Do you suffer from peony envy?  Haven’t stopped to smell the roses?  Or just want to impress your date with a secret garden?  In these busy times we may not be able to indulge our inner green thumb but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the fruit of other gardener’s labors.  Think Lady Chatterly.  Here is a guide to the Hidden Best Hamptons Gardens.

It’s on our mind all the time.  The thing we fantasize about day and night.  That three letter word which starts with S.  Spa.  We know that other than green tea or perhaps a dirty martini the best antidote to stress is to get to the nearest spa and do something nice for ourselves.  Luckily in these stressful economic times some of our favorite Hamptons spas are offering specials to reduce the cost and the guilt factor.

In the Hamptons where memberships at golf clubs can cost $600,000, where can you play without maxing out your platinum card?  We caught golf expert and author Tom Clavin at the 19th hole to gives us the inside Hamptons golf scoop.
By Tom Clavin
In and around the Hamptons are some of the best golf courses in the world, including Shinnecock Hills, National Golf Links, the Bridge, and the new Sebonack Golf Club. That a course is private shouldn’t dissuade you from wanting to …

In order to obtain a Hamptons beach parking permit you must arrive at dawn at the third tree to the left past the windmill with a suitcase of unmarked bills and a tiger’s eyelash.  Just kidding.  But figuring out where to park at the beach if you are not lucky enough to have a resident sticker can be a daunting task.  Here’s the inside scoop on where you can buy Hamptons beaches day parking passes which are generally required between 9am and 6pm in the …

HipHamptons.com is your secret insider guide to the best of the Hamptons.
The Hamptons is our backyard.  We eat, breath and sleep the Hamptons.  (Not to be confused with sleeping around the Hamptons, although you never know what the Beach Bitch will do when she’s on a roll.)   Think of us as a combination of that friend who always knows the best parties and hot new places to go, and that local who you bribe with a Bud to divulge the hidden treasures …