contact Nicole at Sustain Landscape Design -- she and her crew do everything from basic maintenance to complete landscape makeovers. sustainlandscapedesign.com

Posted by: el_nino at May 19, 2009 10:59 PM in response to Gardener

try Nicole at Sustain Landscape Design -- sustainlandscapedesign.com.

Posted by: el_nino at May 19, 2009 10:54 PM in response to Landscaper

Try getting in touch with Nicole at Sustain Landscape (www.sustainlandscapedesign.com) -- they've done quite a bit of work around brownstone Brooklyn, and I believe do both design and the work as well.

Posted by: el_nino at April 12, 2009 7:17 PM in response to Landscape Design

Try Nicole at Sustain Landscape (www.sustainlandscapedesign.com) -- they've done a lot of work in the area, with both decks and patios.

Posted by: el_nino at April 12, 2009 7:15 PM in response to landscaping recommendation

have any of you ever heard the adage "don't feed the trolls"?

Posted by: el_nino at February 11, 2009 12:37 PM in response to 566 Hancock Street's Seen Better Days

This building is likely beyond repair. I live up the street and saw the fire, and watched as the FD put it out. It was a large fire, that had spread through most of the upper floors by the time the FD arrived. Between the extent of the fire, the damage done in putting it out, and the years of neglect, I doubt there's really much left to save.
Notice along the cornice, in the middle of the building, there's a large gap -- that's not just the cornice that's gone, but the brick. And at the right end, you'll see the wooden framed part is completely burned out -- looking up from the street, you can see the sky. It's a shame, as prior to the fire this thing could probably have been saved.
The scaffolding went up the day after the fire, as debris was actively falling to the street. About a week later, a large part of the tin cornice came loose and started flapping in the wind -- the FD came and cut that down. Nothing has (visibly) happened with it since.
Pity the neighbors to the right -- the scaffold extends to their house, and shots out the sun from their first two floors.

Posted by: el_nino at February 11, 2009 12:08 PM in response to 566 Hancock Street's Seen Better Days

I strongly recommend Cary Baker / Wild Pistil Inc. She designs and installs beautiful gardens and is a joy to work with!
her email is cary@wildpistil.com / website is www.wildpistil.com

Posted by: sotobetsy at April 28, 2009 5:21 PM in response to Landscape Design

Already recommended her on another post but want to reiterate that Cary Baker / Wild Pistil Inc is wonderful and she builds fabulous gardens- her website is www.wildpistil.com email is cary@wildpistil.com

Posted by: sotobetsy at April 28, 2009 5:27 PM in response to landscaping recommendation

I guess this means you're buying the Rutland Road house you posted about last week.If so, congratulations and welcome to the neighborhood.

A lot of people here use Kings Country Nursery, on New York Ave., between Rutland and Fenimore, although I just buy my plants there, I'm too cheap to pay anyone to work in my garden :-)

Posted by: Bob Marvin at May 20, 2009 9:16 AM in response to Landscaper

I do my own gardening too but I did pay Kings County nursery to deliver and install sod. The owners are great. They always remember me there and gave me a free plant for mother's day.

Posted by: traditionalmod at May 20, 2009 9:52 AM in response to Landscaper

contact me if you like http://gardentypestudio.blogspot.com/

Posted by: the jibb at August 25, 2009 9:13 PM in response to Landscape Design

contact me if you like http://gardentypestudio.blogspot.com/

Posted by: the jibb at August 25, 2009 9:14 PM in response to landscaping recommendation