HOME & DESIGN

The Other Hydrangeas

By Anne Halpin
April 11, 2017

For those of us lucky enough to live on the East End year-round, it’s not the summer social scene we treasure, or the summer crowds. What makes this place so special is the sheer beauty of the landscape in all of its diversity...

Living Carpets

By Anne Halpin
March 16, 2017

If you’re like most East End homeowners, a carpet of classic green lawn is probably part of your landscape. But there are undoubtedly places on your property where the grass just does not thrive, because there’s too much shade, or the soil is too dry, or too wet...

The Winter Landscape

By Anne Halpin
October 14, 2016

The bright colors of summer flowers are behind us now, and autumn’s blaze of foliage will soon be over until next year. But as the East End heads into winter there is still beauty to be found in home landscapes...

Fiery Foliage

By Anne Halpin
September 16, 2016

Autumn is upon us, and here on the East End we get to enjoy some of the finest weather of the year, with cloudless blue skies above a landscape suffused in mellow golden light. Other days are gray, dramatically blustery and cloudswept...

Pembrooke Fine Landscapes

By HRES Staff
September 16, 2016

Have you ever wished that you could have a fully-equipped sports bar right in your own home? Dream no more... because time after time, Pembrooke Fine Landscapes has created environments that exceed expectations...

Going Native

By Anne Halpin
August 22, 2016

Have you ever dreamed of a landscape that’s less work to maintain, that doesn’t need lots of watering, or fertilizing or primping? Native plants can be the answer...

Seaside Gardening Secrets

By Anne Halpin
July 21, 2016

We East Enders, whether we are here year round or just for the summer, love our gardens. The rich blue flowers of hydrangeas are summer icons, their lovely blossoms echoing the sky above. And fall brings masses of Montauk daisies...

Perennial Pleasures

By Anne Halpin
June 2, 2016

Perennial flowers are favorites of so many gardeners and landscape designers for good reason. Unlike annuals like impatiens and geraniums, perennials come back year after year to bring their lovely colors to the garden. Better yet, many..

Low Maintenance Landscaping

By Anne Halpin
May 5, 2016

Surrounding your home with a beautiful landscape not only integrates your home into its setting and enhances the view from your windows; studies have shown repeatedly that good landscaping also enhances property values. But keeping the landscape looking good throughout the season and year after year requires work.

Finding Tranquility

By HRES Staff
March 30, 2016

We live in a fast-paced world and sometimes we just need to slow down. You can’t always take a vacation, but you can take a break, right where you live. Moments of peace and serenity can be as close as your back door. Here are some ways to create your own peaceful haven in your own backyard.