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Nature + Gardening Talk with Expert Roxine Brown
Landscape designer of the Hamptons, Roxine Brown, teaches us how to get one's garden ready for winter, protecting plants, mulch, fertilizer, plants with fall interest, which branches to gather on hikes, timing and cycle of ticks, how to creat meditation spaces outdoors, and which bulbs to plant this fall for spring bloom. "When the wind blows, the energy flows."
Harmonia Inc.’s Roxine Brown Offers Her Keen Fashion Sense To East End Landscapes.
"Being fortunate enough to live in the Hamptons, we are always surrounded by the beauty and creativity of nature," says Roxine Brown, founder and creative director of Harmonia Inc. Brown spent 30 years in the fashion industry before breaking into landscape design and still draws from the world of fashion. Under Brown's creative arm, similar to layering clothing, Harmonia Inc. often layers the elements of its landscape and garden designs. Her deeprooted understanding of color and texture now lends itself to the vibrant hues and intricate foliage that defines Harmonia's landscapes.
Hamptons Magazine Nature Calls
Digging deep: for landscape genius Roxine Brown, gardens are about more than pretty flowers.
Long before the Japanese practice of “forest bathing” started trending on Twitter, Roxine Brown was discovering the restorative benefits of taking a walk in the woods. “It was always my place to go when I needed to think things through,” says Brown of her days as a child spent hiking the nature trails of San Francisco’s East Bay.
Purist Green Design
Beautifying Your Landscape From Roxine Brown, Founder/Creative Director Of Harmonia Inc., Of Bridgehampton
During my first visit to a property, I take inventory of existing, healthy plants—from the smallest perennials to mature trees—that can be reused in the future design. Many properties have bits and pieces of plant material, but I prefer larger “drifts,” which really make an impact. Plants and trees are carefully dug up, burlapped and sheltered. Then, as I redesign the gardens, I place these existing plants into the layout.
Hamptons Cottages & Gardens Renovation Guide
For Roxine Brown Of Bridgehampton-Based Harmonia, Garden Design Comes Naturally
I grew up in the Bay Area of California, which has such a wonderful climate for gardening, and as a child I made my allow- ance pulling weeds. I got paid by the bucket. My grandmother had beautiful roses and a phenomenal veggie garden, and at my mother’s house, we had a landscape of ivy, geraniums, and bonsai. So between the two I had a very rich horticultural upbringing.
Hamptons Cottages & Gardens Harmonia’s Convergence
Harmonia’s landscape designer Roxine Brown brings inspiring natural splendor to the Hamptons.
Whether it's a stonework garden path lined with lilies, black-eyed Susans and tall indig- enous grasses or a poolside landscape of blossoming rhododendron, hydrangeas and lush green- ery, Roxine Brown's Bridgehampton-based Harmonia has been inspiring Hamptonites with creative land- scapes for nearly a decade. Her secret? "Interesting textural combinations, beautiful color and comple- menting properties are key," she says, "but the real secret is for a landscape to always look and be natural."
Hamptons Magazine In Bloom
Harmonia Inc.’s Roxine Brown Translates Naturally Made Landscapes Into Unique Hamptons Gardens
Before the development boom that started in the 1980s, much of our beloved Hamptons were comprised of wild, open spaces. And while the local landscape has changed, there's an increasing desire to preserve the green spaces that do remain. Thankfully, Harmonia Inc.'s founder and creative director, Roxine Brown, is on the job. "I love seeing what's developed naturally, going to the beach, looking at the dunes, hiking through the woods, and seeing how nature has grouped things together," says Brown.
Hamptons Magazine Mother Nature
We Asked Roxine Brown, founder of Harmonia Inc. to explain the best ways to keep your gardens alive and well.
Protecting our lovely trees and gardens during the brutal winter months is just as important as primping and pruning them in summertime.
- Wrap to Protect
- Fence to keep deer from browsing & rutting
- Don't salt your plant material
- Prune in time
- Remember to compost and mulch
Beach Magazine Cold Plants, Warm Heart
Reviews
We've worked with Roxine and her team over a few years - first to transform our backyard and pool, and more recently as we remodeled our house. Their design expertise and excellent service remain consistent - even when we had some crazy timelines and some budget constraints. Mike does a fantastic job executing the plans - with care as well as expediency, even when made a few changes.
The brand name says it all - they truly created a harmonious, natural space for us to enjoy. I would highly recommend Harmonia to anyone considering a landscape project.
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