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Our
garden design and installation company, Prospect & Refuge, works
with clients to help them develop their garden spaces. We specialize
in elegant, modern design and low maintenance gardens: we install
serene gardens with an Asian influenced, or sensuous ones with Middle
Eastern flair; for families with young children, cheerful flowers
that attract butterflies would make the perfect play space; and for
the overworked, a night scented garden could be the best fit.
So please contact us for a free consultation:
(347) 342-7662 or contact@prospectandrefuge.com.
Visit our blog CityDirt.net,
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Maria Finn, proprietor of Prospect & Refuge, is a garden designer
and writer who specializes in ways nature is re-interpreted in urban
life. Her excellent communication skills, wide breadth of knowledge,
and ability to work closely with clients enhances the experience of
working with this garden design and installation company. To read
some of her garden related articles click here
or join Maria on her blog CityDirt.net.
Maria draws inspiration from Prospect-Refuge—a theory
developed by geographer Jay Appleton. It describes a space where we
have the best view, but don’t feel exposed, or unprotected.
It’s why we don’t like to sit with our backs to the door;
it’s the view from a rocky cliff above a valley or standing
on a rooftop terrace overlooking a city. Urban gardens that provide
both retreat and perspective are examples of this philosophy.
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