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BROOKLYN GARDEN MAY 2022

BklynKinsey — Sun, 15 May 2022 22:40:36 GMT

My backyard patio areas and pathway were redone last Fall at the end of the gardening season with large bluestone slabs. The plantings and raised beds remained. All the Japanese maples and a rhododendron were repotted in new pots -- some in Martha Stewart's faux bois planters and some in the Garden Reflections dark grey fiber clay pots. The garden is now coming alive!

Looking down from my second floor deck.

Pathway to the back patio area.

Looking thru the arbor.

Back patio area.

Spanish bluebells.

A new Japanese maple -- Geisha Gone Wild.

A dwarf blue spruce on a standard.

Yellow and orange rhododendrons at the right.

On the deck -- a potted Angel Wings Senecio with impatiens.

Two varieties of clematis with crotons that I winter-over inside.

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turtle52 — Sun, 15 May 2022 22:37:33 GMT

Beautiful! I was born in Brooklyn and lived there most of my life. I currently live on Long Island If I may ask--in which part of Brooklyn do you live?

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BklynKinsey — Sun, 15 May 2022 22:42:22 GMT

@turtle52 I live right on the border of Park Slope and Gowanus.

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turtle52 — Sun, 15 May 2022 22:50:34 GMT

I last lived in Windsor Terrace!

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phoenixbrd — Sun, 15 May 2022 22:57:56 GMT

So pretty...love all the greenry.

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BlueFinch — Sun, 15 May 2022 22:59:49 GMT

I so enjoyed the trip through your lush botanical garden. It's beautiful.

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Iwantcoffee — Sun, 15 May 2022 23:01:19 GMT

Your garden is beautiful Thank you for posting.

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pupwhipped — Sun, 15 May 2022 23:10:00 GMT

It is lovely! So many different colors and textures and it all looks very natural and inviting. Just GLORIOUS!

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newjerseygirl — Sun, 15 May 2022 23:17:07 GMT

@BklynKinsey A beautiful yard in Brooklyn!

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Malcontent — Sun, 15 May 2022 23:54:22 GMT

@BklynKinsey

Just lovely; Enjoy!

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Queen of shop — Sun, 15 May 2022 23:56:28 GMT

@BklynKinsey What a beautiful oasis. Thank you so much for sharing. I looked at the pictures three times. LOL Enjoy it all.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 16 May 2022 00:07:27 GMT

Beautiful garden. You must have a very green thumb to have kept the leaves on those crotons over the winter.

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Desertdi — Mon, 16 May 2022 01:00:03 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Beautiful garden. You must have a very green thumb to have kept the leaves on those crotons over the winter.

@Kachina624 Yes, indeed....

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Kachina624 — Mon, 16 May 2022 01:13:32 GMT

@Desertdi I used to struggle to grow crotons in Houston and failed miserably. Then went on a Caribbean cruise and saw hedges in people's yards that were crotons. I'm still in wonderment over that.

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Desertdi — Mon, 16 May 2022 01:19:43 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@Desertdi I used to struggle to grow crotons in Houston and failed miserably. Then went on a Caribbean cruise and saw hedges in people's yards that were crotons. I'm still in wonderment over that.

@Kachina624 After growing up in the Midwest....just about everything I have planted here has failed. I have a yard full of what botanically would be considered WEEDS....

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Lilysmom1 — Mon, 16 May 2022 07:51:51 GMT

@BklynKinsey , it is delightful! I especially love the Japanese maples and evergreens.

Can you tell me why you use so many pots and don't plant in the ground? If you are in NY you have four seasons.

I am sure your garden brings you much pleasure. Thanks for sharing. LM

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CAcableGirl2 — Mon, 16 May 2022 12:34:50 GMT

@BklynKinsey Just beautiful. I really enjoyed looking at your pictures, thanks for sharing!

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BklynKinsey — Mon, 16 May 2022 12:46:52 GMT

@Lilysmom1 My garden area is very small -- about 18' x 50'. I have to be careful about the ultimate size of my plants. My Japanese maples are in pots which keeps them smaller in size. I can also move them around if I want them in a different spot. I don't do much in the way of decorative garden items, but I use my pots as my decor. I especially love the faux bois pots which I think fit in nicely with my garden style. This year I splurged on two Campania International pots which to me are works of art in the garden. Some of the smaller pots which you see in the pictures are empty now but will be planted later this month with caladium bulbs. In the center planted garden area (which looks all green now) are shrub roses, peonies, hydrangeas -- green now but will be flowering in a few weeks. I love to look at your garden pictures -- you are so lucky to have such beautiful property. I admire your hard work and aesthetic!

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Allegheny — Mon, 16 May 2022 19:34:44 GMT

What a charming area to live in; your garden is enchanting.

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ladyfox412 — Tue, 17 May 2022 15:46:03 GMT

@BklynKinsey

Such beauty and serenity in the heart of the city.