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Here’s another garden submission from Putnam Avenue in Bed Stuy.

I moved into my house in Bed-Stuy in 2000. I fell in love with the house and the backyard was a BIG added bonus. The initial challenge was getting the Sanford and Son junky backyard cleaned up. It took a dumpster and many weekends to get rid of the piles of debris and weeds. Next task at hand was putting up a fence to provide privacy. With the help of family and friends that was a success.

Given my busy lifestyle, that I am a concrete (city) girl (grew up in a Williamsburg apartment) and know very little about gardening, I decided to keep the maintenance to a minimum. Thus, I decided to dedicate only the perimeter of the yard to planting (mostly perennials including a few rose bushes and a hydrangea etc). The interior of the yard is tiled in a really warm-colored outdoor tile that reminds me of the Mediterranean. This arrangement leaves a lot of room for setting up a table for outdoor dining in the summer evenings or providing a dance area for my annual BBQ party.

The main part of the garden is dedicated to container plants to showcase flowery plants in beautiful planters that I have acquired in my travels to Costa Rica, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and the Southwest. The goal was to create a garden that is beautiful, homey and low maintenance. During the past two years, I have been getting help from Sassafrass Gardens. They provide an array of beautiful annuals and do some maintenance for me. In the event that it rains, my backyard also has an enclosed porch (not pictured) that comes in handy for those unpredictable days.
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