This is the gardening equivalent of guys leaving the brand name tags on their suit jacket sleeves. This tiny juniper is going all Minnie Pearl on us.
Archive for the ‘Summer 2011’ Category
23 Jun
Four NYC Roof Gardener “Warriors” in Today’s Times
Thanks to Penelope Green for her honest, gracious look at New York City’s roof gardens in today’s New York Times. She doesn’t go gaga high-end gardens tended by a staff. Photographer Tony Cenicola doesn’t completely crop away the rough edges of roof gardens: rusting ventilation systems, mis-matched pots, and chain link fences. Instead, the Time’s [...]
17 Jun
Simple Petunias on a Brownstone Stoop
Love these brownstone steps. Doesn’t using real terra cotta pots and saucers make all the difference here? Gardening snobs might shudder to see simple annuals repeated like this, but I dig it. Why doesn’t every brownstone in Brooklyn invest $100 and two hours to have something this great, eh?
15 Jun
Another Bummer of a Hanging Basket
Our quest for a hanging basket began when we started our roof garden in the spring of 2009. Our first attempt fried before the Fourth of July. We bought three or four more beautiful hanging baskets that summer, but none of them lasted more than a few weeks. Last summer, I was determined to do [...]
13 Jun
Modern Sculptural Planters — Made in Brooklyn
Check out these graceful, edgy planters from Planterworx. Today, Fab.com (yeah, you need to register before you can shop) has a special price on these recycled steel planters. They are handmade in Brooklyn and would be great for a modernist gardener who wants a lot of impact with a minimal amount of plants. Just watch the [...]
31 May
Where Do City Gardeners Find Stones for the Garden?
How did your garden grow over the Memorial Day weekend? We got a ticked a pile of gardening chores off the list — but we’re still hunting for some stones for our tree pit gardens. I think a few stones give the tree pits a more finished look and they fill up some spots that [...]
