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Oh, Deer
THERE’S BEEN A SHIFT IN MY THINKING on deer, as on so many things lately. Just the other day, I was yelling and rattling screens at them, worried they would devour my newly planted white pine, holly, and arborvitae, and … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND, MISCELLANEOUS
Tagged arborvitae, compost, deer, deer repellent, feeding deer, holly, table scraps, white pine
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The Good, the Bad, and the Mystifying
AT TWILIGHT YESTERDAY, I surveyed my 4/10 of an acre. Now that the bulk of the wisteria and weeds have been cleared away, I can see what I’ve got here, though I can’t identify all of it. There’s a lot … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged arborvitae, Belgian block, blue spruce, conifers, cottage, driveway, East Hampton, edging, garden challenges, garden rooms, gravel, hinoki cypress, junipers, lily of the valley, phlox, rhododendrons, shoestring budget, Springs, vine, wisteria, wood chips
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Container Culture
THERE’S REALLY NOTHING you can’t grow in containers, provided the container is big enough — trees, shrubs, grasses, bulbs, perennials, annuals. So, if you happen to have a 4,600 square foot rooftop terrace like the one above and below, atop … Continue reading
Posted in AMSTERDAM, BROOKLYN, GARDENS & GARDENING
Tagged annuals, arborvitae, birch trees, canna, coleus, container planting, dianthus, evergreens, hosta, impatiens, Japanese blood grass, Japanese maple, lilies, Mary-Liz Campbell, perennials, Rebecca Cole, rooftop terrace, rudbeckia, sedum, sweet potato vine, Williamsburg
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