Contemporary back fully shaded garden in New York with a potted garden and natural stone paving.
Amber Freda Garden Design
Amber Freda Garden Design
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Brooklyn, NYC Backyard: Bluestone Patio, Bench, Planter Boxes, Shade Garden

Contemporary Garden, New York

This Brooklyn Heights townhouse backyard features a bluestone patio and custom-built ipe wood planter boxes. The quiet, Zen-like backyard is shaded by surrounding buildings, so we picked a shade-tolerant mix of dogwoods, rose-of-sharons, rhododendrons, and Japanese andromedas to plant here. It features a bench carved from a tree trunk. When choosing plants that will do well in shade, I find it's generally helpful to think about the types of plants that do well in a woodland environment. Read more about our projects on my blog at www.amberfreda.com.

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