tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275902626341536184.post7950747964080885378..comments2023-10-18T01:21:28.146-04:00Comments on Limestone & Boxwoods: Pecky Cypress - A Gift From NatureJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12480454887416371315noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275902626341536184.post-34674023747056581582011-10-12T09:50:04.821-04:002011-10-12T09:50:04.821-04:00I am renovating an old house in Coconut Grove Flor...I am renovating an old house in Coconut Grove Florida and we just put in the cypress ceiling on the covered porch. Addison Mizner, the architect who introduced the Spanish-Mediterranean look to Palm Beach used pecky Cypress in many of the houses he designed.<br />www.thisoldcoconutgrove.blogspot.comSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02745132212400448551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275902626341536184.post-65790349041010092912010-02-27T12:30:21.541-05:002010-02-27T12:30:21.541-05:00that next-to-last photo/room is stunning. I just ...that next-to-last photo/room is stunning. I just had a conversation with a decorator who used pecky in a house we visited at the S.C. coast. Loved it. Thanks for the info on how it is formed. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here.A Perfect Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022160717740694132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275902626341536184.post-60246788283574422612009-12-10T09:37:04.284-05:002009-12-10T09:37:04.284-05:00Wow - great post - I had no idea about what pecky ...Wow - great post - I had no idea about what pecky cyprus was all about. I have seen it more and more in houses designed over the past few years - I think it goes well with the rustic/Belgian aesthetic that is in vogue now. The pictures you used to illustrate your post are beautiful.Things That Inspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405995431610377305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275902626341536184.post-78018097084293059522009-12-09T15:57:53.494-05:002009-12-09T15:57:53.494-05:00Hurray for Stereum taxodi. What I like is that it ...Hurray for Stereum taxodi. What I like is that it comes whitewashed right out of the tree. You'd hope the tree farmers are going for it but I guess they grow best in untouchable wetlands.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275902626341536184.post-2339832755546616962009-12-09T11:33:33.512-05:002009-12-09T11:33:33.512-05:00I was not familiar with this type of cypress... it...I was not familiar with this type of cypress... it is gorgeous! I love the textured ceiling juxtaposed with the smooth walls.The-Countrypolitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452307017722380930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275902626341536184.post-59168778359636202532009-12-09T08:30:56.774-05:002009-12-09T08:30:56.774-05:00I learned something today James, and it is just 8:...I learned something today James, and it is just 8:30 in the morning. Thank you. <br />Pecky Cypress is gorgeous, and so are your photos. I would feel 100% happy in many of the rooms in your photos.TSL https://www.blogger.com/profile/07497254205408895928noreply@blogger.com