Gardens

Hydrangea in Chelsea

Succulents on the the Roof

Details of our New York Gardens makes this San Francisco Flower and Garden Show feel more like home. Eldorado Stone on the walls with a fire stair helps when watering the green roof is needed.

Meatpacking Sky line skylight

Modern Green Rooftop Planting

Loft Living on a Chelsea Roof

Green Art of Succulents

Gardening around a skylight

A Sunny View on the Upper West Side

Yellows

A Tribeca garden with the a view of the World Trade Centers. After 911 the building was not livable for nearly a year but the the garden survived.

James Hotel NYC dinnerparty

Green Grids on a Roof

Stewardia trees, green grids, nepeta, sedums, heuchura and miscanthus grass gives this Williamsburgh, Brooklyn a natural respite.

Village Green

This was is one of my oldest gardens in the city. I first designed this over 15 years ago and then had the privilege to redo it a few years ago. We kept the wild look in parts of the garden and used a mix of vintage and new modern furniture.

green wall at Sixty Soho

Chelsea Rooftop Garden

Vintage modern garden furniture

This modern Arper lounge chair and old factory cart tiled with my Mildweed ceramic tiles is right at home next to this green grid floor.

RebeccaCole-SFGardenShow-Green Art

RebeccaCole-SFGardenShow-Best in Show

The leaf chair!

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Garden by Rebecca Cole at The James Hotel in New York

Rooftop Garden at the Soho Grand

Sixty Soho Rooftop Bar

Garden by Rebecca Cole at The James Hotel in New York

Planted Furniture

I like to design the furniture as much as the plant scheme.

Ivy on the Hotel walls

Green Rooftop Garden

Loft like Rooftop Garden

Loft living outdoors!

Living green roof, water and trees,

Mountains, lakes and streams...urban style. This 'living green roof' has it all, places to stroll, relax by the water fountains and gaze at the streets below.

Custom designed East Village Rooftop

Hiding Vents with Plants

This secret garden is can be seen only by the neighboring higher buildings. They wanted the roof vents to be hidden...how'ld we do?

Vents be gone...naturally

Green wall "painting"

Garden by Rebecca Cole at The James Hotel in New York

Lavender and Hydrangea on a Rooftop in Tribeca

NYC Rooftop Glows

Chelseabackyard

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RebeccaCole-SFGardenShow-Green Wall

Narrow Lush Terrace in Midtown

Best Green Wall Ever

I think this green wall is the best I've ever seen. We created this for the Northwest Flower and Garden Show and won Best in Show!

Judging at the Singapore International Flower and Garden Show

It was such an honor to be invited to Singapore to judge the the International Flower and Garden Show where I got to meet some of the best garden designers in the world. Jim Fogarty, from Australia won a gold Medal.

Chelsea Backyard

Soho Backyard

In the garden with the President of Singapore

Invited as judge for the Singapore Garden Show to dinner by the President of Singapore.

A Secret Garden on a Village Roof

This Teak table has seen some of the best garden parties in NYC. And only the guests know how much fun it was.

Designing and Building Custom Pergola

The James Hotel Outdoor Lounge

Shady Backyard in the West Village

Dining under the Bridge

Dining under the Williamsburg Bridge during the fall sunset...not a bad way to live in New York.

Outdoor loft living

I designed this terrace like a loft...dining room bedroom and living room all on one! And decorate it with loads of black flowers.

painted floor at the roof bar at Sixty Soho

High dining in Williamsburg

Secret Garden in Williamsburg

This is what I call a Living green roof. It is a roof with green grids, tree, water features AND plenty of furniture so you can LIVE WELL in the green.

Sunny Soho Yard

Park Ave Office

Judging at the Philadelphia Flower Show

Terrace at he Google Building

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As featured in Garden Design Magazine

Rudbeckia on a Roof

Succulent arrangements

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Shooting for a Garden Design feature spread!

Small Terrace with small Maples.

Small Terrace, small Maples in small copper containers frame large comfortable teak chairs to make an idyllic garden nook in Midtown Manhattan.

Sofa in the Round

Green on Green Garden

Miscanthus grass, Bamboo, clump birch and ajuga makes a striking green garden in the sky.

Shady Haven

Helen Dillon on On The House

John is interviewed by Rebecca Cole for On the House at the Philadlephia Flower Show after he won Best in Show.

Chelsea Garden Oasis

An organic urban one day make over!

I designed this log furniture to give the an organic feel to the modern urban back yard makeover in the heart of Harlem. Cement covering of on the picnic table top does the same.

woodpergola

Fall in Hell's Kitchen

Outdoor living the fall in NYC....heaven!

Hotel Rooftop Bar

Custom Furniture for a Small Terrace

Garden by Rebecca Cole at The James Hotel in New York

My Own Backyard

Once an alley for the garbage cans, now an urban oasis complete with 19th century swings from a renovated Park in Paris.

Jimmie's Pool

Custom Zinc containers

Outdoor loft in Chelsea