Monthly Archives: February 2012

Feb282012
A pair of orange planters…

Ever since Tangerine Tango was named 2012 color of the year, orange is just everywhere.  I figure it’s okay to add to that conversation…from a retro perspective.  Aren’t these fiberglass Danish 60s planters cool? Alas, they’re in London.  They’re at Sigmar … Read more

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  1. Field Trip: Urban Jungle
  2. Here Comes the Sun…Yellow is Everywhere
  3. Child’s Play…Tuesday’s Find
LABELS: color, Containers, Gardens, vintage Leave a comment

Feb272012
Print and Pattern Choices: Mansion in May

I’m trying to nail down some of the details for the show house garden and I’ve narrowed my print/pattern choices down to what I think I want to use. I’ve also experimented with some combinations. These are the details that … Read more

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  1. House and Home – Raffia End Page
  2. Design Inspiration: Black and White Stripes
  3. A Curated Collection…
LABELS: Creative Process, Furniture and Accessories, Gardens, Mansion in May, Outdoor Fabric 2 Comments

Feb232012
Late Winter Plants in glorious bloom!

Earlier this week I walked around The New York Botanical Gardens with landscape designer Naomi Brooks of Verdant Landscapes.  The two of us were like kids released into the sunshine after a day too long in school.  Our walk was … Read more

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  1. Out of season fun…wild pools
  2. Under the Big Top…Tuesday’s Find!
  3. Tuesday’s Find…a cast stone bench
LABELS: Gardens, Landscape Design, Planting Design, plants 4 Comments

Feb212012
Garden Portrait: Boat’s End, Australia

Since the local bookstore with a great selection of foreign magazines closed I have missed leafing through (and buying) stacks of international design magazines.  Now, unless I’m making a trip to NYC where I now buy and browse, I look … Read more

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  1. A Re-emerging Trend…Tuesday’s Find
  2. In my Reader…Hiroki Takada
LABELS: Australia, gardeners, Gardens, Landscape Design, Planting Design 2 Comments

Feb202012
Garden Safari!

I was looking for something really fun for a client’s garden wall.  They want something surprising, contemporary and humorous.  These safari ‘trophies’ from Bend certainly fit the bill. Bend also makes some beautifully designed garden tables and chairs. All photos from … Read more

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  1. My Dirty, Little Garden Secret
  2. Blogfest 2011–The Elle Decor Concept House
  3. Garden Seating + Storage
LABELS: Furniture and Accessories, Gardens 2 Comments

Feb162012
Desert Dreams

There’s a fantastic article in today’s New York Times about Arcosanti.  What’s that you ask?  In my mind, it is/was the first eco-concious city of the future.  In other’s it’s the mad idea of architectural genius Paolo Soleri.  Before there … Read more

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  1. Tuesday’s Find…a Gehry gazebo
  2. Garden Designer’s Roundtable | How Did I Get Here?
  3. The New Luxury
LABELS: American Architecture, sustainability 2 Comments

Feb142012
Antique Cart Wheels

Last week I was scouring Michaelian and Kohlberg’s warehouse for pieces to use in the Mansion in May show house terrace  and I fell totally in love with a group of cart wheels.  They had amazing iron detail which I … Read more

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  1. Tuesday’s Find…boardwalk planters
  2. Elevating Twig Furniture to an Art Form
  3. Field Trip: Urban Jungle
LABELS: antiques, architectural salvage, Furniture and Accessories, Gardens, inspiration 4 Comments

Feb132012
Garden Color Inspiration: Navy Blue

It’s winter and so I’m thinking a lot about color.  Lately blue, specifically navy blue, looks fresh to me.  I’m thinking about how to incorporate it into a garden scheme–with paint and accessories since there are no true navy blue … Read more

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  1. Slow Home Living…a garden design
  2. Garden Designers Roundtable: A Fashionable Address
  3. Garden Design Details: Pergolas
LABELS: color, Creative Process, Gardens 3 Comments

Feb92012
Black and Tan–a dramatic winter palette

During the summer months, the busy corner where these grasses are on the street side of the fence is nothing special.  In midwinter, however, they made me stop, look and shoot some photos.  This bold color palette would be just … Read more

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  1. House & Garden (British)
  2. Fall as Spring Garden Inspiration
  3. Barrel Stave Garden Trellis
LABELS: Fences, Gardens, Landscape Design, Planting Design 7 Comments

Feb72012
Under the Big Top…Tuesday’s Find!

I haven’t posted a find in a few weeks.  My question this week is why wouldn’t you want this?  It’s happy, nostalgic and contemporary all at the same time.  In a garden it would be a remarkable temporary ‘building’ with … Read more

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  1. Tuesday’s Find…a cast stone bench
  2. Garden Inspiration: Luciano Giubblei’s Parterre Ideas
  3. Outdoor Fabrics: New Neutrals
LABELS: antiques, Furniture and Accessories, Gardens, inspiration Leave a comment