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Garden Envy in Amagansett
The heavenly tented pool pavilion I COULD GO IN AND OUT of grand oceanfront estates all day long, then come back to my humble cottage and still be happy with the place. I can wander five hedged, manicured, topiaried, statued, … Continue reading
Raking Leaves is a A Fool’s Errand
THAT PHRASE POPPED INTO MY HEAD TODAY as I raked leaves. It’s an impossible task, because every night’s breezes bring a fresh layer. Yesterday I observed my next-door neighbor raking, raking, raking, making huge piles for the town pick-up. Today, … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged allium Gladiator, alliums, aronia, aronia arbutifolia, autumn, Bridge Gardens, Bridgehampton, BROOKLYN, Chanticleer, chokeberries, compost, cranesbill, deer, deer fence, East Hampton, elephant ears, evergreens, Excelsior, fall, fall garden chores, geraniums, Hyacinthoides, hydrangea 'Annabelle', hydrangeas, Japanese fountain grass, Lily Leichtlinii, Longhouse Reserve, mulch, pied a terre, raking leaves, Roxanne, Spanish bluebells, Springs, tapestry hedge, to-do list, topsoil
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“It’s a Start”
SO I HAD THREE EVERGREENS planted in the front yard to screen the view of the road. Of course, they don’t screen the whole view of the road, just a bit of it. But as the guy from Whitmore’s, the … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged balance, boxwood, East Hampton, evergreens, freeze, holly, ilex crennata, nursery, planting, road, screen, symmetry, Thuja 'Green Giant', view, white pine, Whitmores
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Still Planting…
HERE IT IS DECEMBER, and I thought I was done planting weeks ago. In mid-November, I put in two cotoneasters and four inkberries, in keeping with my new philosophy: skip the expensive, unsightly deer fence and plant only that which … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged cotoneaster, cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty', deer-resistant, evergreens, frost date, Ilex crenata 'Suspensum', ilex glabra 'Shamrock', inkberry, pinos strobus, Thuja 'Green Giant', white pine, Whitmores Nurseries, Zone 7
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A Loose Schedule and a Tight Budget
Above: Eric Ernst, Tree Man of Montauk, thinning out my overgrown forest so I stand a chance of growing something other than ferns I’M ALL OVER THE PLACE HERE. I still have so much to do pull this house and … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS
Tagged Amagansett, arrowwood viburnum, bathroom, cedar shingles, contractor, cottage, daffodils, deer fence, doublefile viburnum, driveway, evergreens, fireplace, flipper, kitchen counter, landscape, paint job, patio, renovation, rhododendrons, river birch, roof, shrubs, viburnum tomentosa plicata, wisteria
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GARDEN VOYEUR: Williamsburg Rooftop
This post is adapted from an article I wrote that appears in the current issue of Garden Design magazine. These are my own scouting shots, taken a year ago this month. THE VIEW FROM THIS 4,000 SQUARE FOOT ROOFTOP TERRACE … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, GARDENS & GARDENING
Tagged birches, clump birch, coreopsis, echinacea, evergreens, garden, Garden Design magazine, garden designer, infinity pools, LANDSCAPING, nepeta, perennials, Rebecca Cole, red maple, roof terrace, rooftop, rudbeckie, Russian sage, salvia, sedum carpets, sempervivum, spirea, urban woodland, Williamsburg
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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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