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!
The marvelous Andes Garden Tour takes place on August 6th this year.
We did a huge project last year with many walls, paths, steps and naturalistic plantings. We are not taking care of this property so I don't get opportunities to photograph it. I stopped by on a whim on the last day of September in the middle of the day and took a bunch of photos. There is so much going on and it is hard to capture. I was so excited see it looking so spiffy.
Cercis canadensis espalier trained on studio outbuilding. #donstathamblog #totemfarmgarden #espalier #houseforsale #catskilldreamteam #cerciscanadensis #catskillgardens
this garden and amazing property looks so great this time of year. also, my love of gravel and rocks does help 😀
The orchestration of summer is building its tempo. Wildflowers, perennials, the Dahlia tubers I kept safe in a cooler all winter and the sunflowers I sowed in March all work together now, supporting the bees hummingbirds and butterflies. It’s such a sense of joy to look over what I’ve so carefully tended.
Dahlia ‘Cafe au lait’. #catskillgardens. #basiliongardens. #fallclove
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we hosted a benefit for a local arts group (The Roxbury Arts Group) this weekend and neither my wife or I took a single photo as we were so busy. we had, of course, spiffed up the garden so I took some photos yesterday as an afterthought. If you scroll to the end you will see my new Sango Kaku which I consider to be a climate change experiment and some picnic tables that we are going to keep to create a picnicking area in the shade.
Someone needs to get raking!
Summer: #Bettycorningclematis #totemfarmgarden #donstathamblog #campanulalactiflora #catskillgardens
Catskill mountains August morning. #catskillgardens #basiliongardens
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I work in some magical places. #basiliongardens #catskillgardens #lifestylegarden
Winding down. #basiliongardens. #catskillgardens #autumnvibes
Cutting garden at Fall Clove. #basiliongardens. #catskillgardens. #cuttinggardenlove #fallclove
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
Turning up the autumn music. #catskillgardens. #basiliongardens #containergardening #autumnvibes
Crocosmia ‘George Davison’. #basiliongardens #fallclove #catskillgardens
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Love in the garden. #basiliongardens #catskillgardens
Little guys a bit sluggish in the cold morning temperatures. #basiliongardens. #catskillgardens. #autumngarden
The Annual Andes Library Benefit Garden Tour is this Saturday, 8/6 between 11 and 4. Garden tours are that greatest way to spend a day exploring different neighborhoods, seeing people's properties and some varied and beautiful gardens. This tour has some new gardens this year and some that I am very excited to visit. A couple I have been admiring from the road for years.
this is year 4 for this meadow-ish experiment. we used all plugs or divisions (no seeding) and planted it in some crappy top soil. it has still not filled in to my satisfaction and reseeding seems to be slow, however if the f-ing critters didn't wreak so much havoc, it would look a whole lot better; of course, the photos were taken to make it look its best!! every time I try something in this style is a scary and daunting task.
We installed this woodland garden about 10 years ago and the clients' maintain it themselves. I stopped by the other day to have a look and was delighted to see how nice it looks.
The place to escape with a book. Cool restful shady glade. #catskillgardens. #basiliongardens. #shadegarden
Gardening ✨Gonna throw a bunch of newish gardening and cooking books in the front windows this week! #catskillny #magpiebookshop #catskillgardens
we are still maintaining and tweaking this expansive project that was installed beginning in 2011; I was playing with some before and after, google earth shots, my design drawings, and drone shots; it is the only example project I have with all of these views. It is amazing to me to see how close the design is to the results from above and it is so cool to watch the transformation over decade.
What a beautiful day to be working outdoors. #catskillgardens #springgardening #catskillgardens
The tour is a fundraiser for the Andes Public Library and a chance for rookie (and seasoned) gardeners to get tips and inspiration on cultivating in the Catskills.
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Call into the library the morning of the event to purchase a tour map.
www.andeslibrary.org .
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Oh little house I’ll miss you so. #donstathamblog #totemfarmgardens #catskillgardens
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Go the Andes Library in the heart of the village to make your donation and pick up your map. Be sure to come see me at my garden. Coming to my garden first would be a great start.
See you soon --- Mel
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