Tag Archives: garden designer

Garden Inspiration: Arne Maynard

Posted on June 9, 2013 by

RENOWNED BRITISH GARDEN DESIGNER ARNE MAYNARD started his 2-hour talk Saturday morning at Marder’s Nursery in Bridgehampton, which I attended in hopes of picking up a few tips for my own Long Island half-acre, by saying that gardens must have … Continue reading →

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The Outsider: Beauty and Bounty in Park Slope

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

LURKING ATOP a rooftop in Park Slope, unseen from the street, are 1,500 square feet of edible and ornamental plants — including many which are both — arrayed in zig-zag formation by Brooklyn-based garden designer Cynthia Gillis. It’s an impressive … Continue reading →

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The Outsider: Country Feel in Greenpoint

Posted on June 3, 2012 by

I SO RELATE to this one. Hands-on, low-budget, romantic concept. Not a “checkbook garden,” by any means. It’s the work of Alexandra Abuza, a young garden and floral designer based in Brooklyn, and it’s the subject of my column today … Continue reading →

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Dean Riddle’s Japan

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

I VISITED JAPAN LAST SUNDAY, through the eyes of Dean Riddle. A garden designer based in upstate New York, Dean spoke at Madoo Conservancy here in Sagaponack about his trip last fall to Kyoto (that’s Kyoto’s Golden Pavilion, top and … Continue reading →

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Please Please Me, Perennials

Posted on March 23, 2010 by

ON SUNDAY, I WENT TO HEAR THE IRREPRESSIBLE GARDEN DESIGNER/WRITER DEAN RIDDLE speak at Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack. I’ve been a fan of Dean’s since his ‘Dean’s Dirt’ column in Elle Decor some years ago. His 2002 book, Out in … Continue reading →

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GARDEN VOYEUR: Williamsburg Rooftop

Posted on August 4, 2009 by

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 →

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BROWNSTONE VOYEUR: Prospect Heights Fun House

Posted on March 25, 2009 by

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BROWNSTONE VOYEUR is a joint project of casaCARA and Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn, taking you behind Brooklyn’s intriguing facades to see what’s inside. Look for it every Thursday on both sites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REBECCA COLE, a well-known, Manhattan-based garden … Continue reading →

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