Category Archives: Rumson NJ

Apr262009
Showhouse Season, Volume V, Issue 13–Party Time!

Last night was the gala opening for the VNA showhouse at 99 Rumson Road in Rumson, NJ. Over 650 people wined, dined and danced after touring the house and gardens. I highly recommend that anyone who can attend this event … Read more

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LABELS: Designer Showhouses, Garden Design, Landscape Design, Rumson NJ, Sheep's Run, VNA of Central NJ 3 Comments

Apr222009
Showhouse Season V, Issue 10, Mud & Mayhem

Here’s some photos from today. Furniture and pots arrived. Irrigation and lighting was installed. Today was complicated by too many people in too small a space and downpours. The plywood & tarps are protecting one of our walksIt’s the only … Read more

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LABELS: Creative Process, Designer Showhouses, formal gardens, Garden Design, Rumson NJ, Sheep's Run, terra cotta pots. seibert_rice, VNA of Central NJ 2 Comments

Apr222009
Showhouse Season V, Issue 9, Simplicity

Yesterday I took a walk around the gardens, mostly because it was the only way to a port-a-potty that didn’t have a mud pit in front of it. All of the gardens are formal. Mine is formal and simple. No … Read more

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LABELS: Planting Design, Rumson NJ, Sheep's Run, VNA of Central NJ Leave a comment

Apr202009
Showhouse Season V, Issue 7, Rain

Here’s a laundry list (with today’s progress) of most of what has to be done this week and it’s going to rain until Thursday. ARGH! Irrigation intstallation Lighting installation (outlet installed today via electrician) Pick up and deliver containers (done … Read more

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LABELS: landscape designer, Rumson NJ, Sheep's Run, VNA of Central NJ 4 Comments

Apr182009
Showhouse Season V, Issue 6, In Real Life

Yesterday morning was dedicated to show house business. Frank Scheppe, my contractor extraordinaire, and I were at a local wholesale nursery soon after it opened to choose two Styrax japonica for the garden. After they were loaded we delivered them … Read more

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LABELS: Garden Design, patios, paving pattern, Planting Design, Rumson NJ, Sheep's Run, VNA of Central NJ 1 Comment

Mar182009
Showhouse Season V, Issue 4.1, The State of Things (con’t)

Every designer showhouse I’ve been involved with suffers from the same malady–too little interdisciplinary/committee/designer cross communication. Yesterday, my entire day was dedicated to solving issues with my garden space that could have been a non-issue had all parties worked with … Read more

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Mar112009
Showhouse Season V, Issue 4, The State of Things

There was a big pow-wow between all of the landscape designers, contractors, and showhouse committee members today. I made some short videos of the garden space to share here. I have to make some design changes to create appropriate transitions … Read more

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LABELS: Designer Showhouses, formal gardens, Garden Styles, Rumson NJ, Sheep's Run, VNA of Central NJ, volunteerism Leave a comment

Jan312009
Showhouse Season V, Issue 3, Early Decisions

As I said in Issue 2, this is going to be a formal garden. The garden’s official name for the showhouse journal and website is ‘A Formal Invitation’. The ‘invitations’ are implied the the garden’s design. Its layout allows views … Read more

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LABELS: craftsmanship, Designer Showhouses, formal gardens, Rumson NJ, Sheep's Run, terra cotta pots. seibert_rice, VNA of Central NJ 3 Comments

Jan42009
Showhouse Season V

This is the start of my 5th designer showhouse season. I am drawn to the charitable nature of these month long benefits, which often raise several million dollars for their charities. This one, Stately Homes by the Sea, benefits the … Read more

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LABELS: 2009, Creative Process, Designer Showhouses, Garden Styles, Landscape Design, Rumson NJ, Sheep's Run, VNA of Central NJ 3 Comments