In working on a follow-up post to A Garden You Can Bank On, I’ve been reviewing photos of the gardens from the past several seasons looking for successful plant groupings. There has been a particular evolution in the gardens between 2006 and 2008, and in me as a designer.
Seeing a photo
– Posted in: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, Garden Design, Garden Photography December 13, 2008No matter what kind of garden you have or what kind of camera you work with, the single most important thing to remember when you take the picture is to ask yourself why you are taking it. What do you see ? I have given several presentations recently about taking pictures in the garden and[...]
A Garden You Can Bank On
– Posted in: Garden Design, Garden Plants December 12, 2008Recently, we noticed comments from a new visitor to GGW, Adam Woodruff of Adam Woodruff Landscapes, LLC, in Clayton, Missouri. We visited his blog and were impressed by his design work, so we invited him to join us as a guest contributor to share his experience with gardening on a grand scale. All too[...]
Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – Kids in the Garden
– Posted in: Garden Design December 1, 2008Here’s one way to get kids having fun in the garden: find a slope, set up a water slide, and let them wear themselves out on a hot summer afternoon. (This setup sure was a hit at a party held at Linden Hill Gardens in Ottsville, PA, this past July.) Mostly, though, when we[...]
GBDW – Incorporating Edibles Wrap-Up
– Posted in: Garden Design November 30, 2008Not much interest in gardening with edibles, apparently -or at least, a less-than-ideal season for the topic – so a brief final post for this month’s Design Workshop. Thanks to those who were able to share links, and to those who’ve been reading them. Maybe we’ll try this topic again during the next growing season!