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Category Archives: Secret Garden
What zone is this?
One of the first things that gardeners learn is their plant hardiness zone, a helpful construct of the USDA based on the expected low winter temperature. Plant and seed catalogs helpfully tell us the coldest zone in which a plant will … Continue reading
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Fall Colors on the Roof
So far so good. The Alpines in the “Secret Garden” survived the summer. Sedum album ‘Coral Carpet,’ below, puts on a brilliant fall display. The Stewartia, also a risky move for a green roof, seems to have survived the heat, … Continue reading
The Secret Garden
Tucked in the extreme south east corner of the Battery Roof-top Garden is the Secret Garden, a refuge separated from the rest of the garden, with a cozy bench for two, oriented to the view over Battery Park and Brooklyn … Continue reading
Callicarpa — Beautyberry
Anyone who doubts that Callicarpa (“Beautyberry”) will thrive on a green roof, need only have a glance below. On the Battery Roof-top Garden, this handsome specimen of Callicarp dichotoma (Early Amethyst Beautyberry), separates the main cocktail area from the Secret … Continue reading