Category Archives: New York

May282012
Two NYC Designer Show Houses, Part 2

Last week I was able to preview the Elle Decor Modern Life Concept House.  Of course, amid a crush of 150 people trying to get into and photograph every small space, I headed out to the patio.  The smallish urban … Read more

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  1. Fashion in the Garden…Plaid!
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LABELS: Designer Showhouses, Furniture and Accessories, Gardens, Landscape Design, New York 2 Comments

Jan232012
Marimekko, outdoor fabric please?

If there were ever fabric prints suited for outdoor use they would be Marimekko. When their new store opened on Fifth Avenue in NYC in October I was thrilled. I finally visited in early December and my first taste of … Read more

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  1. In my Reader…Myburgh Designs
  2. NYDC Outdoor Roundup
  3. Two NYC Designer Show Houses, Part 1
LABELS: Gardens, New York, Outdoor Fabric, patios 2 Comments

Jul212010
A Tale of Two Fences…

One of the big benefits of having a visual memory is that I frequently connect images that have only a tenuous relationship to each other. These urban fences are almost 3000 miles apart.  Both are extraordinary designs.  Both stand on … Read more

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  3. Garden Design Details: Rustic Wood Gates
LABELS: Buffalo, Design, Fences, Garden Styles, Portland, Travel 2 Comments

Sep12009
Field Trip: The High Line

Everyone has been extolling the virtues of New York City’s High Line since the day in opened earlier this summer.  Once again I waited for the hubbub to subside and even picked a grey and drizzly afternoon and evening for … Read more

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LABELS: inspiration, Landscape Design, New York, Paris 6 Comments

May92009
The Garden State–It’s Not What You Think

I have lived on both sides of this continent as well as on a completely different one. I have lived in New York and Los Angeles. There are still other places I dream of living–Italy for one. The fact is … Read more

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LABELS: farmland preservation, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia 3 Comments