MEET THE EXPERT: BARBARA ISRAEL GARDEN ANTIQUES

When you make the pilgrimage to Barbara Israel Garden Antiques in upstate New York, come prepared to shed your notions of what an antiques showroom ought to be. Located at Barbara Israel’s 19th century farmhouse home in Katonah, New York, the shop showcases its magnificent collection of fountains, statues, urns, and other architectural garden pieces in the farmhouse’s surrounding formal gardens—if it sounds like a magical experience, it is.