For awhile there, my garden was a downright riot of color: the zinnias were blooming well into their tenth week, the buddleia weren’t showing any signs of stopping, and the enormous came-with-the-house chrysanthemums had exploded into bright shades of yellow and pink. Heck, even the coleus that I planted from seed were cropping up everywhere [...]

It’s been quite awhile since I posted any photos of my garden, but I am happy to report that the first year experiment went pretty much according to plan! It’s crazy to look back at those before and after pictures and think what a wreck the front garden was only four months ago. We’ve made [...]

Earlier this week I was super excited to see that The Awl published a feature on tiny urban gardens — including mine! Writer Jessica Machado came to visit us a few weeks ago and check out the work we’ve been doing, and I’m so pleased to see her article. Also included in her round-up is [...]

This past week, Zach’s parents were in town visiting and they fell in love with the Brooklyn Botanic Garden while they were here. I can’t blame them — it’s one of the major walking-distance perks of living in Crown Heights! In fact, buying a membership was one of the very first things I did last [...]