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Property marketed by Hudson Place Realty - Exquisite Penthouse with 2 fabulous outdoor spaces, 2 car garage parking & floor to ceiling windows with southern exposure. This singular 2505 sq. ft. home features 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths and a 2nd floor family room with custom dry bar, granite counters and access to your private deck with NYC views. The living room highlights a gas fireplace, crown moldings, surround sound and sliding glass doors to your stone covered terrace. A contemporary chef’s kitchen with Black Galaxy granite counters, Bosch and Thermador appliances, wine fridge & stone floors is a chef’s dream. The Master BR suite has a spectacularly large walk-in closet plus additional closet space and en-suite bath with double sinks, glass shower and Japanese soaking tub. An elegant honed granite staircase leads to your family room and deck outfitted with water and electric. Large laundry room with over-sized LG washer and dryer. This home has more closet space than you’ll ever need – all of it complete with custom adjustable shelving. 8 X 4 private storage area located next to your 2 car tandem parking space complements what this unit already has to offer. Additional features include: Every room wired for Fios and internet. Custom Hunter Douglas blinds, Whole house humidifier, Honeywell Prestige HD digital thermostat & triple paned sound proof windows on the southern side.New construction steel and concrete building boasting common playroom and unique playground with water feature.

Property marketed by Hudson Place Realty - Exquisite Penthouse with 2 fabulous outdoor spaces, 2 car garage parking & floor to ceiling windows with southern exposure. This singular 2505 sq. ft. home features 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths and a 2nd floor family room with custom dry bar, granite counters and access to your private deck with NYC views. The living room highlights a gas fireplace, crown moldings, surround sound and sliding glass doors to your stone covered terrace. A contemporary chef’s kitchen with Black Galaxy granite counters, Bosch and Thermador appliances, wine fridge & stone floors is a chef’s dream. The Master BR suite has a spectacularly large walk-in closet plus additional closet space and en-suite bath with double sinks, glass shower and Japanese soaking tub. An elegant honed granite staircase leads to your family room and deck outfitted with water and electric. Large laundry room with over-sized LG washer and dryer. This home has more closet space than you’ll ever need – all of it complete with custom adjustable shelving. 8 X 4 private storage area located next to your 2 car tandem parking space complements what this unit already has to offer. Additional features include: Every room wired for Fios and internet. Custom Hunter Douglas blinds, Whole house humidifier, Honeywell Prestige HD digital thermostat & triple paned sound proof windows on the southern side.New construction steel and concrete building boasting common playroom and unique playground with water feature.

design: Carrie Preston (Studio TOOP) and Jasper Helmantel (Cruydt Hoeck), 2011
location: Appeltern, NL
status: built in 2012 by Appeltern Model Garden Complex
photos: Olga van Saane, October 2013
Designed as assignment from both the Dutch gardening magazine Groei & Bloei and the television and radio nature program Vara's Vroege Vogels, this garden serves as a model of how homeowners can incorporate lots of plant life and wildlife into the design but without sacrificing practicality or aesthetics. The garden is deliberately contemporary in its style to emphasize that nature-rich gardens need not look a certain way - insects and birds don't care if the lines are straight or curved.
At the same time the garden makes use of affordable, simple, no-nonsense materials. The 40x60 cm paving stones are one of the most common and affordable paving options in the Netherlands, available en masse for free on the Internet. Conceptually we imagined a garden completely paved with the tiles (as to many gardens are) and what would happen if took out some of these stones, used them to build benches and structure and added plants where the tiles had been. In the construction of the benches we include other materials such as bamboo sticks and insulation bricks that create habitat for insects such as solitary bees.
The plant palette is based on a selection of native and host plants in combination with the 26 plants plan set up by Groei & Boei -- a list of plants aimed at making the use of more plants in gardens accessible and less intimidating. The choice for the number 26 corresponds with the number of letters in the alphabet in line with the famous Dutch garden designer Mien Ruy's comment that if we only need 26 letters to create a whole language, we should be able to combine and mix 26 plants to express far more than we think.
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design: Carrie Preston (Studio TOOP) and Jasper Helmantel (Cruydt Hoeck), 2011
location: Appeltern, NL
status: built in 2012 by Appeltern Model Garden Complex
photos: Olga van Saane, October 2013
Designed as assignment from both the Dutch gardening magazine Groei & Bloei and the television and radio nature program Vara's Vroege Vogels, this garden serves as a model of how homeowners can incorporate lots of plant life and wildlife into the design but without sacrificing practicality or aesthetics. The garden is deliberately contemporary in its style to emphasize that nature-rich gardens need not look a certain way - insects and birds don't care if the lines are straight or curved.
At the same time the garden makes use of affordable, simple, no-nonsense materials. The 40x60 cm paving stones are one of the most common and affordable paving options in the Netherlands, available en masse for free on the Internet. Conceptually we imagined a garden completely paved with the tiles (as to many gardens are) and what would happen if took out some of these stones, used them to build benches and structure and added plants where the tiles had been. In the construction of the benches we include other materials such as bamboo sticks and insulation bricks that create habitat for insects such as solitary bees.
The plant palette is based on a selection of native and host plants in combination with the 26 plants plan set up by Groei & Boei -- a list of plants aimed at making the use of more plants in gardens accessible and less intimidating. The choice for the number 26 corresponds with the number of letters in the alphabet in line with the famous Dutch garden designer Mien Ruy's comment that if we only need 26 letters to create a whole language, we should be able to combine and mix 26 plants to express far more than we think.

Property marketed by Hudson Place Realty - Exquisite Penthouse with 2 fabulous outdoor spaces, 2 car garage parking & floor to ceiling windows with southern exposure. This singular 2505 sq. ft. home features 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths and a 2nd floor family room with custom dry bar, granite counters and access to your private deck with NYC views. The living room highlights a gas fireplace, crown moldings, surround sound and sliding glass doors to your stone covered terrace. A contemporary chef’s kitchen with Black Galaxy granite counters, Bosch and Thermador appliances, wine fridge & stone floors is a chef’s dream. The Master BR suite has a spectacularly large walk-in closet plus additional closet space and en-suite bath with double sinks, glass shower and Japanese soaking tub. An elegant honed granite staircase leads to your family room and deck outfitted with water and electric. Large laundry room with over-sized LG washer and dryer. This home has more closet space than you’ll ever need – all of it complete with custom adjustable shelving. 8 X 4 private storage area located next to your 2 car tandem parking space complements what this unit already has to offer. Additional features include: Every room wired for Fios and internet. Custom Hunter Douglas blinds, Whole house humidifier, Honeywell Prestige HD digital thermostat & triple paned sound proof windows on the southern side.New construction steel and concrete building boasting common playroom and unique playground with water feature.

design: Carrie Preston (Studio TOOP) and Jasper Helmantel (Cruydt Hoeck), 2011
location: Appeltern, NL
status: built in 2012 by Appeltern Model Garden Complex
photos: Olga van Saane, October 2013
Designed as assignment from both the Dutch gardening magazine Groei & Bloei and the television and radio nature program Vara's Vroege Vogels, this garden serves as a model of how homeowners can incorporate lots of plant life and wildlife into the design but without sacrificing practicality or aesthetics. The garden is deliberately contemporary in its style to emphasize that nature-rich gardens need not look a certain way - insects and birds don't care if the lines are straight or curved.
At the same time the garden makes use of affordable, simple, no-nonsense materials. The 40x60 cm paving stones are one of the most common and affordable paving options in the Netherlands, available en masse for free on the Internet. Conceptually we imagined a garden completely paved with the tiles (as to many gardens are) and what would happen if took out some of these stones, used them to build benches and structure and added plants where the tiles had been. In the construction of the benches we include other materials such as bamboo sticks and insulation bricks that create habitat for insects such as solitary bees.
The plant palette is based on a selection of native and host plants in combination with the 26 plants plan set up by Groei & Boei -- a list of plants aimed at making the use of more plants in gardens accessible and less intimidating. The choice for the number 26 corresponds with the number of letters in the alphabet in line with the famous Dutch garden designer Mien Ruy's comment that if we only need 26 letters to create a whole language, we should be able to combine and mix 26 plants to express far more than we think.

Property marketed by Hudson Place Realty - Exquisite Penthouse with 2 fabulous outdoor spaces, 2 car garage parking & floor to ceiling windows with southern exposure. This singular 2505 sq. ft. home features 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths and a 2nd floor family room with custom dry bar, granite counters and access to your private deck with NYC views. The living room highlights a gas fireplace, crown moldings, surround sound and sliding glass doors to your stone covered terrace. A contemporary chef’s kitchen with Black Galaxy granite counters, Bosch and Thermador appliances, wine fridge & stone floors is a chef’s dream. The Master BR suite has a spectacularly large walk-in closet plus additional closet space and en-suite bath with double sinks, glass shower and Japanese soaking tub. An elegant honed granite staircase leads to your family room and deck outfitted with water and electric. Large laundry room with over-sized LG washer and dryer. This home has more closet space than you’ll ever need – all of it complete with custom adjustable shelving. 8 X 4 private storage area located next to your 2 car tandem parking space complements what this unit already has to offer. Additional features include: Every room wired for Fios and internet. Custom Hunter Douglas blinds, Whole house humidifier, Honeywell Prestige HD digital thermostat & triple paned sound proof windows on the southern side.New construction steel and concrete building boasting common playroom and unique playground with water feature.

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design: Carrie Preston (Studio TOOP) and Jasper Helmantel (Cruydt Hoeck), 2011
location: Appeltern, NL
status: built in 2012 by Appeltern Model Garden Complex
photos: Jolanthe Lalkens, June 2013
Designed as assignment from both the Dutch gardening magazine Groei & Bloei and the television and radio nature program Vara's Vroege Vogels, this garden serves as a model of how homeowners can incorporate lots of plant life and wildlife into the design but without sacrificing practicality or aesthetics. The garden is deliberately contemporary in its style to emphasize that nature-rich gardens need not look a certain way - insects and birds don't care if the lines are straight or curved.
At the same time the garden makes use of affordable, simple, no-nonsense materials. The 40x60 cm paving stones are one of the most common and affordable paving options in the Netherlands, available en masse for free on the Internet. Conceptually we imagined a garden completely paved with the tiles (as to many gardens are) and what would happen if took out some of these stones, used them to build benches and structure and added plants where the tiles had been. In the construction of the benches we include other materials such as bamboo sticks and insulation bricks that create habitat for insects such as solitary bees.
The plant palette is based on a selection of native and host plants in combination with the 26 plants plan set up by Groei & Boei -- a list of plants aimed at making the use of more plants in gardens accessible and less intimidating. The choice for the number 26 corresponds with the number of letters in the alphabet in line with the famous Dutch garden designer Mien Ruy's comment that if we only need 26 letters to create a whole language, we should be able to combine and mix 26 plants to express far more than we think.

design: Carrie Preston (Studio TOOP) and Jasper Helmantel (Cruydt Hoeck), 2011
location: Appeltern, NL
status: built in 2012 by Appeltern Model Garden Complex
photos: Olga van Saane, October 2013
Designed as assignment from both the Dutch gardening magazine Groei & Bloei and the television and radio nature program Vara's Vroege Vogels, this garden serves as a model of how homeowners can incorporate lots of plant life and wildlife into the design but without sacrificing practicality or aesthetics. The garden is deliberately contemporary in its style to emphasize that nature-rich gardens need not look a certain way - insects and birds don't care if the lines are straight or curved.
At the same time the garden makes use of affordable, simple, no-nonsense materials. The 40x60 cm paving stones are one of the most common and affordable paving options in the Netherlands, available en masse for free on the Internet. Conceptually we imagined a garden completely paved with the tiles (as to many gardens are) and what would happen if took out some of these stones, used them to build benches and structure and added plants where the tiles had been. In the construction of the benches we include other materials such as bamboo sticks and insulation bricks that create habitat for insects such as solitary bees.
The plant palette is based on a selection of native and host plants in combination with the 26 plants plan set up by Groei & Boei -- a list of plants aimed at making the use of more plants in gardens accessible and less intimidating. The choice for the number 26 corresponds with the number of letters in the alphabet in line with the famous Dutch garden designer Mien Ruy's comment that if we only need 26 letters to create a whole language, we should be able to combine and mix 26 plants to express far more than we think.

Property marketed by Hudson Place Realty - Exquisite Penthouse with 2 fabulous outdoor spaces, 2 car garage parking & floor to ceiling windows with southern exposure. This singular 2505 sq. ft. home features 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths and a 2nd floor family room with custom dry bar, granite counters and access to your private deck with NYC views. The living room highlights a gas fireplace, crown moldings, surround sound and sliding glass doors to your stone covered terrace. A contemporary chef’s kitchen with Black Galaxy granite counters, Bosch and Thermador appliances, wine fridge & stone floors is a chef’s dream. The Master BR suite has a spectacularly large walk-in closet plus additional closet space and en-suite bath with double sinks, glass shower and Japanese soaking tub. An elegant honed granite staircase leads to your family room and deck outfitted with water and electric. Large laundry room with over-sized LG washer and dryer. This home has more closet space than you’ll ever need – all of it complete with custom adjustable shelving. 8 X 4 private storage area located next to your 2 car tandem parking space complements what this unit already has to offer. Additional features include: Every room wired for Fios and internet. Custom Hunter Douglas blinds, Whole house humidifier, Honeywell Prestige HD digital thermostat & triple paned sound proof windows on the southern side.New construction steel and concrete building boasting common playroom and unique playground with water feature.

Property marketed by Hudson Place Realty - Exquisite Penthouse with 2 fabulous outdoor spaces, 2 car garage parking & floor to ceiling windows with southern exposure. This singular 2505 sq. ft. home features 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths and a 2nd floor family room with custom dry bar, granite counters and access to your private deck with NYC views. The living room highlights a gas fireplace, crown moldings, surround sound and sliding glass doors to your stone covered terrace. A contemporary chef’s kitchen with Black Galaxy granite counters, Bosch and Thermador appliances, wine fridge & stone floors is a chef’s dream. The Master BR suite has a spectacularly large walk-in closet plus additional closet space and en-suite bath with double sinks, glass shower and Japanese soaking tub. An elegant honed granite staircase leads to your family room and deck outfitted with water and electric. Large laundry room with over-sized LG washer and dryer. This home has more closet space than you’ll ever need – all of it complete with custom adjustable shelving. 8 X 4 private storage area located next to your 2 car tandem parking space complements what this unit already has to offer. Additional features include: Every room wired for Fios and internet. Custom Hunter Douglas blinds, Whole house humidifier, Honeywell Prestige HD digital thermostat & triple paned sound proof windows on the southern side.New construction steel and concrete building boasting common playroom and unique playground with water feature.

A farmhouse coastal styled home located in the charming neighborhood of Pflugerville. We merged our client's love of the beach with rustic elements which represent their Texas lifestyle. The result is a laid-back interior adorned with distressed woods, light sea blues, and beach-themed decor. We kept the furnishings tailored and contemporary with some heavier case goods- showcasing a touch of traditional. Our design even includes a separate hangout space for the teenagers and a cozy media for everyone to enjoy! The overall design is chic yet welcoming, perfect for this energetic young family.
Project designed by Sara Barney’s Austin interior design studio BANDD DESIGN. They serve the entire Austin area and its surrounding towns, with an emphasis on Round Rock, Lake Travis, West Lake Hills, and Tarrytown.
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design: Carrie Preston (Studio TOOP) and Jasper Helmantel (Cruydt Hoeck), 2011
location: Appeltern, NL
status: built in 2012 by Appeltern Model Garden Complex
photos: Olga van Saane, October 2013
Designed as assignment from both the Dutch gardening magazine Groei & Bloei and the television and radio nature program Vara's Vroege Vogels, this garden serves as a model of how homeowners can incorporate lots of plant life and wildlife into the design but without sacrificing practicality or aesthetics. The garden is deliberately contemporary in its style to emphasize that nature-rich gardens need not look a certain way - insects and birds don't care if the lines are straight or curved.
At the same time the garden makes use of affordable, simple, no-nonsense materials. The 40x60 cm paving stones are one of the most common and affordable paving options in the Netherlands, available en masse for free on the Internet. Conceptually we imagined a garden completely paved with the tiles (as to many gardens are) and what would happen if took out some of these stones, used them to build benches and structure and added plants where the tiles had been. In the construction of the benches we include other materials such as bamboo sticks and insulation bricks that create habitat for insects such as solitary bees.
The plant palette is based on a selection of native and host plants in combination with the 26 plants plan set up by Groei & Boei -- a list of plants aimed at making the use of more plants in gardens accessible and less intimidating. The choice for the number 26 corresponds with the number of letters in the alphabet in line with the famous Dutch garden designer Mien Ruy's comment that if we only need 26 letters to create a whole language, we should be able to combine and mix 26 plants to express far more than we think.

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Property marketed by Hudson Place Realty - Exquisite Penthouse with 2 fabulous outdoor spaces, 2 car garage parking & floor to ceiling windows with southern exposure. This singular 2505 sq. ft. home features 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths and a 2nd floor family room with custom dry bar, granite counters and access to your private deck with NYC views. The living room highlights a gas fireplace, crown moldings, surround sound and sliding glass doors to your stone covered terrace. A contemporary chef’s kitchen with Black Galaxy granite counters, Bosch and Thermador appliances, wine fridge & stone floors is a chef’s dream. The Master BR suite has a spectacularly large walk-in closet plus additional closet space and en-suite bath with double sinks, glass shower and Japanese soaking tub. An elegant honed granite staircase leads to your family room and deck outfitted with water and electric. Large laundry room with over-sized LG washer and dryer. This home has more closet space than you’ll ever need – all of it complete with custom adjustable shelving. 8 X 4 private storage area located next to your 2 car tandem parking space complements what this unit already has to offer. Additional features include: Every room wired for Fios and internet. Custom Hunter Douglas blinds, Whole house humidifier, Honeywell Prestige HD digital thermostat & triple paned sound proof windows on the southern side.New construction steel and concrete building boasting common playroom and unique playground with water feature.

design: Carrie Preston (Studio TOOP) and Jasper Helmantel (Cruydt Hoeck), 2011
location: Appeltern, NL
status: built in 2012 by Appeltern Model Garden Complex
photos: Olga van Saane, October 2013
Designed as assignment from both the Dutch gardening magazine Groei & Bloei and the television and radio nature program Vara's Vroege Vogels, this garden serves as a model of how homeowners can incorporate lots of plant life and wildlife into the design but without sacrificing practicality or aesthetics. The garden is deliberately contemporary in its style to emphasize that nature-rich gardens need not look a certain way - insects and birds don't care if the lines are straight or curved.
At the same time the garden makes use of affordable, simple, no-nonsense materials. The 40x60 cm paving stones are one of the most common and affordable paving options in the Netherlands, available en masse for free on the Internet. Conceptually we imagined a garden completely paved with the tiles (as to many gardens are) and what would happen if took out some of these stones, used them to build benches and structure and added plants where the tiles had been. In the construction of the benches we include other materials such as bamboo sticks and insulation bricks that create habitat for insects such as solitary bees.
The plant palette is based on a selection of native and host plants in combination with the 26 plants plan set up by Groei & Boei -- a list of plants aimed at making the use of more plants in gardens accessible and less intimidating. The choice for the number 26 corresponds with the number of letters in the alphabet in line with the famous Dutch garden designer Mien Ruy's comment that if we only need 26 letters to create a whole language, we should be able to combine and mix 26 plants to express far more than we think.

Property marketed by Hudson Place Realty - Exquisite Penthouse with 2 fabulous outdoor spaces, 2 car garage parking & floor to ceiling windows with southern exposure. This singular 2505 sq. ft. home features 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths and a 2nd floor family room with custom dry bar, granite counters and access to your private deck with NYC views. The living room highlights a gas fireplace, crown moldings, surround sound and sliding glass doors to your stone covered terrace. A contemporary chef’s kitchen with Black Galaxy granite counters, Bosch and Thermador appliances, wine fridge & stone floors is a chef’s dream. The Master BR suite has a spectacularly large walk-in closet plus additional closet space and en-suite bath with double sinks, glass shower and Japanese soaking tub. An elegant honed granite staircase leads to your family room and deck outfitted with water and electric. Large laundry room with over-sized LG washer and dryer. This home has more closet space than you’ll ever need – all of it complete with custom adjustable shelving. 8 X 4 private storage area located next to your 2 car tandem parking space complements what this unit already has to offer. Additional features include: Every room wired for Fios and internet. Custom Hunter Douglas blinds, Whole house humidifier, Honeywell Prestige HD digital thermostat & triple paned sound proof windows on the southern side.New construction steel and concrete building boasting common playroom and unique playground with water feature.

Property marketed by Hudson Place Realty - Exquisite Penthouse with 2 fabulous outdoor spaces, 2 car garage parking & floor to ceiling windows with southern exposure. This singular 2505 sq. ft. home features 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths and a 2nd floor family room with custom dry bar, granite counters and access to your private deck with NYC views. The living room highlights a gas fireplace, crown moldings, surround sound and sliding glass doors to your stone covered terrace. A contemporary chef’s kitchen with Black Galaxy granite counters, Bosch and Thermador appliances, wine fridge & stone floors is a chef’s dream. The Master BR suite has a spectacularly large walk-in closet plus additional closet space and en-suite bath with double sinks, glass shower and Japanese soaking tub. An elegant honed granite staircase leads to your family room and deck outfitted with water and electric. Large laundry room with over-sized LG washer and dryer. This home has more closet space than you’ll ever need – all of it complete with custom adjustable shelving. 8 X 4 private storage area located next to your 2 car tandem parking space complements what this unit already has to offer. Additional features include: Every room wired for Fios and internet. Custom Hunter Douglas blinds, Whole house humidifier, Honeywell Prestige HD digital thermostat & triple paned sound proof windows on the southern side.New construction steel and concrete building boasting common playroom and unique playground with water feature.

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Property marketed by Hudson Place Realty - Exquisite Penthouse with 2 fabulous outdoor spaces, 2 car garage parking & floor to ceiling windows with southern exposure. This singular 2505 sq. ft. home features 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths and a 2nd floor family room with custom dry bar, granite counters and access to your private deck with NYC views. The living room highlights a gas fireplace, crown moldings, surround sound and sliding glass doors to your stone covered terrace. A contemporary chef’s kitchen with Black Galaxy granite counters, Bosch and Thermador appliances, wine fridge & stone floors is a chef’s dream. The Master BR suite has a spectacularly large walk-in closet plus additional closet space and en-suite bath with double sinks, glass shower and Japanese soaking tub. An elegant honed granite staircase leads to your family room and deck outfitted with water and electric. Large laundry room with over-sized LG washer and dryer. This home has more closet space than you’ll ever need – all of it complete with custom adjustable shelving. 8 X 4 private storage area located next to your 2 car tandem parking space complements what this unit already has to offer. Additional features include: Every room wired for Fios and internet. Custom Hunter Douglas blinds, Whole house humidifier, Honeywell Prestige HD digital thermostat & triple paned sound proof windows on the southern side.New construction steel and concrete building boasting common playroom and unique playground with water feature.

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Inspiration for a mid-sized craftsman u-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen remodel in San Francisco with a single-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz countertops, green backsplash, ceramic backsplash, stainless steel appliances and a peninsula
Inspiration for a mid-sized craftsman u-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen remodel in San Francisco with a single-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartz countertops, green backsplash, ceramic backsplash, stainless steel appliances and a peninsula

design: Carrie Preston (Studio TOOP) and Jasper Helmantel (Cruydt Hoeck), 2011
location: Appeltern, NL
status: built in 2012 by Appeltern Model Garden Complex
photos: Olga van Saane, October 2013
Designed as assignment from both the Dutch gardening magazine Groei & Bloei and the television and radio nature program Vara's Vroege Vogels, this garden serves as a model of how homeowners can incorporate lots of plant life and wildlife into the design but without sacrificing practicality or aesthetics. The garden is deliberately contemporary in its style to emphasize that nature-rich gardens need not look a certain way - insects and birds don't care if the lines are straight or curved.
At the same time the garden makes use of affordable, simple, no-nonsense materials. The 40x60 cm paving stones are one of the most common and affordable paving options in the Netherlands, available en masse for free on the Internet. Conceptually we imagined a garden completely paved with the tiles (as to many gardens are) and what would happen if took out some of these stones, used them to build benches and structure and added plants where the tiles had been. In the construction of the benches we include other materials such as bamboo sticks and insulation bricks that create habitat for insects such as solitary bees.
The plant palette is based on a selection of native and host plants in combination with the 26 plants plan set up by Groei & Boei -- a list of plants aimed at making the use of more plants in gardens accessible and less intimidating. The choice for the number 26 corresponds with the number of letters in the alphabet in line with the famous Dutch garden designer Mien Ruy's comment that if we only need 26 letters to create a whole language, we should be able to combine and mix 26 plants to express far more than we think.
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