Ina Garten Shows Off Her Updated Garden Just in Time for Fall
Ina Garten is a pro when it comes to home and garden projects (and, of course, cooking). But even a celebrity chef needs a little help from time to time—so the Barefoot Contessa star enlisted Doyle Herman Design Associates to update the backyard at her home in East Hampton, New York.
She recently shared a picture of the well-manicured garden with its picturesque sitting area on Instagram, writing, “Thank you Kathryn Herman @doylehermandesignassociates for my more modern garden this year. I love it!!” The firm is known for its emphasis on modern aesthetics, and Kathryn Herman, one of the principals, is an acclaimed landscape designer who infuses all of her projects with a “strong horticultural background and intense interest in architecture,” according to the website.
It should be noted that Herman’s own Connecticut garden was featured in Architectural Digest in 2018. One unique element of her outdoor space is the garden room, a small oasis surrounded by hedges that she told AD is “a wonderful thing—it’s embracing, it’s structure. And if you don’t have structure, what do you have?”
Garten has long been a huge proponent of her garden and its healing powers, and has shared numerous snapshots of it throughout the summer. In July, she posted a photo of her massive archway covered in blooming clematis jackmanii, a beautiful deep purple flower, with impressively large white hydrangeas providing a stunning contrast below.
Earlier that month, she also shared a photo of a thriving mint plant basking in the sunlight just outside her door. “I plant it in big pots so it doesn’t take over the whole garden!” she noted in her caption. Her other herbs are perhaps a bit less intrusive, however, and all reside in her herb garden, which she also thanked DHDA for this past June. (Among her herbs of choice: parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, chives, lavender, oregano, basil, and mint, per her hashtags.)
After a June rainstorm, she showed off an impressive display of roses, and in April, she shared a snapshot of the pale white tulips and blue muscari that lined the garden’s perimeter for a time. She called the mixture of flowers “my favorite combination in the spring” and wrote, “I’m enjoying them while they last!!”
Unsurprisingly, Garten also has an extensive vegetable garden that consists of tomatoes, kale, carrots, cabbage, and other delicious fare.
Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest
