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Happy June
NOW THERE’S YOUR PROPER JUNE BORDER, above. A little ahead of time, as is everything in this accelerated spring. Peonies; irises; columbine; foxgloves and phlox on their way. In front of a very proper old house, below, on Long Island’s … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, LONG ISLAND, NORTH FORK
Tagged annuals, beds, border, borders, catmint, columbine, cottage garden, dianthus, farmstands, foxgloves, greenhouses, hanging baskets, irises, June, ladies mantel, lambs ear, LONG ISLAND, North Fork, peonies, phlox, vegetable starters, wineries, yarrow
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Winter Drags On…
THE IDES OF MARCH are almost upon us, and what a pain. I’m up in the Hudson Valley now, cat-sitting for a few days, and if ever I thought I was going to do some gardening, which I foolishly did, … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, HUDSON VALLEY, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged astilbe, beds, bleeding heart, catmint, compost, coral bells, cottage, cottage garden, dividing, divisions, East Hampton, ladies mantle, lambs ear, northern Dutchess, perennials, rudbeckia, shrubs, Springs, topsoil, Whitmores, wholesale nursery, zebra grass, Zone 5, Zone 7
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