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The Insider: Making a Small Park Slope Brownstone Feel Bigger
THIS WAS LAST WEEK’S MOST-READ POST on Brownstoner, which by now must qualify as the old gray lady of Brooklyn websites, Why? Who knows? But it came as a pleasant surprise to this gray lady. It is a lovely renovation … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, THE INSIDER - BROWNSTONER.COM
Tagged Brownstoner, Kimberly Neuhaus, Park Slope, Tamara Eaton
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The Itinerant Urban Gardener
IT BEGAN when my daughter moved into a Prospect Heights brownstone with a struggling pine tree in a barrel out front. Each time I visited, I eyed the dead branches, wishing I could take a pruner to the thing and … Continue reading
GIVEAWAY: 1973 Brownstone Buyer’s Guide
UPDATE 12/8/13: The winner of the book, generated by random.org, is commenter #1. Congratulations, Julia! Comment on this post by Sunday, December 8, for a chance to win this vintage copy of You Don’t Have to Be Rich to Own … Continue reading
The Outsider: Lush Rooftop in Park Slope
FOR A CLIENT who wanted a ‘Mediterranean look’ on her Brooklyn apartment-house rooftop, designer Glenn Smithbuilt a shade structure with a bridge, and even a small pond, surrounded by an eclectic assortment of grasses, succulents, and conifers. To read all … Continue reading
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The Outsider: Beauty and Bounty in Park Slope
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
The Outsider: Viewing Garden in Park Slope
THE CENTRAL FEATURE of this Brooklyn backyard is a circular structure made of copper-colored steel, which serves two functions: it acts as a retaining wall to support soil for plantings and also provides seating for a group. The unusual design … Continue reading
The Outsider: L-Shaped Deck in Park Slope
WHAT CAN YOU DO with an L-shaped backyard that’s only 17-and-a-half feet wide and 8 feet 8 inches deep, for the most part? What landscape architect Liz Farrell did behind one Brooklyn row house was build it out with ipe, … Continue reading
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Tagged deck, ipe, landscape, Liz Farrell, Park Slope, wood
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