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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Love the white rock and the contrast with the black soil and grey stones.
I 100% ‘second’ the recommendation of Jeff. He took machete to our weed-garden and within days transformed it from the neighborhood eyesore to a rather lovely place to hang out… much to the delight of my (more garden-inclined) neighbors.
I always see white rock in Japanese or Japanese inspired gardens too. I’m a fan of how it bounces light up into a space too. Which is especially good for shady or partial shade city gardens.
Very nice!
I like the idea of a lounge seating area too. I’ve thought that eventually when we’re ready to invest in all new outdoor furniture, we’d have a big sectional sofa and armchairs on our patio instead of a table and chairs. So much more relaxing and leisurely and actually could fit more people. It also doesn’t stop them from eating. You don’t have to have a dining table in order to dine.
Secor, as in Secor Farm in Mahwah?
WOW great place to advertise. Hmmm.
care to share you feelings of regret?
I’ve seen quite a few Japanese-style gardens use white gravel, and it looks very nice. I prefer a more natural stone color myself, but I’ve got white rocks in my garden too…which is a decision I’m coming to regret. But that’s ok, not a travesty of taste, just not the best decision for me to have made.
Awesome garden. I also would have preferred a darker gravel, but that’s just nitpicking.
Love it.
Beautiful! Are those bluestone pavers? Tumbled? Do you know where they’re from? What’s the size? thanks!