GreeneHouse Condo Garden: The Finished Product
A couple of months ago, we posted a photo of the partially-complete garden project that owners in the Greenehouse Condominium had taken upon themselves to do. We thought we’d follow up and show the finished product. While the prominence of the iron fence (which you can see in our earlier photo) is unfortunate, we think…
A couple of months ago, we posted a photo of the partially-complete garden project that owners in the Greenehouse Condominium had taken upon themselves to do. We thought we’d follow up and show the finished product. While the prominence of the iron fence (which you can see in our earlier photo) is unfortunate, we think they did quite a nice job on the garden. It definitely has a Japanese vibe going on.
GreeneHousers Spruce Up Corner Lot [Brownstoner]
Squidward,
I’m a member of the community garden around the corner. I think we probably know each other. We will possibly have a number of native plants to dig up and divide this spring. Let me know by responding on this thread if you’re interested. I’ll then drop off our contact info for the garden with your doorman under “Squidward” if you prefer it to be anon.
The corner of your garden used to have a large mulberry tree in “the old days”. Even though mulberry trees can seem a little gangly, and can become a bit of nuisance (fruit eaten by birds and seeds dropped throughout the nabe), that tree was very pretty and elegant. It draped over the tall fence. The birds went crazy for it when the fruit ripened.
Would love to see, for the sake of the garden users, tall grasses, shrubs and perennials so you’ll have a sense of privacy behind the fence. Have you thought about trailing or climbing roses and other vines line clematis or native passion flower for the fence?
Squidward, my apologies for being so harsh. I didn’t realize it was a group effort, and also with minimal design, it is harder to appreciate in a photograph, since a lot of it is about visceral effect and quality of materials (doesn’t always come through in a photo).
I guess I reacted because I’ve seen other people (with tons of money and time) do very cold things with their yards because they think it looks cool.
This is obviously a public (or at least, communal) space and will eventually be beautiful. It simply looks young and new.
Apopologies again. I can be cranky in the morning.
Squidward, my apologies for being so harsh. I didn’t realize it was a group effort, and also with minimal design, it is harder to appreciate in a photograph, since a lot of it is about visceral effect and quality of materials (doesn’t always come through in a photo).
I guess I reacted because I’ve seen other people (with tons of money and time) do very cold things with their yards because they think it looks cool.
This is obviously a public (or at least, communal) space and will eventually be beautiful. It simply looks young and new.
Apopologies again. I can be cranky in the morning.
Now could you please do something about the front? Stalag 17 had more ambient lighting.
I’m one of the residents who volunteered to work on the garden. My partner volunteered to design it, purchased all of the material, and did a lot of the planting. While the end result might strike some as corporate, rest assured this was a grassroots effort (sorry).
There is still more planting to be done, and furniture will be placed under the pergola, which will be stained to match the panels behind it. Most of the trees are very young. When they mature, you won’t notice the NY blue stone pavement, which by the way are identical to the original sidewalk pavement that was removed when the condo was built.
We are happy our neighbors at GreenHouse are doing what they can to make a bad looking building look a bit better. Remember these people bought in to this neighborhood because they like it here. Don’t blame them for the mistakes that the developer made. Too bad the agent at Corcoran he worked with didn’t educate him about the kind of neighborhood it is. I guess they both have zero taste. But bravo to these folks for trying to spruce it up! Did you guys also get rid of the dead evergreens they planted on Carlton too?
Actually, I think the fence is the nicest part.
That’s an easy standard: Anything is better.
i really like what they did with the rowhouse common wall behind the garden.
as for 11:53, i’ll take this standard corporate public space over a vacant lot or a feder’s shit sandwich any day.
out,
judson