Last summer we searched for low glazed pottery container under $100 for our succulents. We didn’t find much and ended up with a plain terra cotta pot from Home Depot. (These succulents didn’t make it, but we want to try it again.) Well, look what R* and I found at Target yesterday! Pretty great right? [...]
Posts Tagged ‘brooklyn’
27 Jul
David and Esme’s Bushwick Roof Garden
Fest your eyes on Esme and David’s amazing Bushwick, Brooklyn roof garden and visit their Flickr page to get the full tour. This is their first year as roof gardeners. They live on the top floor of their building and run a hose up from their kitchen sink to water. They use self-watering containers and [...]
2 Jun
You Must Visit Williamsburg’s Jungle Garden
Got out of work early on Friday and made a beeline to Brooklyn to check out the Jungle Garden store at 61 Kent Avenue (between N. 10th and N. 11th). Do you know another garden center that plays dance music? The place has an approachable, energetic feeling. I was so ready to lay back in [...]
29 May
Rosemary, Begonia and Pelargonium Window Boxes at Hotel Delmano
There’s a lot to swoon over at Hotel Delmano in Williamsburg, Brooklyn: the cocktails, the yuppie snacks, and the steampunk smashed with speakeasy style of the place. Me? My favorite part was their window boxes. They serve a drink here called the Granny Polite – white port mixed with fresh lemon and tonic. Pelargonium and [...]
3 May
Reminder: Brooklyn Botantic Garden Plant Sale Kicks Off Tomorrow
I’m looking forward to the plant sale preview. I’m hoping to race there after work tomorrow night. Maybe I’ll see you there? I’ve never been before so I’m not sure what to expect, but I’m hoping to find: lantana for a hanging basket, some succulents, Thai and bush basil. Visit the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s site [...]
19 Apr
A Moss Model of the Brooklyn Bridge
Anthropologie decorated their new Chelsea Market store with moss representations of New York City icons, including the Brooklyn Bridge. Love it, but can’t help dreaming about a version created with live plants and succulents rather than train set green dried moss.
15 Apr
Tulips in the Tree Pit, Brooklyn Style
Tree pit gardening is tough on my Brooklyn block. If the dog pee doesn’t get ya, the flower pickers might. Congratulations to this Brooklyn gardener for a beautiful springtime display.
23 Mar
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Plant Sale — Coming in May!
We’re looking forward to loading up our roof garden with plants from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden plant sale on May 5 and 6. Last summer we hauled in plants from all over Brooklyn and Manhattan . . . but the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is only a few blocks from our apartment so this will be [...]
4 Nov
Gaze at a Brooklyn Green Roof
We’re wrapping it up on our roof garden. R* took the umbrella down last weekend; think he put it under the bed. This weekend, we’re going to cover the rose bushes, pull the annual herbs, and stack up the chairs. So long to our first summer of gardening. This winter, we’re planning to stay energized [...]
7 Aug
Sunflowers Shine on a Brooklyn Stoop Garden
Sunflowers don’t immediately strike me as city flowers. Don’t they seem like they’d be happier out in a field somewhere? And yet, check out this Brooklyn brownstone stoop garden. These sunflowers look amazing there — a little bit country, a little bit rock ‘n roll with some bohemian thrown in for good measure. The yellow [...]
