Every day is a riot of colors when you have spring bulbs planted in your garden. Amber’s favorite picks for cut flowers are tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, and lilies. Check out our full selection of recommended bulbs below in our renderings.
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This rooftop garden in Manhattan’s West Village features custom fencing with built-in lighting, ipe (pronounced e-pay) planter boxes, deck tiles, a shade sail, and black fiberglass planters. Ipe is a hardwood with a 40+ year life expectancy. A shade sail is a great, low-cost alternative to a pergola and creates a more laid back vibe
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Check out our first garden installation of the season in foggy Gotham. Half the plants are still dormant and it was misting all day, but at least the pavers and planters are all still white and client is thrilled! “We did a rather thorough search and chose Amber Freda and are beyond delighted with the outcome. Her
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With gardening, timing is everything, so start as soon as you can to take advantage of the long growing season ahead. It’s also time to assess the damage from the winter. Spring has sprung, and your garden will show you which plants are ready to come back. Rose bushes and hydrangeas are already starting to
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Last week, we discussed the joys and benefits of container gardening. This week, the focus shifts to what herbs to plant to create your own healing garden. This is just a glimpse into the very large field of herbalism. I focused on herbs and flowers that do reliably well here in New York, but there
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This week, let’s explore how to make a healing garden. With only a few exceptions, almost everything that you can grow in the ground can be grown in a container. Which means, as long as you have some time and space, you can have a healing garden in your own home. In my article about
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Rooftops have become very trendy as of late, but they’ve been around since some of our earliest civilizations. The first known roof gardens were the ziggurats of ancient Mesopotamia. Massive stone structures built between 4,000 – 600 BC, they took the shape of stepped pyramids with no interior rooms. They provided cool and shady places
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If planting a roof garden seems daunting, here are a few tips to help get you on your way to creating an urban paradise: CHECK BUILDING CODES Before starting a garden, check with the building superintendent to see about building codes and weight limits. USE APPROPRIATE CONTAINERS Containers should be lightweight and portable, resist
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Nestled between skyscrapers, city gardens are like little hidden jewels, seen only by the birds and airplanes that fly overhead. Nothing brings peace to people’s lives more like a city garden, which offers an escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. They are also some of the most challenging spaces to design, due
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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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