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Fall, Glorious Fall
IT’S BEEN REALLY HARD to tear myself away from the country these mid-autumn days, but return to the big city I must, sometimes. Even though my woodsy part of eastern Long Island, being mostly oaks, is not known for blazing … Continue reading
The Fall Planting Window is Open
IT’S COOL, IT’S WET, IT’S FALL, as of this morning at 5:05AM — and it’s prime time for planting and moving things around. Now’s our big chance to improve on the design of beds and borders, without stressing plants in … Continue reading
Boxwoods to the Rescue
This one’s just for fun, above — it’s one of the more original examples of boxwood topiary I’ve seen in East Hampton IT’S PLANTING TIME AGAIN, and sale time, too, in the nurseries here on Long Island. Forty percent off … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged boxwoods, buxus sempervirens, deer-resistant, East Hampton, screening, shade-tolerant, Springs
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Lula’s Garden
Four Alberta spruces and a boxwood hedge lead the way from driveway to front door GOT ME A NEW CAMERA, but it’s not out of the box yet (I’m a little slow to adopt new technology, even when it’s sitting … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged Alberta spruce, bleeding heart, boxwoods, brunnera, deer-resistant, ferns, Japanese maple, pieris, rhododendrons, shade garden, shade-tolerant, Springs
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