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May 13, 2009 in BROOKLYN, GARDENS & GARDENING | Tags: bearded iris, containers, pansies, street plantings, tree pits, wisteria
SEEN AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD recently…
Cheap and cheerful: your basic half-barrel filled with multi-colored pansies
Wisteria on Wyckoff: a fire escape makes a perfect trellis (is that a code violation?)
Best tree pit I’ve seen
Exuberant bearded iris, right on schedule
1 There is a finite number of them.
2 They are getting rarer.
3 Their construction is solid.
4 They were built to last.
5 They have already passed the test of time.
6 They have detail: moldings, baseboards, panel doors, plasterwork, fireplaces, etc.
7 They are generously proportioned.
8 They’re green: re-using an old house instead of building new saves energy and resources.
9 They have intrinsic value.
10 They hold their value in a downturn.
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May 13, 2009 at 7:49 am
astor C.
The pansies in the barrel look like something out of a Renoir. Very pretty pix…