Tag Archives: Garden Design magazine

High Line Part II

Posted on June 15, 2011 by cara

Photo: Iwan Baan, 2011 LAST WEEK, another 10-block section of the High Line, the ongoing re-invention of an unused elevated railroad line through Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, opened to the public. The innovative park now stretches all the way to West … Continue reading →

Posted in ARCHITECTURE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, LANDSCAPING, MANHATTAN | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

My Byline Gets a Workout

Posted on November 9, 2010 by cara

The new Brooklyn Bridge Park, Garden Design Nov/Dec 2010. Photo: Julienne Schaer NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, writing for garden and interiors magazines. When I first started, in pre-computer days, I hated it; I suffered terrible anxiety and … Continue reading →

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Garden Realities

Posted on April 22, 2010 by cara

SO, FROM THE FLORAL EXTRAVAGANZA OF RANCHO LA PUERTA to the bare dirt of my own garden-to-be in Springs, N.Y., above. It’s a tough transition, but I’m doing my best. I spent yesterday afternoon moving things around. Early spring is … Continue reading →

Posted in BROOKLYN, GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

White is a Color

Posted on February 11, 2010 by cara

OH BOY, I’m all over the Internet today. Remarkable, not having left the house in two days, to feel so widely published, and instantaneously, too. Two pictures of my snow-logged backyard, taken yesterday at the height of the blizzard, are … Continue reading →

Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

SPAIN – Day 5: Tale of Two Cities

Posted on January 28, 2010 by cara

DAY 5 BEGAN in sunny Seville, with a walk along the Guadalqivir River, past the 200-year-old bull ring, below, to Triana, a working-class neighborhood that is home to several ceramics places I had read about in guidebooks and (you’d think … Continue reading →

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