Gardening Isn't Just for Pansies; Part II

Remember our post about patios back on May 1st?

 We were in Brooklyn delivering bluestone for a client's custom-cut diamond pattern blue-stone patio.

(here's a reminder)

 Well, over the past three weeks our carpenters labored intensely, and our client now has a new, beautiful patio for us both to show off!!

Stay tuned over the next few weeks for more "after" pictures to follow up our earlier blogs from May. In the meantime, happy gardening!

Summer Makeovers

Summer is almost here! While everyone sweats out the last few weeks of Spring at the gym to prepare for the next two months at the beach, we've been giving a few special gardens some makeovers of their own to make sure they too are bikini and BBQ ready.

The below terrace on the Upper East Side came to us a few weeks ago in dire need of some shaping up for Summer:

While our designers set to work on dreaming up a more streamlined, modern and colorful style for the space, we began to demolish what was left of the old planters, trees, and ivy to create room for a fresh new look:

Now that the area is clean, we've got a blank canvas on which to paint the finishing touches this terrace needs for a Summer of fun in the sun!

Stay tuned for the final product....

Mountain Laurels and More Latin

Last week we had the pleasure of working with one of the most beautiful flowering plants on the east coast of the United States; the Mountain Laurel. Known in the flower world by it's Latin nomenclature of "Kalmia Latifolia", this bush is native to US Northeast.

The Kalmia Latifolia is a part of the blueberry bush family, latin name "Ericaceae". It is also sometimes referred to as a "Spoonwood", because the flowers were once used by Native Americans to make their spoons.

The flowers on these plants come in all shapes, colors, and sizes, but generally always have some pink in them. They' truly are a majestic plant, and being able to plant and care for them is a privilege!