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Yearly Archives: 2011
Dec302011
Zip Tie Garden Inspiration
Dec302011
Before the mad rush of holiday preparation began I spent a leisurely afternoon walking in New York. I wasn’t looking for garden inspiration, but I found it. Flaming Cactus from The Animus Arts Collective was still up in Astor Place. … Read more
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Dec202011
Tuesday’s Find…Harlequin Garden Tables
Dec202011
Love! These are super fun tables for any patio. Sometimes I find things that I just have to share and these were one of them. They just jumped out at me from hundreds of choices…I don’t question it. Have a … Read more
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Dec62011
Tuesday’s Find…a rustic glider
Dec62011
When I was a child, my grandmother and I would shell peas while gently rocking back and forth on her garden glider. She would do the shelling, I would do the day dreaming. This glider isn’t at all like that … Read more
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Nov302011
Life’s a birch…
Nov302011
There are plenty of examples of designers bringing the outside in via inspiration for wallcoverings and fabrics, pillows and furniture, and even potted plants and masses of cut flowers. I don’t think there’s one as versatile as the paperbark birch though. … Read more
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Nov292011
Tuesday’s Find…rethinking tree guards
Nov292011
How many times have I walked by trees surrounded by these oh so functional guards? They’re not used much anymore and even when they were I didn’t give them much thought. Today, looking for a ‘find’ I saw at them … Read more
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Nov222011
Garden Designers Roundtable: Hort Idols the Live Show!
Nov222011
Today I want to take a different approach (are you suprised?) to the idea of who my horticulture idols are and share how much I’ve learned from visiting the gardens I’ve seen with the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days program. Some … Read more
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Nov162011
The not so lowly cinderblock
Nov162011
Part of the designer’s art is to understand the possibilities of materials. Sometimes they can elevate materials beyond their original intentions–a piece of wood becomes an incredible piece of furniture…some shiny chunks of minerals become a diamond brooch. Cinder blocks … Read more
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Nov152011
Tuesday’s Find…Walter Lamb Chaise Lounge
Nov152011
This one hits all of my outdoor design buttons…modern, curvaceous, cleanlined and vintage. Oh! would I love to have this in the garden that’s in my mind…not the one I currently have which is in shambles after the two punch … Read more
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Nov82011
Tuesday’s Find…carnival swing
Nov82011
Ever since I visited the local carnival this past summer I’ve been obsessed with finding ways to use all things carny in gardens from neon to vintage rides and signs. (More on that later.) This swing goes beyond the usual and would be a … Read more
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Nov32011
Out of season fun…wild pools
Nov32011
Funny how much students can teach you sometimes. In my landscape design class my students had a side discussion about pools. Many of them have little or no design experience so I showed them three images for us to discuss. … Read more
