ECLLD Featured in Creative Bloq's Inspirational Designs Post

Creativity begets creativity. Design is not only about looking at a space and sketching at a desk, it's also about looking around at what's out in the world. We're pleased to have our Manhattan East Village Penthouse design featured in "36 Inspiring Examples of Landscape Design on Creative Bloq alongside these other exciting and intriguing designs. Click here to see and read about our design as well as the others.

Saving Seeds for Next Season

With space at a premium on rooftop decks and terraces, the last thing on most home gardeners' minds is to keep withering plants around to harvest their seeds. It can, however, be quite fruitful, when these plants are herbs or vegetables. 

These plants typically have four stages: they will bear "fruit", then flower, then set seeds, and then wither away. During the withering stage, these seeds dry up and fall to the soil to grow again the following year. The key to saving seeds is to wait until the seeds are fully mature and dried on the plant, and then to take them from their pods and store them in your home until you're ready to plant them.

This technique means leaving spent plants around a bit longer than usual, but the result is a harvest of seeds that can last you multiple seasons.

Click here to read more about saving seeds and to see photographs of how it is done.   

Field Trip to New York Botanical Garden

Every year in the summer, the whole ECLLD team takes a field trip to see some interesting gardens, estates, or exhibitions. The trips are a great way to get inspired, learn something new, and relax outdoors. This year, we went to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx including their special Frida Kahlo Exhibit. Click through the gallery and visit our Instagram page for some photos from our visit!

Upcoming Project

We were hired to design a common roof on the Upper East Side with views of the Central Park Reservoir. Being inspired by the art deco detailing in their lobby: