Catskill Gardens
With so many obstacles—deer, groundhogs, rabbits, bears, cold long winter, unpredictable weather—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
#hudsonvalley, #catskillgardens, #organicgardening,#insects
since we have been designing, installing and stewarding landscapes/gardens for 20 years now, I am constantly overwhelmed by how they evolve. this willow walk is just an amazing example. I actually did visualize it becoming a canopy from the beginning but it is had to believe how amazingly it has transformed. We just put in a variety of carex under them to get some soft green texture and for me to see how these different varieties behave there: (for geeks only) albicans, eburnea, radiata and montana.
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 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.
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
First turnips of the season!
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).
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
🐝POLLINATOR FLOWERS 🐝
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
Late August foggy garden #Donstathamblog #totemfarmgarden #donstathamgarden #catskillgardens #angelicagigas
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.
My new rainbow butterfly garden 🌈 🦋 🌺
Liking this color combo. Interested to see how it will look in a few weeks. #catskillgardens #containergardens
Peony and pollinator. #bumblebees #insects #flowers #peonies #catskillgardens #emersonspa
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
More meadow shots:
June 1st garden #exachordathebride, #eremurashimilacius, #moongarden #alliums #appleorchard #donstathamblog #donstathamgarden #catskillgardens
Garden house doing what garden house is to do. #snakethorne #gardenhouse #diygreenhouse #reclaimedwindows #window house #hudsonvalleygardens #hudsonvalleygardener #greatnortherncatskills #catskillgardens
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
Kyle trimming the verge by the river. #catskillgardens #hudsonvalleygardens
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. .
Catskills Catnip #catsofinstagram #catogram #gingercat #catnip #catskills #catskillgardens
Golden light shining on all the new grasses and shrubs we picked up pondside_nursery for the backbone of the new red house gardens.
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? 🤷🏻♀️🪴🌸
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
Scenes from the garden. Every year the plants put on a different show with many of the same characters while new stars emerge… the veg garden is prepped and planned for a tightly packed cohabitation of greens, cucumbers, tomatillos, corn, squash beans, and of course tomatoes. Then any inch not filled will have flowers. The Chestnut tree blooms at the stream looking like some fantastical planet earth we live on.
PLEASE SCROLL THOUGH TO SEE THE BEGINNING AND MIDDLE; forgive me for shouting but . . .
#maturegardens
#oldgardens
#willowwalk
#gardenevolution
#catskillgardens
#landscapedesign
#ornamentalgrasses
#lotsofgrasses
#cottagegarden
#catskillgardens
#landscapedesign
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
#catskillgardens #turnips #growfood #hancockny
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
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
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
#coneflowers #butterflygarden #pollinatorgarden #catskillgardens
#wildflowers #donstathamblog #donstathamgarden #buttercups #mownpath #fleetingbeauty #catskillgardens
#raisedbedgarden
#perennials
#herbs
#medicinalplants
#mayday
#actorsgarden
#dancersgarden
#poetsgarden
#musiciansgarden
#kitchengarden
#catskillgardens
#nightgarden
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#upstateny #catskills #catskillstyle #catskillgardens #gardendesign #garden #catskillmountains #redhouse #curbappeal #oakhillny #hortandpott #tropicals #perennialgarden
#catskillgardens #gardenaddict #plantladyisthenewcatlady
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#gardening #springflowers #springgarden #thecatskills #catskillgardens #forestgarden
