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Tag Archives: moon gate
Less is More: My New Arch
First, let’s recall what the front of my property looked like six short months ago, in November ’09…aaaarrrggghhhh!! I HAD BEEN CALLING IT AN ARBOR. But when people asked what I was going to plant on it — grapes? clematis? … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged arbor, arch, cedar, Japanese, moon gate, rustic
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Walking and Stalking
UPDATE, April 2011: The photos that originally accompanied this post, which I took while looking over the moon gate of this cottage as described below, were accidentally deleted from my WordPress media library, along with the photos on several months’ … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND
Tagged arbor, boxwoods, brick, cottage, courtyard, fence, French doors, gate, Maidstone Park, moon gate, parking pad, patio, pea gravel, shed
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