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February 27, 2008
Backyard Design Suggestions
I have a blank slate to work with, approx. 25 by 30 with 12 foot high brick walls on each side of my backyard to work with. East and south exposures.
Any suggestions on design websites? Or local landscaping designers?
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Check the brooklyn botanic garden (bbg.org). They have classes including one specifically for brownstone backyards. They have a call in # where you can ask questions/advice. They could recommend garden designer/landscaper to hire.
Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 3:48 PM
To get yourself started, go to Lowes.
They have a ton of Outdoor Living type magazines by the entrance.
Good way to see whats out there
Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 4:29 PM
Why are the walls 12 feet high?
I thought the limit was 6 feet.
Start by tearing down your neighbors’ illegal walls, then design garden.
Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 5:43 PM
Maggie Raywood
201 401-4907
She is great.Meet with her and see what she has to say.
Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 5:46 PM
Maggie Raywood
201 401-4907
She is great.Meet with her and see what she has to say.
Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 5:48 PM
Sorry for the double posting I was chasing the mice off the hallway.
LOL
Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 6:40 PM
It would be helpful to prepare a prioritzed wish list for features, and describe what you expect from your garden. examples include:
privacy
seating
entertaining
botanical interest
outdoor cooking
vegetables/herbs
amenities for children etc.
We spent a lot of time browsing gardening books. Ditto above BBG as excellent resource.
Posted by: Hal at February 28, 2008 3:31 PM
I looked thru BBG site, but no real designs, more links to buy books and general knowledge of plants/gardening.
I would like to have raised bed for small trees, ie., Japanese Maple and/or Dogwood and perenniels and annuals. I will not have any grass and will use pavers/bricks to cover ground.
I have a BBQ and like to cook outdoors year round.
I would like small area for veggies and herb garden, although I have done this from inside with success.
Area to be used for peace and quiet and occasional entertaining.
BTW the walls on either side are the first floors of the bldgs on each side, therefor I have as much privacy as one could ask for in Brooklyn.
Posted by: bmfesq at February 28, 2008 4:45 PM
There was a terrific courtyard garden (in Brooklyn) in the May 07 issue of Domino magazine, very modern and cool.
Posted by: guest at February 28, 2008 5:10 PM
My fantasy has always been to have an Arab influenced garden with a low fountain with a shallow, thin pool that runs from it though the entire length of the back yard. Sounds fussy but it's gorgeous. Look up Moroccan and Arab gardens.
Posted by: Susan Elkins at February 28, 2008 5:33 PM
Don't think of it all as permanent and you have to figure it all out right now. You can experiment, move plants and shrubs around if they don't work where they are. It's an ongoing process. A garden is a living thing that changes and develops. Have fun with it!
Posted by: guest at February 28, 2008 8:47 PM
Check out this website - wonderful designs, some in Brooklyn:
http://www.gardenviews.com/port_urban.html
Posted by: guest at February 28, 2008 9:12 PM
If I may take the opportunity to shamelessly plug my own business, I'm a landscape architect working in Brooklyn and have worked on a pretty broad range of residential projects, from $1M+ budgets to simply helping homeowners pick out and site a few shrubs, perennials and furnishings. I can offer you access to wholesale plants and furnishings, and in the past my clients have found that this savings paid for my design services several times over. Take a look at my website and give me a call if you're interested in talking more about the project.
www.localofficelandscape.com
Posted by: guest at March 2, 2008 10:09 AM
Hello,
Feel free to call us too or browse through our site. We are based in Park Slope and have done many jobs around Brooklyn for private client. In fact we just finished something with similar requirements and the solution was bluestone floor, cedar horizontal fencing on 3 sides, horizontal framed willow fencing and stacked stone raised bed for tree and herb garden. Maybe not your style but the clients were really pleased.
www.outsidespacenyc.com
718-622-2927 or 917-776-7337.
But in any case if you are looking for design inspirations we had a meeting with another client yesterday who pulled many images from Flickr.com. Maybe you can find something there.
Posted by: guest at March 3, 2008 11:25 AM
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