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Stretching the Season
A LOT OF PEOPLE (myself included) give up, somewhat, on window boxes and outdoor containers by the time November rolls around. Others keep going… like the owners of the swell Manhattan townhouse, above, who’ve created an arresting display with gourds … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, GARDENS & GARDENING
Tagged autumn, berries, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, brownstone, coleus, fall, fall containers, fall planting, gourds, MANHATTAN, mums, Prospect Heights, sweet potato vine, townhouse, window boxes
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Anatomy of a Pot
I HAVEN’T BEEN DOING AS MUCH WITH CONTAINERS this season, as I’m getting enough satisfaction from how my perennial beds are coming along in this, their second year. But sometimes I can’t resist potting up a few things for my … Continue reading
Appraising Annuals
TIME FOR A MID-SEASON APPRAISAL of annuals. Some are disappointing. I won’t show pictures of them. You don’t need to see ‘Durango’ yellow marigolds that for some mysterious reason are not thriving, despite sun and even some Miracle-Gro, or common … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND
Tagged ageratum, angelonia, annuals, begonias, caladiums, celosia, coleus, dusty miller, marigolds, oxalis, perennials, sweet potato vine
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I Cheated with Annuals
MY NEW PLANTING BEDS – the ones at the front of my property, that started out last fall as piles of dead oak leaves, supplemented by topsoil and compost – are now almost as green as they are brown, with … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND
Tagged Ageratum Hawaii Blue, Agway, annuals, bedding schemes, begonia Bada Boom, Bridgehampton, Celosia Fresh Lookk Gold, containers, deer-resistant, Dusty Miller Silverdust, East Hampton, groundcovers, ipomoea, Marigold Durango Yellow, Marigold Sweet Cream, perennials, shade-tolerant, sweet potato vine, Victorian, window boxes, Wittendales
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Traffic-Stopping Window Boxes
WHO NEEDS SIGNAGE when you have overflowing window boxes like these? They literally stop traffic. I pass them almost daily, gracing the front of Della Femina, a restaurant in East Hampton, and more than once I’ve pulled over for a … Continue reading
Container Culture
THERE’S REALLY NOTHING you can’t grow in containers, provided the container is big enough — trees, shrubs, grasses, bulbs, perennials, annuals. So, if you happen to have a 4,600 square foot rooftop terrace like the one above and below, atop … Continue reading
Posted in AMSTERDAM, BROOKLYN, GARDENS & GARDENING
Tagged annuals, arborvitae, birch trees, canna, coleus, container planting, dianthus, evergreens, hosta, impatiens, Japanese blood grass, Japanese maple, lilies, Mary-Liz Campbell, perennials, Rebecca Cole, rooftop terrace, rudbeckia, sedum, sweet potato vine, Williamsburg
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Elke’s Terrace: Made in the Shade
THIS SPRING, IF YOU SPOT A WOMAN in a flower-covered hat pushing a red shopping cart full of plants around downtown Brooklyn, it’s probably my friend Elke. A true gardener like Elke, whose outdoor space is a 15’x25′ terrace behind … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, GARDENS & GARDENING
Tagged ailanthus, begonias, Borough Hall, Brooklyn Heights, Bruno's Housewares, caladiums, cast iron urns, compost heap, container plants, corkscrew plant, dusty miller, ferns, fish emulsion, garden, Gowanus Nursery, GRDN, Greenmarket, hibiscus, jasmine, moonflower, morning glory, passionflower, Red Hook, Restoration Hardware, rosemary topiaries, sweet potato vine, tender plants, terrace, trellises
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