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Friday, March 7, 2014
New for 2014 at A Guide to Northeastern Gardening!
Happy New Year everyone! I didnt want to wait to get started on my new years resolutions and one of them is a little reorganization. Heres whats new at A Guide to Northeastern Gardening! In an effort to categorize I have created two new navigation tabs: My Gardens and Botanical & Community Gardens. Simply go onto each individual link and check it out. As far as other plans...well more gardening of course and many more photography moments! Take a look. These are short cuts but you can also find them at the top of the page for easy access.
My Gardens
My Gardens takes you through the years in my own personal gardens and highlights each month and season like a diary. Now it will be easier to keep track of how each year compares.
Botanical & Community Gardens
Botanical & Community Gardens visits various gardens from around the world and highlights each one. I will keep adding as I visit new gardens on Long Island and elsewhere.
These pages will grow as I add new links so there should be frequently something new. Again Happy New Year 2014 and I look forward to all your posts!
As Always...Happy Gardening!
Author: Lee@A Guide To Northeastern Gardening, Copyright 2014. All rights reserved.
Russel Wright House A Pioneering Greenroof
While Russel Wright was better known for his 50s pottery and utensil designs he was a bit of a renaissance man. In the early 1960s he bought the grounds of an abandoned quarry in Garrison, NY and built a stunningly clean, modern house that often blurs the lines between the interior and exterior. He was a designer who loved being in nature and being inspired by it.
The design of the house and gardens were strongly influenced by Japanese architecture. In the 50s Wright was asked by the US government to visit the Far East to help artisans make their creations more saleable in America. He then worked directly with an American architect who had spent a few years designing buildings in Japan.
Its unclear to me where exactly Wright got the idea to create a flat roof filled with plants. But thats what he did. The restored greenroof is a testament to his creative instinct in smartly using natural materials in design. It may have been the first greenroof in the United States.
Today you can visit Manitoga: The Russel Wright Design Center. You can get a tour of the house for a fee and walk the hiking paths that Wright created throughout the property. Each year in the early spring you can volunteer to help clean up the 75 acre grounds and woodland hiking paths and walk through the house and design studio for free during the lunch break.
I love this inspiring place.
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The design of the house and gardens were strongly influenced by Japanese architecture. In the 50s Wright was asked by the US government to visit the Far East to help artisans make their creations more saleable in America. He then worked directly with an American architect who had spent a few years designing buildings in Japan.
Its unclear to me where exactly Wright got the idea to create a flat roof filled with plants. But thats what he did. The restored greenroof is a testament to his creative instinct in smartly using natural materials in design. It may have been the first greenroof in the United States.
Today you can visit Manitoga: The Russel Wright Design Center. You can get a tour of the house for a fee and walk the hiking paths that Wright created throughout the property. Each year in the early spring you can volunteer to help clean up the 75 acre grounds and woodland hiking paths and walk through the house and design studio for free during the lunch break.
I love this inspiring place.
Click on first image
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Brooklyn Backyard Becomes a Modern Outdoor Living Room
How do you create a successful, small, urban garden?
Do as little as possible and choose your elements wisely.
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