Garden of the Day: Brooklyn Japanese?
[nggallery id=”22144″ template=galleryview] Today’s Garden of the Day comes from Stuyvesant Heights…I actually got inspired to redo our yard after seeing some of the submissions on Brownstoner. The lady and I are not the green sort, but we think that it turned out fine. One caveat for your readers is that it is a young…
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Today’s Garden of the Day comes from Stuyvesant Heights…I actually got inspired to redo our yard after seeing some of the submissions on Brownstoner. The lady and I are not the green sort, but we think that it turned out fine. One caveat for your readers is that it is a young garden (only planted a week ago) and it will fill in over time. We intentionally purchased younger plants to see the garden grow and grow with it.
About the yard…the total yard space is about 25′ wide by 40′ deep half the depth is a concrete and stone patio space (not pictured) the balance is a planted garden. Before we started, the yard was an overgrown mess of weeds and totally out of control ivy. We wanted to create an oasis-like space and a Brooklyn rendition of a Japanese garden type thing. Not sure if we hit the mark, but the Mrs. and I really like how everything turned out. We intentionally only placed bamboo fencing around the stone patio area. We wanted to create the illusion of a separate outdoor room. The rest of the fence will eventually be covered in ivy…kind of like an envelop of green (a la the Wrigley Field outfield wall)
I highly recommend my landscaper! The total budget for our gardens (he also planted our front yard) was $2,500. He managed to do everything for $2,700 including all materials and labor! I will supply his info upon request to anyone interested.
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Thanks everyone for the comments. I was very happy with the outcome and our garden owners selection of the maiden grass was a great touch for the patio. I can be reached at 520 904 3927 or email at jeffsecor@gmail.com
Enjoy
Jeff
I think the lay out and plantings are absolutely lovely. However, I don’t want to be mean, but have you considered changing the white stone to a more nature-friendly tone (i.e., greyish or yellowish/off-white-ish) – I don’t mean to me mean but that white rock is a little tacky, and reminiscent of old school Carroll Gardens. It’s easy and cheap to switch the gravel to something that blends better with the landscape.
Thanks for all the praise!!! I was a bit worried that people would rip the garden apart.
I have asked Jeff, my landscaper, to post on this thread with his contact information. Really great guy with some fantastic ideas.
Someone asked about chairs and table. Well we envisioned placing an out door sofa there so that we could kind of just lounge. The area not pictured is where the table and chairs will be placed. However, I suppose the patio is big enough to fit a standard size outdoor table and chair set.
It looks fantastic and the price sounds great!
please send name and contact of your landscaper to:
bmwriter@aol.com
thanks!
Looks really nice and much more expensive than 3K.
You might want to put the contact info for your landscaper online! Otherwise, can you send it to cbamundo@hnabooks.com – thank you, Claire
please send name and contact of your landscaper to:
susie.linfield@nyu.edu
thank you
Info please. This is great. tchapman@justaskawoman.com
can I get the info as well? My email is: lizlovelvic@mac.com. thanks!