by juliezuckerberg | May 8, 2018 | Blog, Gardening, Julie Zuckerberg, New York City, The Terrace Garden |
Plants have preferences. Just like people. Some plants love the cold. They’re like bros who walk around in board shorts in the middle of winter. Other plants love the heat, like an old man who wears a cardigan to the beach. The point is, plants react differently to...
by juliezuckerberg | Apr 10, 2018 | Blog, Food, Gardening, New York City |
When I was young, my mom used to buy dry spices in 99 cent bulk-sized containers. They looked like sawdust and tasted worse. I always hated parsley because I only ever knew it as colored dust. When I finally had access to fresh parsley, it was a revelation. It’s like...
by juliezuckerberg | Apr 10, 2018 | Blog, Food, Gardening, New York City, The Terrace Garden |
Before we can kick this plant party into high gear I’ll need to carefully select the guest list. With 391 thousand known plant species on the planet, this seems like a Herculean task. But the climate of the Northeast US (and the unique microclimate of my terrace)...
by juliezuckerberg | Mar 22, 2018 | Blog, Gardening, New York City, The Terrace Garden |
Americans have always had a love affair with their cars, and it’s easy to see why. Cars represent the ultimate form of personal freedom – the ability to escape down that open road. Life going nowhere in your one-horse town? Then hop in your Ford and get the heck...
by juliezuckerberg | Feb 28, 2018 | Gallery, Gardening |
Good morning from this pretty, but prickly plant friend. Looking forward to sharing more from my indoor and outdoor green...
by juliezuckerberg | Feb 21, 2018 | Blog, Gardening |
In a place like Manhattan, walk-ups with tiny, south-facing or barred windows don’t create an ideal environment for growing and maintaining plants. After living in New York City for more than 20 years, I am all too familiar with the trial and error process that...
