Peek Into Some of the East End’s Most Gorgeous Gardens

Blue Carreon's latest book, 'The Gardens of The Hamptons,' takes us behind the hedges.

July 07, 2025

by Photographs and Text by Blue Carreon

Cover of The Gardens of the Hamptons by Blue Carreon — The book’s cover features designer Marshall Watson’s oasis in East Hampton.

Anne Tait and Lucia Tait Tolani in Sag Harbor Garden — Anne Tait and her daughter Lucia Tait Tolani under a canopy of crepe myrtle trees in her garden in Sag Harbor. It’s a contemporary garden without a blade of grass.

East Hampton garden with white azaleas — At landscape designer Craig Socia’s personal garden in East Hampton, rows and rows of white azaleas are an awe-inspiring feature.

East End garden with pink and orange tulips — Frederico Azevedo of Unlimited Earth Care orchestrated a succession of colorful spring blooms in a garden in East Hampton, including a medley of tulips, which later in the season give way to alliums and black eyed Susans.

Southhampton garden with potted hydrangeas — In a garden designed by Fernando Wong in Southampton, an allee of potted hydrangeas lead to a swimming pool and tennis court.

East End Garden with Pink Climbing Roses — A floriferous climbing rose provides color and scent in Michael Giannelli's garden. Giannelli is the owner of East Hampton Gardens.

East End Garden With Purple Wisteria — A wisteria in full bloom in Kristen Baran and Mitch Kates’ Southampton garden.

East End Garden with Weeping Willows and Pond — A Japanese garden replete with acers, weeping willows, and a koi pond are the highlights of Monica Graham’s garden in East Hampton.

East End Oceanfront Green Garden — In Karen Silverman’s oceanfront garden in Wainscott, a path to the beach is surrounded by lush grasses and beach roses.

East End Garden with Meadow and Willow Tree — A wild meadow with mown pathways is punctuated by a willow tree in Dana and Gordon Trotter’s garden in Sagaponack. In the distance is a budding orchard, a chicken coop, and a beehive.

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