tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post8578454121774926045..comments2024-03-28T01:32:46.604-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): A new gardenMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-32799270071455560392013-11-20T16:21:56.252-05:002013-11-20T16:21:56.252-05:00Hi Marie, I've been following your blog for a ...Hi Marie, I've been following your blog for a while now and I've just thought that this book might interest you, it's in french but I'm sure someone will help you translate some passages :-) It's "Carnet de travail d'un jardinier paysagiste" by Hugues Peuvergne. The author is a french landscape designer who has specialized in terraces, balconies and small gardens and I find his work really interesting. Maybe it will give you some food for thought for your new terrace or your work. Best, Philippe. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-10008063587269716292013-10-23T15:41:47.773-04:002013-10-23T15:41:47.773-04:00What a lovely amount of space- I am looking forwar...What a lovely amount of space- I am looking forward to the plants and design you have planned. I am so curious about the grapes growing down below- do they get enough sun to be ripe? Ninabinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-79936139200635412742013-10-23T14:42:57.171-04:002013-10-23T14:42:57.171-04:00Hello: As I look at the photo of your new terrace ...Hello: As I look at the photo of your new terrace I wonder, could you encourage your neighbors to "green" their own space. There seems an abundance of it all around you....I don't have a garden of my own here,<br />I do have the Hudson River and the unspoiled N.J. Palisades view, but for how long......see https://www.change.org/petitions/help-protect-the-hudson-river-palisades. Best regards Gabriela , an 'Uptown' neighborAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10494117000888657397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-17552804996844751662013-10-23T13:54:29.969-04:002013-10-23T13:54:29.969-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10494117000888657397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-4861421260257259122013-10-23T01:22:34.909-04:002013-10-23T01:22:34.909-04:00oh my goodness my imaginations are already running...oh my goodness my imaginations are already running wild! only imagine how you must've felt! congrats on the new space, it looks wonderful :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00794568322754707156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-10782826806668877732013-10-22T10:08:24.269-04:002013-10-22T10:08:24.269-04:00What about bamboo for screening? I've seen it ...What about bamboo for screening? I've seen it used in similar narrow planters. I know very little about the different types but with all of the options available, there has to be something in the right height and vigor range. Glad you are feeling better :)Paul Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-56293139935940886832013-10-21T22:18:13.387-04:002013-10-21T22:18:13.387-04:00Wow! I can't wait to see the oasis you'll...Wow! I can't wait to see the oasis you'll create here. What about a strategically placed trellis with either clematis, runner beans or some other climber?Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433116418603812108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-12818190019312726172013-10-21T19:42:39.236-04:002013-10-21T19:42:39.236-04:00You will work your magic and it will be beautiful ...You will work your magic and it will be beautiful - I have no doubt!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534359736764299910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-81352290867911162972013-10-21T19:33:36.798-04:002013-10-21T19:33:36.798-04:00One of my favorite plants for shade is evergreen h...One of my favorite plants for shade is evergreen huckleberry. It looks good all seasons and has fruit for the birds or for you. It's hardy to zone 7. A bit slow growing, but mine are now 7 foot tall in the shade in Seattle. http://www.greatplantpicks.org/plantlists/view/1611.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-67051192781301247522013-10-21T19:16:05.862-04:002013-10-21T19:16:05.862-04:00Three or four multi-stemmed Amelanchiers in 5 gal ...Three or four multi-stemmed Amelanchiers in 5 gal cans will obscure all potential spectators....betsy snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-65863961727126610922013-10-21T19:12:50.816-04:002013-10-21T19:12:50.816-04:00It's wonderful! No wonder you grabbed this ter...It's wonderful! No wonder you grabbed this terrific space!! What fun it will be to fix this one up. Visit Pinterest for cleverness and Wyman's has four pages of shade plants.....I'm so envious!betsy snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-39199411884265159402013-10-21T18:05:37.250-04:002013-10-21T18:05:37.250-04:00I see the beady sheep!
I'm sure you will have ...I see the beady sheep!<br />I'm sure you will have arguments/discussions with your new client. :-) we think our garden advisor is about to be fired...geiger y sporranhttp://geigerandsporran.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-63826122443578947912013-10-21T15:30:20.141-04:002013-10-21T15:30:20.141-04:00Your terrace space looks pretty good to me, Marie,...Your terrace space looks pretty good to me, Marie, and although I do understand how important sunlight is, may be you´ll be able to brighten your apartment if you paint your walls with some colours that simulate sunlight- something between yellow and apricot? Sometimes white is not warm enough!<br /><br />Although I´m a Spaniard I´ve always looked for sunny apartments in NYC and that was always one of my top priorities, so I sympathize with you.<br /><br />My terrace nowadays in Spain faces South-East, so it´s sunny until around 4 p.m in the fall and around 6 in the summer; I´d like to grow Japanese maples but it´s too sunny for them. Would they survive NY winters? If so, that could be an option if you like them. I love their leaves colours. In the shadier spots of my terrace I grow hydrangeas, camellias, rhododendrom and some clematis and they seem to enjoy it. I´m pretty sure that your terrace will look great and at the end of the year if you still miss the sun, you can try another area, although I know how overwhelming apartment hunting and moving can be in New York City!<br />As for privacy, how about some kind of folding screen on wheels you could move around? You are very bright, so I´m sure you´ll come up with something that will serve your purpose!<br />Best wishes!<br />Carmen, from Spain<br /><br />Best wishes from Spain<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-34071578447173135172013-10-21T14:26:07.781-04:002013-10-21T14:26:07.781-04:00So glad you are feeling better ... things usually ...So glad you are feeling better ... things usually have a way of working out ... and it's not forever right?<br />On a completly different note, you wrote that your bed is white and I know your kitty cat is black. Is he still wanting to sleep with you? My boy is a 12 year old orange tabby, so all our bedding all apricot and russet out of necessity. Love my old boy, they get so cool when they reach their 70's.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586853908299803209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-60196477066567437542013-10-21T14:15:09.133-04:002013-10-21T14:15:09.133-04:00'n Boer mak 'n plan...'n Boer mak 'n plan...Mal Contenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14412687641086655011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-20674528237721796862013-10-21T13:45:15.943-04:002013-10-21T13:45:15.943-04:00It looks very much like my second floor deck in Ma...It looks very much like my second floor deck in Maine. I really covet those planter boxes though, I think I might fill them up with some tall perennials and lots of ornamental grasses for privacy. Potential!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083104228778421758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-8507881060472716852013-10-21T13:35:15.778-04:002013-10-21T13:35:15.778-04:00Happy to see you are feeling better today-moving i...Happy to see you are feeling better today-moving is one of the most stressful events, ranking up there with death and divorce. But as you say, inch by inch, you will move along!Cecilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632200097886554150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-1763295844763035432013-10-21T13:30:41.380-04:002013-10-21T13:30:41.380-04:00Marie, do you know the rose 'Souvenir du Dr. J...Marie, do you know the rose 'Souvenir du Dr. Jamain?' It grows well in the north west corner of my father's yard. The smell is enchanting..Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05856710809802056227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-92034923461280911222013-10-21T12:31:05.881-04:002013-10-21T12:31:05.881-04:00This looks like FUN! I can't wait to see the p...This looks like FUN! I can't wait to see the progress!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739053466041886513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-21269219921982285342013-10-21T12:13:48.142-04:002013-10-21T12:13:48.142-04:00"It seems impossible until its done" ..."It seems impossible until its done" remember Mandela ?<br />Your revival is admirable.Hennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-29926043577417611402013-10-21T11:48:32.418-04:002013-10-21T11:48:32.418-04:00Glad to see your spirit rallying. Glad to see your spirit rallying. The Babsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638652791077646371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-72066805074190591942013-10-21T11:42:01.115-04:002013-10-21T11:42:01.115-04:00Renewed hope :) :) I think your new client is goin...Renewed hope :) :) I think your new client is going to be nothing short of bowled over ;)Kerry-Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-30414747538101558362013-10-21T11:41:20.219-04:002013-10-21T11:41:20.219-04:00Ooh! Love the pots-on-wheels idea (an 'Anonym...Ooh! Love the pots-on-wheels idea (an 'Anonymous' sheep-spotter, above) and very pleased that you have a new 'client' as it were. You have the skills, after all.... Seriously, though, I was much relieved to read today's post.<br /><br />Alison xxGingerTeaWithHoneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-763462526700493542013-10-21T11:40:39.007-04:002013-10-21T11:40:39.007-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.SpecialKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12294780136089244426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-18676699166239515312013-10-21T10:49:42.961-04:002013-10-21T10:49:42.961-04:00Good to hear you are feeling better. Best cure for...Good to hear you are feeling better. Best cure for worries is to go poke around in the garden and make plans!martinanoreply@blogger.com