backyard of the three-acre property “Little Woodstock” because when their children were growing up it practically became a camping ground for their children and their friends.
“They pitched tents all summer and basically created a summer camp in the backyard,” the owners explained.
The enchanting estate-like grounds are highlighted by sprawling lawns, beautiful trees and gardens and a picturesque stone terrace rivaling any Italian terrazzo.
“Having the Easton Racquet Club as our summer neighbor transformed our home into a joyful resort where you have access to a full-sized pool, tennis courts and paddle tennis without getting in your car,” the owners stated. “I could walk over in the morning and have the entire pool to myself for laps or just a refreshin