This photo was published in the NY TIMES yesterday. Friends got permission from the city to REVIVE a weed patch.
ALEYA LEHMANN is the remarkable lady who revived this park, It had become known as VERMIN SQUARE PARK……or RAT PARK. Don and I were there to record the progress.
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Tagged ALEYA LEHMANN, New York City, NY TIMES, VERDI SQUARE PARK
My garden is covered with SCAFFOLDS……[building repairs]……..so I planted a “DISH GARDEN”.
The planter is 30″ diameter…….and 5″ deep.
Midge and Mike are sculpted from poly plastic.
It is a perfect place to enjoy a good read.
There is no fear of “Limes Disease” in this garden paradise.
Dwarf plants cover every inch of my garden.
The SCALE of the garden is 1″ to 12″…….so the watermelon is one inch.
I sculpted the cats from FIMO CLAY.
Tiny Tommie……scultped from FIMO……is 4 inches tall….
and he LOVES WATER MELLON.
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Tagged CATS and Kittens, DISH GARDENS, FIMO CLAY, GARDEN VEGETABLES, Nude Sunbathers, Tom's Terrace, WATER MELLON
AND they will be here for 7 months…….SMDH.
This summer heatwave is not kind to my terrace garden. All my plants are in pots…………and they dry out so quickly.
My Japanese Anemone has survived.
I did a watercolor of the flowers this afternoon.
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Tagged GARDENING IN POTS, japanese Anemone Flowers, New York City, Terrace Gardens
Every summer I grow FIGS on my terrace………
Today I picked 6 of my FIGS.
Then I arranged the FIGS in a dotty dish………
This was my sketch for the FIG layout.
Final sketch with a ball-point pen……..6 FIGS
Chose my color pallet for the FIGS.….31 colors in all……..
This is the final watercolor of my FIGS.
Then I pickled the FIGS.………..and will eat them tomorrow with a pork roast.
[My mother taught me how to pickle fruit when I was 10 years old].
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Tagged FIG TREE, Figs, PICKLED FIGS, Tom's Terrace
If you’re searching for a cute place to live in Manhattan………….consider a MEW.
A lot of them are in Greenwich Village………not as many as you’d find in LONDON…………..but we do have a few.
The Cooper Hewitt Museum on Fifth Avenue…..part of the Smithsonian………is in the Andrew Carnegie Mansion…….
The Museum itself is as unique as the exhibitions.
Gallery Goer……..and the map of the state of Michigan………
Me…….in the wallpaper room……….in front of a wallpaper that I designed.
Art before digital………and the creation of art today created digitally.
Renate………a fashion designer………is visiting from Paris……..so we toured the exhibit together.
The museum has a garden…..perfect for a lunch break………
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all my friends who are mothers…..wishing you a joy filled day with lots of new memories.
These women are a selection of paintings from my art collection.
The guys are working hard at pointing the bricks on my terrace and I am working hard on the other side…..trying to plant my garden.
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Tagged SCAFFOLDS, Terrace Gardens
The Central Park Conservancy hosts the annual HAT PARTY which raised $4 million this year.
My friend Molly.……in the white dress and the stunning white hat…….met her friends in the garden for a fun luncheon.
The tables cost $100,000 and the 1200 guests show off their most fabulous hats.
Stephanie March wore a hat designed by Lock & Co Hatters.…..a favorite of Kate Middleton the Duchess of Cambridge.
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