Garden of the Day: Crown Heights Verdant
[nggallery id=”21338″ template=galleryview] A dispatch from Crown Heights: We’ve been here since 2002, and have worked on the garden incrementally since then. Closest to the house is the concrete patio, which is as we found it. Here we have the shed, the grill, the patio table, the herb garden and the grape arbor. The central…
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A dispatch from Crown Heights:
We’ve been here since 2002, and have worked on the garden incrementally since then. Closest to the house is the concrete patio, which is as we found it. Here we have the shed, the grill, the patio table, the herb garden and the grape arbor. The central area consists of small plantings with a brick path and flower boxes on either side. Finally the ‘lawn’, which is a mix of grass, dandelions, plantain (the weed) etc. Here we sit in the Adirondack chairs to enjoy the ferns, pine tree, and Bradford pear. As a nature lover, one of the things I appreciate is the way various parts of the garden are microcosms of the wider natural world. The prickly pear (Opuntia) cactus was started from a single ‘leaf’ purchased in a small pot from a vendor in Union Square. Opuntia is native to the northeast and can be seen in ‘the wild’ in Jamaica Bay Refuge, and on the Hudson palisades.
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10:55 has it right about the fence. A chainlink fence, though ugly is better for the garden itself. S/he’s also right that you want to cover it over the summer with an annual vine, like hops, morning glory, or passion flower. If you use perrenial vines they can take over. The disadvantage with annuals is you have to wait for them to fill in so this early in the season you will see the actual fence.
The problem with so many of the comments on these garden posts is that people don’t seem to realize that a garden is and should be an evolving project. It’s never done and a gardener doesn’t want it to be ’cause then you’d just have to sit there in it rather than garden (as in the verb). Real gardeners enjoy watching things develop over time.
Best garden so far, by far. Agree that the chain link doesn’t look great, but afer we replaced ours with a better looking wooden fence, we ran into insect problems because of the lack of air ciculation.
10.55 – Theres nothing “great” about a chain link fence. If you want lateral light try split bamboo. A low board on board fence allows “air circulation” (as if you need it..). Anything is better than chain link.
Nice table, nice chairs, nice verdant feel.
Hi – this garden is looking way more lush than a couple of years ago when the owner gave us a tour after selling us some industrial paint remover. Nice photos!
This is my favorite of all the gardens submitted thus far! Great work!
It’s beautiful! So restful and I really like the layout and design. We’re doing that too, a patio near the house and a lush, green area in back in which to sit and read in chairs low to the ground.
About the chain link fence, the great thing about those fences is you get a lot more light and air circulation in your yard. Which is important in our small narrow yards. Like I’d never put in a solid fence. I’d like one for privacy but I’d only have it if I wasn’t planting a garden with grass and lots of plants, and only had a few container plants on cement.
Planting something for privacy takes time. Vines will grow relativly fast but they can be really invasive. The old vine from the previous garden at our house literally took over the entire yard. I tore it all out last Fall. I’m more a fan of tall narrow shrubs or evergreens for privacy but those take a long time to grow tall and fill in. We have Rose of Sharon all around the fences in our yard which are pretty well established. I’m planting climbing roses and some less aggressive (but slower growing) vines on the parts of the fence that are exposed.
Holy moley. You’re hired. it’s beautiful (agree w/the fence comments, but still….)
Word, 10:41. Or at least cover it with some ivy or grapes or something.
Otherwise, beautiful garden! Jealous over here…
nice and relaxing.
The chain-link fence has to go tho.