Category Archives: GARDENS & GARDENING

Yugen – A Japanese Garden Where You Least Expect It

Posted on August 7, 2017 by

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

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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Fall Garden Assessment: All Credit Due to Nature

Posted on October 27, 2016 by

REALLY, I CLAIM VERY LITTLE CREDIT for my half-acre garden on the East End of Long Island. I may feel like I’m working hard, schlepping compost from the dump and seaweed from the beach and dragging hoses around by the … Continue reading →

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My Friends’ Gardens

Posted on July 23, 2016 by

FROM THE SUNNY SANDS of Far Rockaway in eastern Queens to the backyards of Brooklyn and the Upper West Side, from the Connecticut shore to the Long Island beachfront, many of my friends are enthusiastic amateur gardeners, and often share photos … Continue reading →

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Behold the Lilies

Posted on July 7, 2016 by

CONSIDER THE LILIES of the field, and let’s not forget the hydrangeas, ladies’ mantel, astilbe, verbena and other things… July here at Green Half-Acre is turning out OK after all. Lilies — whether fancy ones from a catalogue, yard sale … Continue reading →

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Showtime in the Garden

Posted on June 7, 2016 by

THERE’S A SENSE AROUND HERE (in my head, that is) that my Long Island garden is already peaking at this early stage of the game. Memorial Day and the week following are spearheaded each year, I now know, by the pinkish-purple … Continue reading →

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Ten Days in May

Posted on May 26, 2016 by

HERE’S HOW MY LONG ISLAND, N.Y., GARDEN looks now, with the trees nearly all leafed out for the season, following a night and a day of blessed rain. As recently as two weeks ago, it still felt like very early … Continue reading →

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