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Green Island Design often…

Green Island Design often…

Green Island Design often selects ornamental grasses for its landscape designs in order to add grace, movement and provide wonderful all-season interest. Here, we’re featuring two popular and hardy species we chose to fit in especially beautifully around this pool setting: Fountain Grass is an ornamental, drought-resistant grass which grows 3-4 feet high. It is […]

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Every Day is Earth Day…

Every Day is Earth Day…

Every Day is Earth Day at Green Island Design… One of our Featured Projects in-development is this expansive property in Bridgehampton. The program calls for a complete front and rear yard redesign to include the approach and grand entrance to the home, stone terraces, pedestrian walkways, a sports court and an extensive landscape scheme of […]

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Give Your Project a…

Give Your Project a…

Give your project a totally handcrafted look with a custom Pergola. Pergolas add a way of differentiating an area. They serve as a focal point and make an outdoor space into an open room of its own. The style that you choose will depend on your property and what you are planning to use your […]

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Eye-Catching!…..

Eye-Catching!…..

To stand out against the home’s neutral background and to highlight this unique water feature and stonework, we’ve chosen durable, 12 ft. Crape Myrtle “Sioux”; with their pretty green foliage and attractive bark, they display showy, deep-pink blooms from summer through fall. Enjoy your weekend…! Design-Build by: greenislanddesign.com

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Beware of Landscaping Pitfalls…

Beware of Landscaping Pitfalls…

Beware of Landscaping Pitfalls: Perhaps the biggest mistake we see homeowners make is the ‘piecemeal’ approach to landscaping — the “DIY” method where various contractors will be hired to try to complete an extensive landscape project and proceed without a plan. They’ll start to clear areas, some masonry will be done, the wrong mix of […]

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Congratulations To All Of The Winners!…

Congratulations To All Of The Winners!…

Congratulations to all of the winners! The 2015 ASLA-NY Design Awards were presented at the ASLA NY’s Spring Party event and reception in NYC last week. The award-winning projects will be on exhibit through April in the Gallery at the Center for Architecture (AIANY) in celebration of World Landscape Architecture Month. Pictured here is Green […]

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We’re Making Good Progress With…

We’re Making Good Progress With…

We’re making good progress with what will be a beautiful 25 x 50 ft. Roman End-style pool with an 8 ft. Sun Deck, deep-end Bench and full-length Steps. Here, the Gunite mix is shot through the hose at high velocity making for a more dense material which results in better compaction, greater strength and less […]

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Green Island Design is….

Green Island Design is….

Green Island Design is a nationally recognized and award-winning full-service Landscape Design and Construction company serving all of Long Island. Please visit our website and see our updated Project Portfolio!: www.greenislanddesign.com See the evolution of this project here. Green Island Design added 17 new photos to the album: Green Island Design Presents: “From Manhasset to Infinity” […]

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