This co-op roof deck for a large apartment building in Midtown East, Manhattan is made for different groups of people to all enjoy at the same time. We gave the space the feeling of different outdoor rooms – one area for dining, one for chaise lounging, seating areas, and bench seating sprinkled throughout. It features […]
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This Brooklyn backyard features a bluestone patio, horizontal knotty cedar fencing, a custom L-shaped sectional bench, a built-in jacuzzi, and contemporary plantings. A built-in jacuzzi is a great alternative to a pre-fab unit. It looks very high-end, and it doesn’t require craning it over the brownstone to get it into the backyard, which would cost thousands
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We designed this terrace garden for a well-known Manhattan screenwriter who was interested in creating a lush garden oasis with a minimalist, streamlined approach. This Chelsea, NYC rooftop terrace includes custom planter boxes made of knotty cedar and filled with a mix of bamboo, a white birch tree, junipers, and still winter-dormant hydrangeas. Knotty cedar
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I love making beautiful gardens for people, but lately I’ve felt like I want to create gardens that are not just lovely to look at but that also include a healing, soulful component as well. Many of the people I work with live in cities like New York, where one of their only connections to nature
This Boerum Hill, Brooklyn backyard features a bluestone patio, knotty cedar fencing, artificial turf, stepping stones, and loose Mexican beach stones. We love the way the beach stones are so close in color to the large slabs of bluestone, a natural stone ideal for patios. We applied a light grey semi-transparent stain to the fence
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We created the feeling of depth and abundance in this cozy West Village rooftop terrace through the use of layered plantings and staggered heights of plants and planters. The client’s main objectives were to not make the terrace feel overly crowded and to avoid the hodge-podge effect she previously had with too many mismatched looking
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This Upper East Side townhouse backyard features a bluestone patio, horizontal ipe fencing, ipe and metal stair railings, and Art Deco vintage patio furniture. Bluestone makes a wonderful natural patio stone surface, but it stains easily. The best solution is to either seal it or clean it regularly using a bucket of hot, soapy water
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