Tag Archives: Madoo

Ninth Year in East Hampton: Same Old is Damn Good

Posted on June 5, 2017 by cara

Follow me on Instagram @caramia447 where I post quirky one-off images of, among other things, tiny houses, retro storefronts, street art and the occasional sunset I’M BACK IN EAST HAMPTON for my ninth season and I don’t even care that … Continue reading →

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I Do Madoo

Posted on September 9, 2012 by cara

THERE’S NOT A BORING SPOT ANYWHERE at Madoo, artist Robert Dash’s garden, 46 years in the making, on two Sagaponack acres. Quirky, playful, and stuffed, in a good way, with ideas for plantings, hardscaping, and garden structures, I had ‘saved’ … Continue reading →

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Please Please Me, Perennials

Posted on March 23, 2010 by cara

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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Woodworks

Posted on February 5, 2010 by cara

Above: Alex Scott Porter, a New York architect, created this stacked log wall for a house in Amagansett. I AM THINKING OF BUILDING AN OUTDOOR WALL out of something I have in abundance: cut logs. There are six or seven … Continue reading →

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