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Some people have all the luck. When this Greenwood Heights resident moved into her two-family house back in 2005, the back yard consisted of “a mess of concrete and brick featuring a giant dog house and what was advertised as a koi pond (essentially a hole in the ground, lined and filled with water and some goldfish).” After having some workers break up the concrete, she was starting from scratch. After getting one estimate of $35,000 to create the garden she wanted, she had to get more creative. This included applying to be the subject of a HGTV show called Urban Outsiders. After a five-month selection process, she got the thumbs-up. She had to pony up the $7,000 for materials but HGTV provided the labor and know-how. The result? Well, a picture’s worth a thousand words.
Urban Outsiders Photo Set [Flickr]
Video: A Lounge Garden [HGTV]
Garden of the Day: PLG Make-Over [Brownstoner]
Submit Your Garden for ‘Garden of the Day’ [Brownstoner]


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  1. Actually 7:30, after 1:40, there were no faded type posts relating to the topic, INCLUDING YOURS. So there, take that, faded type Asshat!

  2. The “faded type” ***hats seemed to be discussing the topic at hand and avoiding the use of foul language, while the logged in posters seemed to be discussing something completely off topic and cannot express themselves without resorting to four letter words

  3. I would, excpet you seem to know absolutely nothing about the stock market or real estate. KIDDING, my friend. I like to kibbitz, that’s what I do. Cannot make it tonight, but we should try to do it another time. Maybe ambush Jerri at the Excelsior one night, if he ever shows up here again!

  4. Equities only…long and long/short…I do Asia…Japan is the only major market up in USD terms Y-T-D. And no, I don’t have a Japanese garden!!!!

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