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Cruel April
April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. – T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland APRIL HAS BEEN CRUEL, an abrupt withdrawal from the stimulation and excitement of my … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, GARDENS & GARDENING, MANHATTAN
Tagged Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Bryant Park, Chavellas, Eugene and Company, Public Library, T.S. Eliot, Wasteland
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Evergreen Glory: BBG’s Japanese Garden
I AM INCREASINGLY FOND of Japanese gardens, and quite unreasonably proud (as if I had something to do with it), of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden‘s Japanese garden, constructed 100 years ago and opened to the public in June 1915. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, LANDSCAPING, TRAVEL
Tagged BBG, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, conifers, hill and pond garden, Japanese, Japanese garden, Japanese tea garden, stroll garden
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Growing Food in the Shade
A RECENT THREE-HOUR WORKSHOP at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, taught by renowned urban forager Leda Meredith, was a revelation. Among the startling things I learned is that one can actually eat some of the weeds I’ve been battling for years … Continue reading
Last Suppers
THE ROLLER COASTER RIDE IS OVER. I’m officially in contract to sell my East Hampton, N.Y. cottage, after a long winter of offers, negotiations, anticipation and disappointments. Closing will be on or before May 15 — five years to the … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged Brooklyn Botanic Garden, East Hampton, in contract, yard sales
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Leaf Peeping in Brooklyn
SEEMS TO ME THE FALL COLORS — peaking late after an unseasonably warm October — are more brilliant than usual this year. Here in Brownstone Brooklyn, there’s no sense one needs to go up to Vermont or the Hudson Valley … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, LANDSCAPING, TRAVEL
Tagged Brooklyn Botanic Garden, brownstone, fall color, Prospect Heights
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Hidcote, An American’s English Garden
ONE EVENING LAST WEEK, I attended the first-ever public lecture at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s new Visitor Center — a helix-shaped, mostly glass structure with a planted roof that I had been prepared to dislike for its modernity, but have … Continue reading
Stretching the Season
A LOT OF PEOPLE (myself included) give up, somewhat, on window boxes and outdoor containers by the time November rolls around. Others keep going… like the owners of the swell Manhattan townhouse, above, who’ve created an arresting display with gourds … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, GARDENS & GARDENING
Tagged autumn, berries, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, brownstone, coleus, fall, fall containers, fall planting, gourds, MANHATTAN, mums, Prospect Heights, sweet potato vine, townhouse, window boxes
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