{"id":15919,"date":"2026-07-24T17:38:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T12:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15919"},"modified":"2026-07-24T17:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T12:38:49","slug":"the-hamptons-hedges-trees-and-hydrangeas-that-serve-as-status-symbols-out-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15919","title":{"rendered":"The Hamptons Hedges, Trees, and Hydrangeas That Serve as Status Symbols Out East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Crape Myrtles<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Fact: Most trees bloom in the spring. Another fact: Most second (or third or fourth or, frankly, fifth) homeowners aren\u2019t in the Hamptons until Memorial Day. So what\u2019s a Hamptonite to do?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Enter the crape myrtle. According to Linda Silich, landscape designer and one of the founders Groundworks Landscaping in East Hampton, the tree is becoming \u201cubiquitous in the Hamptons due to being one of the few trees that blooms in the summer that comes in white, pink, purple, and beautiful bark.\u201d Trending in particular? The single-stem crape myrtle, which gives a more streamlined and elegant outdoor look. Even better than one crape myrtle are multiple. \u201cThey look really great to create a tunnel,\u201d says Silich.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">How much does a crape myrtle cost? As with every plant, it depends on size and type. A medium-size tree (let\u2019s say 14 feet) <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/baygardens.com\/products\/crape-myrtle-muskogee?variant=41237043314739\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/baygardens.com\/products\/crape-myrtle-muskogee?variant=41237043314739&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/baygardens.com\/products\/crape-myrtle-muskogee?variant=41237043314739\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is around $800<\/a>, although the one linked here isn\u2019t a single stem. Prices for those are more in the $1,000 to $1,500 range (and that\u2019s if you want to do the planting yourself\u2014avoiding the planting fees often charged by architects and designers). Yet Hamptons nurseries can stock crape myrtles that stretch way beyond those heights\u2014a full-grown tree can reach 40 feet. Or more: Last summer, Marders in Bridgehampton had a 65-foot crape myrtle for <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/article\/whats-on-the-hamptons-status-list.html\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/article\/whats-on-the-hamptons-status-list.html&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/article\/whats-on-the-hamptons-status-list.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$95,000.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>These <em>Specific<\/em> Hydrangeas<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Hydrangeas have long been the It flower of an East Coast summer. But not all hydrangeas are created equal! One variety, Endless Summer, is the classic white T-shirt of hydrangeas, if you will. But the new kid on the Further Lane block, according to Silich, is a variety called Let\u2019s Dance\u2014its mophead is bigger and its petals brighter, and it blooms for three to four months <em>while<\/em> holding its size.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Then there\u2019s Ruby Slippers. \u201cMaybe I don\u2019t even want to tell you that because I don\u2019t want everybody else to take it,\u201d Hammond says. \u201cBut it starts out white and cute. Then it turns this deep rose color and stays on all summer until the fall\u2014when the leaves turn this burgundy color.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-iJvQnD cOWUYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-fnduJP iaVSwI asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-kFnjvc eKnjjD responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-jKunQM gjCCFj AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-gaAbQ hXaxHA asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Fence Hedge Plant and Vegetation\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a6278eabb624ccc41c0600f\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/GettyImages-200018926-001.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a6278eabb624ccc41c0600f\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/GettyImages-200018926-001.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a6278eabb624ccc41c0600f\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/GettyImages-200018926-001.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a6278eabb624ccc41c0600f\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/GettyImages-200018926-001.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a6278eabb624ccc41c0600f\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/GettyImages-200018926-001.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a6278eabb624ccc41c0600f\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/GettyImages-200018926-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a6278eabb624ccc41c0600f\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/GettyImages-200018926-001.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6a6278eabb624ccc41c0600f\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/GettyImages-200018926-001.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"BaseText-fEwdHD CaptionCredit-cUgOGk gsdIcD hRFzlA caption__credit\">Getty Images; Illustrator Christian Zelaya<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hornbeam Hedges<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The most common hedge out in the Hamptons traditionally has been privet, the waxy green shrub long called \u201ca living fence\u201d that\u2019s relatively easy to grow in any type of soil. But the problem with privet? In the winter, it loses its leaves\u2014exposing the houses behind it. More and more landscape designers are finding that their privacy-focused clientele will pay more for varietals that keep their leaves even during the colder months. (They also cite the pandemic, when many of their clients spent several months across multiple seasons in their Hamptons homes, as a turning point.) So that\u2019s led to an uptick in the evergreen Osmanthus hedge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crape Myrtles Fact: Most trees bloom in the spring. Another fact: Most second (or third or fourth or, frankly, fifth) homeowners aren\u2019t in the Hamptons until Memorial Day. So what\u2019s a Hamptonite to do? 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