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Catching up with last week's Home & Garden section of the NYT. Aaron

• The evolution of swimming pools at the top of the market: Pools Conceived to Make a Splash from "recreation center to a complete environment."
  
• A new kind of support network for foster families: Creating a Village to Foster a Child.
  
• At Home in New Orleans With Bryan Batt: An Actor Really Sells His Material.
  
• In the Garden: A Connecticut Hillside of Feisty Beauties. Karen Bussolini's home and garden in the foothills of the Berkshires.

• Room to Improve: How can I make my new apartment feel older?
  
• Personal Shopper: Modern intrepretations of ancient patterns.

(Pics: Jill Connelly, James Estrin, Cheryl Gerber, John Lei)