Catskill Gardens Photo Stream
With so many obstacles—deer, groundhogs, rabbits, bears, cold long winter, unpredictable weather, etc.—gardening in the Catskills is not a piece of cake. But with a little perseverance and patience, the rewards are spectacular!
A drawing about optimism. And about gardening in the Catskills. For chronogram magazine a few years back. Thanks to David Perry and Brian Mahoney. #gardenlife #gardening #animalartist #deer #outdoorplants #yardwork #catskillgardens
First turnips of the season!
freshly painted and patiently waiting. we have already been working for a month sneaking in days here and there, but it looks like the elusive spring of the Catskills has given us a few more days of rest. I’ll take it, even though I’m bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and ready to get started for real.
This is the project that we started last fall (2023) and finished just before Thanksgiving of this year (2024). We had a huge wet snow before I could photograph it really finished and the grill had still not be set and hooked up. That required professionals who deal with gas and electric.
always a crowd pleaser. we are going to do some more work at this property soon so I was there yesterday doing some evaluation and visited with the client. we are both kind of blown away by how lush this garden is.
This saturated and stormy August has been a bit of a damper on our foraging & outdoor work but our gardens are absolutely thriving in it. The tropicals we interplanted with the grasses and shrubs are bursting with all the humidity and moist soil. The Red House looks like it’s beginning to be engulfed by the garden and that’s just the way we like it. .
Late August foggy garden #Donstathamblog #totemfarmgarden #donstathamgarden #catskillgardens #angelicagigas
More meadow shots:
Garden Conservancy Open Days - 7/6: My garden and 4 other glorious gardens in our remote Delaware County are open to see this coming weekend. You have to go to the Garden Conservancy website and search for the date and location and register but you can do it!!! It will be a great way to spend a Saturday in the Catskills. Peggy (my amazing wife) may even make some goodies to sit and enjoy on the porch (which is our favorite viewing spot).
June 1st garden #exachordathebride, #eremurashimilacius, #moongarden #alliums #appleorchard #donstathamblog #donstathamgarden #catskillgardens
Chick Charms ‘Golden Nugget’ sparkling with its frosty tips - so delicate yet such a show stopper! #crassuleaceas #hensandchicks #chickcharmsgoldnugget #succulents #hardysucculents #mygarden #frostymorning #gardening #plantgeek #latefallgarden #catskillgardens
Got a SHAGGY HEART? Trim & clean that baby up. There’s only 3 weeks left for that “Summer Romance”. Get with it. #topiary #topiarygarden #heartsabound #showyourlove #catskillgardens #foodforthought True
My new rainbow butterfly garden 🌈 🦋 🌺
I know is it odd to open a post with a mass of gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides), the dreaded plant that I warn everyone to keep out of their garden. However, in a situation where I want a dense groundcover where there is nothing else that will require little to no weeding, it is great. it will hold a bank, looks good all season and even providing beautiful fall color. My clients call it the soufflé because it often has a fluffy/lumpy top that looks, well, like a soufflé.
Golden light shining on all the new grasses and shrubs we picked up pondside_nursery for the backbone of the new red house gardens.
Peony and pollinator. #bumblebees #insects #flowers #peonies #catskillgardens #emersonspa
Garden house doing what garden house is to do. #snakethorne #gardenhouse #diygreenhouse #reclaimedwindows #window house #hudsonvalleygardens #hudsonvalleygardener #greatnortherncatskills #catskillgardens
#hudsonvalley, #catskillgardens, #organicgardening,#insects
May Day! Thanks to barnett.eva and lebretteur for preparing the beds, turning the compost, and lighting the way. Looking forward to new growth. Some #catmint and #columbine are up. New surprises to come from wildyarrowfarm
Eve Joslyn Madalengoitia’s soundscape is officially up and running! Follow the QR code to listen or download. For the best experience, bring yourself and your ear buds to see all of our budding flowers and trees! #brunelpark #evejoslynmusic #springgardens #catskillgardens #soundscapes
Roof rafters in place! It’s been slow going when it seems like only a few hours go by with out rain for the last couple months. #snakethorne #gardenhouse #timberconstruction #windowhouse #tinyhouse #catskills #greatnortherncatskills #hudsonvalleygardens #catskillgardens
Kyle trimming the verge by the river. #catskillgardens #hudsonvalleygardens
Liking this color combo. Interested to see how it will look in a few weeks. #catskillgardens #containergardens
🐝POLLINATOR FLOWERS 🐝
Catskills Catnip #catsofinstagram #catogram #gingercat #catnip #catskills #catskillgardens
cucumbers & peppers from the glass mountain inn garden picked for our guests delivered by Sloane. We are the olive garden of Catskill Inns "when you're here, you are family." 😉#upstateny #catskills #catskillgardens #cucumbers #flowergarden #kidswhogarden #healthyeating #glassmountaininn
#Catskills #upstateny #lilies #gardens #catskillgardens #carskilllodging
Weather’s beautiful this week if you want to take a drive. Visit the park, listen to the music, enjoy nature. Posted withregram • brunelsculpturegarden Eve Joslyn Madalengoitia’s soundscape is officially up and running! Follow the QR code to listen or download. For the best experience, bring yourself and your ear buds to see all of our budding flowers and trees! #brunelpark #evejoslynmusic #springgardens #catskillgardens #soundscapes
Is it just me or is gardening an addiction? 🤷🏻♀️🪴🌸
I stopped by this charming cottage where we put in this little garden last year and was delighted to see how great it looked. The clients are great and have been taking care of it so I hadn't seen it in a while. We are going to do more work on this place when the septic is replace but I love the building and setting. If you scroll to the last 2 photos you can see what it looked like before we started. I think it is really fun to see the "befores" viburnumgardens
#catskillgardens #turnips #growfood #hancockny
#spring?
#catskillgardens
#catskilllandscapes
#prettypictures
We actually planted it in late October but there are a lot of plugs and transplants so with the small size, fall plants and leaves it doesn't look like much yet. I can not wait to see it by late July this year as it should transform all of the architecture and hardscaping into a beautiful garden.
This was our most challenging and dramatic design and installation ever. The last photo gives an idea of the starting point and the penultimate photo shows the big curved countertop that Gus (my partner) figured out how to move and install with a makeshift dolly system. I created so many challenges with all of the curves and wood/stone combinations and the steep slope added such complications. Gus did an amazing job of making it all work and working out of the details that I are inherent in the design.
The clients are wonderful and we are really looking forward to stewarding this property into something amazing.
#terracedgarden
#steepslopegardening
#stoneandwood
#stonesteps
#catskillgardens
#ornamentalgrasses
#lotsofgrasses
#cottagegarden
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#upstateny #catskills #catskillstyle #catskillgardens #gardendesign #garden #catskillmountains #redhouse #curbappeal #oakhillny #hortandpott #tropicals #perennialgarden
#wildflowers #donstathamblog #donstathamgarden #buttercups #mownpath #fleetingbeauty #catskillgardens
Don't miss my dear friends' garden on Gunhouse Hill Road as well as all of my other friends' gardens on display.
#gardenconservancy
#gardenconservancyopendays
#gardentour
#exploregardens
#catskillgardens
#julygardens
#coneflowers #butterflygarden #pollinatorgarden #catskillgardens
My client did this beautiful barn renovation so that the "barn bed" that has daffodils, daylilies and Black-eyed Susans providing a succession of blooms, really sings, especially tiered with the goosies. We just extended the barn trifecta bed to the end of the new wall.
The meadowish treatment, clearly visible in the 5th photo was an experiment with interspersing different grasses and forbs into an existing hay field to see if we could get something nice without having to kill everything first and go through the whole meadow creation drama. It is OK I think.
#scaryplants
#dontputhisinyourgarden
#goosiesandsuzies
#renovatedbarn
#landscapedesign
#catskillgardens
#raisedbedgarden
#perennials
#herbs
#medicinalplants
#mayday
#actorsgarden
#dancersgarden
#poetsgarden
#musiciansgarden
#kitchengarden
#catskillgardens
#nightgarden
To make a praire it takes a clover and one bee.
One clover, and a bee.
And revery.
The revery alone will do,
if bees are few.
Dandelions are among the first sips of spring available to our bee friends, and largely set the tone for how the season will go. No dandelions, no bees, no pollination, no garden.
Wait for these guys to go to seed before mowing or pulling, the bees will thank you by energetically pollinating your garden and giving you a bountiful harvest. 🙏👌
#mamagardenco #emilydickinson #bees #pollinatorflowers #catskillgardens #dandelions #upstateny
#catskillgardens #gardenaddict #plantladyisthenewcatlady
#cottagegarden
#gardendesign
#catskillgardens
#gardening
