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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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Christmas landscape in a tree pit lingers on, though the tree (Kentucky coffee) has passed. A tribute to @shitgardens.
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#replant #christmas #irony #ironic #christmastree #christmastree🎄 #christmastreedecorating #christmashaspassed #holidaytree #landscapedesign #redribbon #funny #streetphotography #streetpit #treepit #urbanlandscape #southstreetseaport #littletrees

Alluvium. Ash and pumice washed down from Volcan Osorno, Chile.
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#chile #volcano #volcan #volcanology #volcanosorno #volcanic #volcanos #🌋 #peripillan
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Cytisus scoparius, (common name-Scotch broom) is beautiful in flower throughout the lakes district in Chile and Argentina.
Scotch broom is a perennial that grows in thickets, with individual plants becoming as high as 10-12 feet. The branches are green, slender and angled so sharply that they often appear tangled; until flowering occurs, some of them may remain naked. In the Fabacae family, the bright yellow flowers appear in December in South America.
Scotch broom is native to all of Europe, including the British Isles. sold as an ornamental in California within the 1860s, by 1900 it had become naturalized. Similar the the United States , it was used in Argentina and Chile along highway cuts and fills as a soil binder. It does not do well in forested areas, but invades rapidly after trees have been logged or cleared by burning. Since there is considerable volcanic activity within the lakes district of Chile (specifically 2011 Puyehue, 2015 Calbuco and 2016 Villarica volcano explosion), Scotch broom has spread prolifically!
It is also relatively fast growing: within the first year, plants can grow over a meter tall. It is well adapted to early succession on degraded land.

#chile🇨🇱 #plantas #plantnerd #plantlove #🇨🇱 #🌿#invasiveplant #invasive #landscapedesign #horticulture

Nestled in an almost unbelievably lush #forest #canyon in #Chile, centered in #Villarica National Park, the hot spring spa known as Termas Geometricas is a stunning maze of red planks contrasting the intense green growth, winding through trees like something out of a mythological wonderland.
We are particular fond of the color red in the landscape, the Luis Barragan inspired waterfall and the tactile steam rising from the pools amid the prehistoric size of the gunnera species.

There are 17 slate pools in total at the spa, each of them fed directly from a natural hot spring and waterfall via wooden pipes that run beneath the walkways, with each pool a different temperature. Next to each pool is a small hut/changing room made of the same red wood as the paths. Each hut has grass planted on the roof, giving the whole facility a primitive feel, almost as if they are some extension of the natural backdrop.

#Pucon #Chile #termasgeometricas #chile🇨🇱 #spa #hotsprings #hotspringspas #healthylifestyle #gunnera #gunneramanicata #hut #pool #pooldesign #red #landscapedesign #landscapearchitecture #🇨🇱 #prehistoric #greenroof #greenroofs

Amazing detailed rendering of Araucaria araucana, the Monkey puzzle tree, proud symbol of chilean #culture. .
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#araucaria #tree #treetattoo #treelover #tattoo #treehugger #horticulture #plant #plantas #árbol #monkeypuzzletree #monkeypuzzle #tattootree #treetattoo #treetattoodesign #plantnerd #🌲

Obsessed with Araucaria araucana, the Monkey puzzle tree, Chile pine or “El Pewén”— as it is known in the Mapuche culture. It is a veritable living fossil, a witness of prehistoric times, having coexisted with dinosaurs. The species is native to central and southern Chile #🇨🇱, and western Argentina #🇦🇷. A symbol of chilean culture, the tree was declared a natural monument in #Chile in 1976 to afford it protection from logging, the species is considered #endangered in its native habitat because of illegal felling activity and habitat fragmentation.
This evergreen conifer thrives in well-drained, slightly acidic, volcanic soil. Hence, these photos were all taken hiking on and around Volcano Lanín. (Notice the ash black soil)
The flexible and resinous branches (ramas) are covered in hard, thorny leaves that minimize transporation and snow accumulation.
The bark (corteza) has a beautiful cracked texture.
Pine nuts (piñones) found inside the female cones (coco feminino) have been a staple of indigenous tribes for thousands of years.

In the UK, the monkey puzzle became an archetypal Victorian park tree.
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#chile #chiletravel #chile🇨🇱 #araucarias #araucaria #araucariaaraucana #tree #trees #treesofinstagram #treestand #tree_love #thehiddenlifeoftrees #prehistoric #dinosaurs #pine #pinenuts #chilepine #drseuss #endangeredspecies #endangeredplants #monkeypuzzletree #mapuche #nativeplants #indigenous #horticulture #horticulturelife #horticulturist

Atacama desert.
Vicuñas are in the last image of this series.

Driest area on the planet. The desert is located between two mountain ranges, the Andes and Chilean coastal range . Second, winds called the Pacific Anticyclone flow through this area. Those winds blow dry air into the Atacama Desert. Third, another major flow of air in this region, the walker circulation causes air to descend near the Atacama. This descending air is very dry. Fourth, an ocean current called the Humbolt current (or the Peru Current)carries cold water northward along the western coast of South America. This cold ocean current cools the air above it. Cold air can't hold as much water vapor as warm air so it dries out any water left in the air. This mix of mountains, winds, and ocean currents combines to make the Atacama incredibly dry.
There are areas here that hasnt seen rain in four hundred years. Yet, there are several lagoons throughout.
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Atacama desert, Chile 🇨🇱 .
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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

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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