Sweet ‘n Wild Spring Baskets

Better Connecticut stops by Nora Murphy Country House to create amazing homemade Easter baskets. Inspired by rustic grape vines, Nora shows us how to arrange pansies, violas and grape hyacinth…

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Start Your Seed Garden Today

Winter is a bit tough on this gardener, so I try and do as much as I can, as early as I can. As WFSB-3’s Better Living Lifestyle contributor, I…

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Indoor Gardening Tips

As WFSB 3’s Better Connecticut, Better Living contributor, I had the opportunity to share a few tips on winter indoor plant care and simple decorating ideas with co-host Scot Haney.…

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Wrapping Hostess Gifts

Scot Haney of WFSB’s Better Connecticut joins me at Connecticut Country House where I share tips on wrapping up hostess gifts for the fast approaching holidays. Simple, beautiful and perfect…

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Dressing Holiday Packages

Two things at the top of my brain this time of year: decking out the house with fresh greens and gift-wrapping. As WFSB 3’s Better Connecticut, Better Living contributor, co-host…

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Decorating With Fresh Greens For The Holidays

‘Better Living’ contributor, Nora Murphy, founder & Editor in Chief of Nora Murphy Country House, welcomes Scot Haney, co-host of WFSB’s Better Connecticut into her home. Offering simple design tips…

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WFSB Better Connecticut

Whether getting the gardens ready for spring or prepping for the holidays, now is the time to get planting for gorgeous blooms!

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Tour an 18th-Century Newtown Saltbox

Nora Murphy is in a country state of mind. The founder of Connecticut Country House, a venture that encompasses an online magazine and blog about all things country, her dedication…

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Country house lifestyle by design

It started with a blog called Connecticut Country House. Nora Murphy, of Newtown, filled her it with posts about the activities of her country lifestyle — gardening, antiquing, cooking and…

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