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Tropical Beauties

By Anne Halpin
June 25, 2018

Vines are the special effects department of the garden. They bring vertical lines that draw your eye upward. Climbing vines can make a small garden seem larger. Their twining, tendrilled forms bring a touch...

The Magic Of Water

By Anne Halpin
May 24, 2018

Water animates a garden and brings it to life. Moving water brings its quiet music as it gurgles and splashes or shoots into the air and falls back into a pool below. Still water is hypnotic—a mirror...

Arches, Arbors and Pergolas

By Anne Halpin
May 7, 2018

Arches, arbors and pergolas add character to the landscape. They are permanent presences, not just seasonal performers. They interact with plants ...

Garden Glory – It Takes a Team

By HRES Staff
April 9, 2018

For most haute Hamptonites there is no home without a glorious garden…and there is no garden without an incredible team...

GLORIOUS GARDENS

By Anne Halpin
April 6, 2018

The East End of Long Island is known for our beautiful beaches, farm fields, equestrian heritage and commercial fishing industry. Artists revere the ...

Spring Beauties

By Anne Halpin
March 9, 2018

In flower gardens and landscapes, spring begins with bulbs. Here on the East End some of the earliest—and most welcome—color in our landscapes and gardens comes from bulbs. Their bright...

Plant Ahead

By Anne Halpin
October 13, 2017

With summer long gone and winter on the way, now is a good time to plan for some early flowers in your landscape next spring. It’s also time to plant bulbs that will wake up your ....

Warming Trend

By Anne Halpin
September 15, 2017

Summer’s in the rear view mirror now, but there’s still plenty of fine weather ahead of us. Autumn is a golden season here on the East End. For my money, it’s the best season of the year. ...

Defying Drought

By Anne Halpin
August 22, 2017

Summer can bring spells of dry weather on the East End, sometimes lasting for weeks. With the population expanding, times of drought bring with them restrictions on water usage. And that can affect the plants in our landscapes. Using...

Water’s Edge

By Anne Halpin
July 21, 2017

If you have a wet place on your property, maybe alongside a pond or a small stream, or just a place where the soil never seems to dry out, you probably know that the roses and hydrangeas found in so many East End landscapes don’t thrive there. The standard directive for many plants is to give them soil that is “moist but well ...