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BROWNSTONE GARDEN DESIGN
BROWNSTONE GARDEN DESIGN

Part of my practice in NYC is designing and installing Brooklyn brownstone gardens.  Here are a few ideas for small garden design.

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A significant part of my practice in New York City is designing and installing small gardens, in particular Brooklyn brownstone and Manhattan townhouse gardens. This particular garden which we designed and built was featured in the #realestate section of the #sunday #nytimes
Copy and paste the link below into the address bar of your browser for tips on designing in small garden spaces.
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A significant part of my practice in New York City is designing and installing small gardens, in particular Brooklyn brownstone and Manhattan townhouse gardens. This is for a #brooklyn #brownstone project. 
Copy and paste the link below into the address bar of your browser for tips on designing in small garden spaces.
https://www.toddhaimanlandscapedesign.com/blog//brownstone-garden-design
#gardendesign #gardendesigner #citygarden #smallgarden #gardening #planta #horticulture #horticultura #landscapedesign #instagardeners #inthegarden #gardeninspiration #jardín #jardin #gardenstyle #tuin #庭 #园 #Tuinen #trädgård #jardim # 庭園 #brooklynbrownstone #townhousegarden #brooklynbrownstonegarden #yard
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STELLA!! Magnolia stellata - #spring finally  #blooms
What to #plant in #2018.
Cephalanthus occidentalis, commonly Buttonbush, is a somewhat coarse, deciduous shrub with an open-rounded habit that typically grows 6-12’ (infrequently to 20’) tall. It is native to the northeast US, most frequently occurring in wet open areas, low woods, thickets, swamps, upland sink-hole ponds, river bottomland and stream/pond margins. Plant zone 4-11.  Tiny, tubular, 5-lobed, fragrant white flowers appear in dense, spherical, long-stalked flower heads (to 1.5” diameter) in early to mid-summer. Long, projecting styles give the flower heads a distinctively pincushion-like appearance. Flower heads are very attractive to bees and butterflies. Flower heads mature into hard spherical ball-like fruits consisting of multiple tiny two-seeded nutlets. Fruiting heads usually persist throughout the winter. Ovate to elliptic glossy bright green leaves (to 6” long) are in pairs or whorls. Leaves emerge late in spring (May). Genus name comes from the Greek words cephalo (head) and anthos (flower). No serious insect or disease problems. 
Leaves turn a buttery yellow in fall. The sweet-scented white globes are familiar to anyone that has spent time #fishing or lounging around a river or pond. 
Butterflies love it. 
Found at Arnold Arboretum. 
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A significant part of my practice in New York City is designing and installing small gardens, in particular Brooklyn brownstone and Manhattan townhouse gardens. This darling little space we came upon at a show garden. Copy and paste the link below into the address bar of your browser for tips on designing in small garden spaces.
https://www.toddhaimanlandscapedesign.com/blog//brownstone-garden-design
#gardendesign #gardendesigner #citygarden #smallgarden #gardening #planta #horticulture #horticultura #landscapedesign #instagardeners #inthegarden #gardeninspiration #jardín #jardin #gardenstyle #tuin #庭 #园 #Tuinen #trädgård #jardim # 庭園
A significant part of my practice in New York City is designing and installing small gardens, in particular Brooklyn brownstone and Manhattan townhouse gardens. Copy and paste the link below into the address bar of your browser for tips on designing in small garden spaces.
https://www.toddhaimanlandscapedesign.com/blog//brownstone-garden-design
#gardendesign #gardendesigner #citygarden #smallgarden #gardening #planta #horticulture #horticultura #landscapedesign #instagardeners #inthegarden #gardeninspiration #jardín #jardin #gardenstyle #tuin #庭 #园 #Tuinen #trädgård #jardim # 庭園
Found Spring on the corner of 5th and 50th. #springishere #easterdress #easterparade
A significant part of my practice in New York City is designing and installing small gardens, in particular Brooklyn brownstone and Manhattan townhouse gardens. Copy and paste the link below into the address bar of your browser for tips on designing in small garden spaces.
https://www.toddhaimanlandscapedesign.com/blog//brownstone-garden-design
#gardendesign #gardendesigner #citygarden #smallgarden #gardening #planta #horticulture #horticultura #landscapedesign #instagardeners #inthegarden #gardeninspiration #jardín #jardin #gardenstyle #tuin #庭 #园 #Tuinen #trädgård #jardim # 庭園

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THE VICTORY GARDEN

November 19, 2009 in "VICTORY GARDENS"

PBS has titled their very successful gardening show “The Victory Garden."  The show has been immensely popular for over thirty seasons, it is America's oldest gardening program (circa 1975) - an offshoot of "This Old House"… but what is the derivation, the context for this name?

During World War I and World War II, the United States government asked its citizens to plant gardens in order to support the war effort. Millions of people planted gardens. In 1943, Americans planted over 20 million Victory Gardens. The harvest accounted for nearly a third of all the vegetables consumed in the country that year. Emphasis was placed on making gardening a family or community effort -- not a drudgery, but a pastime, and a national duty.

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This effort was echoed north of the USA in Canada, across “the pond” in England and even “down under” in Australia.

Examples in NYC…

Children gardening on the rooftops of Manhattan

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Gardening on Central Park West

Gardening in housing developments

Today, with concern for our environment, (reducing the food miles associated with the average American meal) and the advocation of growing more food locally, and organically there is a movement toward reconsidering our “old school” ways.

Victory Gardens 2009

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Todd Haiman Landscape Design Inc. in New York City designs and builds residential gardens, roof gardens, brownstone gardens, large landscapes, vacation properties and public spaces.  

tel# 917.940.7885    email: toddhaiman@gmail.com

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Todd Haiman in New York, NY on Houzz
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We offer custom garden design, project management, budgeting and cost estimating services, scheduling, oversight and installation of these landscapes. Additionally, we support our clients with long term oversight of their landscapes to insure their lasting beauty.

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