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My Own Private Parking Lot
NEVER THOUGHT I COULD GET SO EXCITED ABOUT PARKING, outside of finding a spot in the East Village on a Saturday night. For the past two days, the construction of a parking court — that sounds pretentious, but it’s not … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS
Tagged container planting, dimensions, driveway, East Hampton, entry courtyard, granite, landscape fabric, mason, parking court, path, pea gravel, quartz, Springs
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I Wish I Had a Lot of Money
MY TO-DO LIST for 2010 is daunting. In the past couple of months, I’ve come to a bit of a standstill on home improvements. Most of my list still lies before me. I wanted to do things fast when I … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS
Tagged Boerum Hill, cottage, deer fence, deer repellent, deer-resistant gardening, East Hampton, flagstone walk, home improvements, Malm fireplace, money, path, Pennsylvania bluestone, projects, renovation, roofer, Sag Harbor Fireplace, sandy soil, stone patio, walk, well-drained, wood deck
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Landscaping with Leaves
IN ANOTHER LIFE, I might be having lunch at Balthazar. In this life, I am sculpting with leaves. Using a hose or rope to lay out the curve of a path hasn’t worked for me. They just didn’t stay put, … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged driveway, flagstone path, landscape design, oak leaf mulch, path
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Birth of a Path
NOT LONG AGO, my driveway was a straight dirt run from road to house. For the past couple of weeks, an hour here, an hour there, I’ve been literally laying the groundwork for a walking path from my future parking … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND
Tagged compost, cottage garden, driveway, flagstone, leaf mold, parking court, path, planting beds
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My Wonderful, Beautiful, Not Bad, Very Good Day
WHAT A SATURDAY I had. Just about perfect in every way. Color is peaking in my own backyard, above. Eric the Tree Man is almost done taking down the big dying oak in front, below. That, plus some huge limbs … Continue reading
