Category Archives: GARDENS & GARDENING

Perennials on Parade + Shopping for an Instant Cottage Garden

Posted on July 24, 2019 by cara

The morning after I got back from my Italian vacation — April 3rd, I think it was — I called my plumber out on the East End of Long Island and said, “Charles, would it be jumping the gun to … Continue reading →

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Far Side of Summer in My Long Island Garden

Posted on October 28, 2018 by cara

THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, I’ve spent the better part of April, May and June, September, October and November at my quirky vintage-modern house on the East End of Long Island, N.Y., and rented it out in high summer. I … Continue reading →

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Jump Start to the Season: My Long Island Garden

Posted on May 27, 2018 by cara

THE PAST FEW WEEKS at my home on the East End of Long Island, New York, have been a revelation. I hadn’t spent much time here in April or early May before, even though I’ve owned this quirky house for … Continue reading →

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Yugen – A Japanese Garden Where You Least Expect It

Posted on August 7, 2017 by cara

THE ADDRESS OF YŪGEN is a closely guarded secret. I didn’t even know of its existence in the backwoods of East Hampton, N.Y., until it appeared in the 2017 catalogue of the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days program, open for just … Continue reading →

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Ninth Year in East Hampton: Same Old is Damn Good

Posted on June 5, 2017 by cara

Follow me on Instagram @caramia447 where I post quirky one-off images of, among other things, tiny houses, retro storefronts, street art and the occasional sunset I’M BACK IN EAST HAMPTON for my ninth season and I don’t even care that … Continue reading →

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