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Tag Archives: flagstone patio
Good Fences Make Good Gardens
GOOD FENCES may or may not make good neighbors, but good deer fences definitely make good gardens. A friend here just told me how her husband, fired up with enthusiasm the very first day they moved to a wooded … Continue reading
Imagining a Landscape
MY FRIEND MARY-LIZ CAMPBELL is here in Springs, with her mighty arm and genius eye (not to mention her marking paint and tape in festive colors of neon orange and pink). Mary-Liz is a professional landscape designer based in Rye, … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged arbor, Clinton Academy, cottage, cottage garden, deer fence, driveway, East Hampton, flagstone patio, garden design, gate, gravel, landscape design, Mary-Liz Campbell, Mimi Meehan native plant garden, Oehme van Sweden, paths, planting beds, Springs
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BROWNSTONE VOYEUR: Flying Colors in Fort Greene
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BROWNSTONE VOYEUR is a joint project of casaCARA and Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn, taking you behind the facades of those intriguing houses to see what’s inside. Look for it every Thursday on both sites! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DK HOLLAND’S house … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, BROWNSTONE VOYEUR, INTERIOR DESIGN
Tagged brick, BROOKLYN, ceiling beams, Chambers stove, color, cottage, country kitchen, DK Holland, farmhouse sink, flagstone patio, Fort Greene, front porch, garden, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NEW YORK CITY, Olea restaurant, outsider art, pre-Civil War, Pushpin Studios, Seymour Chwast, stable, stair balusters, tack house, wainscotting
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