The Millbrook Gardens team is taking a short winter break until after the New Year and the Garden Center is closed until the spring. Our landscape crews are working six and even seven days a week on stonework, winter pruning and other projects for our clients.

Starting in January, our office will be open from 10 am – 2 pm Monday through Thursday. We will be happy to take your calls to discuss new projects throughout the winter and for next spring. We are already making plans for raised bed vegetable gardens, stone walls, patios, fire pits and planting designs for new landscaping projects. This is also a great time to get on our schedule for the spring.

Michelle DaRin’s designs are inspired by her love of color and nature and we are thrilled to have a selection of her pieces in our Garden Center. She uses a variety of materials including forged and enameled copper, caste silver, resin, bronze, feathers, leather and gem stones.

Her work has been featured in various magazines including W, Bridal Guide, Where Women Create, Tango, Syracuse Women’s Magazine, The Post Standard, as well as on NBC Today Show, Bridge Street, and Daily Candy. Her work is constantly evolving and reflects her passion for art, life and the creative process. Her studio is located in beautiful Upstate New York in a vintage 1964 Airstream Trailer on her 7 acres of inspiration with her family, two dogs, and a cat.

Harney & Sons Fine Teas are the latest addition to our garden center. We now offer a wide range of teas including tins of Hot Cinnamon Spice, Jane’s Garden Tea, Ginger Licorice, Peppermint Herbal, Vanilla Comoro, Love Life, Soho Blend, Dragon Pearl Jasmine and Peach and Passion Fruit iced teas. Mugs, teacups and teapots round out the offerings for a truly fine tea service.

When the days are long and hot, a tall glass of iced tea is the most satisfying refreshment. For those who enjoy a cup of black tea daily but wish for something cool and refreshing in summer, try Harney & Sons Organic Black iced tea. Retaining black tea’s stronger flavor, Organic Black is an energizing tea with a perfect touch of cane sugar and honey. Bottles of several varieties of Harney & Sons iced tea are ready and waiting for you, ice cold in the cooler at the Garden Center. Enjoy!

We are thrilled to welcome BeetleBug to the garden center at Millbrook Gardens Landscaping. With emphasis on the individual bloom; the interesting, the exotic, the ordinary, BeetleBug creations are all presented in an extraordinary fashion, creating floral design stories that are as fresh as they are creative.

BeetleBug owner, Libby Myer, is no stranger to the design world. Having started her career with London fashion designer, Margaret Howell, she went on to build an extensive career in textile design, and in addition to being a mother of three, she owned and operated The Smiths in SoHo, and worked with Barney’s and other luxury retail stores.

Libby studied floral design in New York, London, and Paris, and opened BeetleBug in 2016. Her rich and colorful aesthetic and her passion for what she does can be seen in every bouquet and arrangement she designs. Whatever the occasion, Libby’s styling will make the perfect statement.