Worst question, ever, "What plant should I place here?" . Coming to Garden Design after receiving a BS Engineering, I remember well that line of Garden Design thought process. . Not merely a terrible question, it lies in the wrong galaxy of where to base questions about Garden Design. Then came the degree in Horticulture. More galaxies of wrong thinking. That education taught me to be a man with a truck, power equipment, bags of chemicals, monthly contracts, designing to commodify every layer of Garden Design for the maximum need to manage the landscape for hire. And, design the 'landscape' while standing in the street, looking at the house. . What plant goes here? Garden Design begins inside your home, below. What are the views out your windows, where do you mostly live in your home, how do you use the various rooms with window views? What is the style of your interior furnishings? What colors have you chosen? What type of art have you surrounded yourself with? What theme does the architecture of your home present, what theme do you want it to present? Pic, above, here. Looking out the windows, above, of your home are the lines indicating where to place focal points, below. Pic, above, here. More, once those focal points are placed in the garden, from interior views, the views into your home must be Garden Designed, below. Now, we're having some real fun, double axis. Pic, above, here. In addition to the eye traveling from inside your home to outside, the foot must flow as freely, below. How will you handle foot traffic? Lawn, sidewalk, stepping stones, how will feet move easily throughout your property? Flow. Pic, above, here. If you already have trees, below, the paths will situate themselves. No trees? Design your trees, ahead of paths. No sense placing paths, only to move them later due to a tree's growth. Pic, above, here. Canopy trees, above, are the tall trees growing 30' and higher, understory trees, below, give nice shade, yet grow to only about 30'. Tree, below, planted to shade a 2 story home with 11am-setting western sun. More, this understory tree was chosen to be deciduous, allowing the winter sun to heat the house. Pic, above, shot in my garden. Once the mechanics of focal points on axis from inside your home, flow around the entire property and trees are accomplished, a place for dining, below, near the home/kitchen/family room, is designed. Furnishings must match the style from your interior. Pic, above, here. Next layer of Garden Design, below, evergreen shrubs. Hedges with purpose. Pic, above, here. Next layer of Garden Design, below, deciduous flowering shrubs. Pic, above, shot in my garden. Next layer of Garden Design, below, groundcovers. Mulch is a great conceit of the mulch and landscape maintenance industries. Yes, mulch is needed initially, but your Garden Design should include groundcovers to eradicate that need within 3-5 years. Groundcovers are cheaper in the long run, less maintenance, and more lush. Dead brown mulch vs. living green groundcovers. Pic, above, here. Pic, above, here. Next layer of Garden Design, below, perennials/annuals. It's rare I do a perennial garden. Why? High maintenance & too seasonal. Instead, I use flowering shrubs, and a few stalwart perennials needing little care, no water, no fertilizer, resistant to deer. Garden Design, above, is low maintenance, pretty all year, functional for outdoor living, and views from home into garden. Maintenance? Blow, whack, done. And, not much whacking in a year. Pic, above, here. A small Garden Design test, below. Label what you see. Pic, above, here. Pic, above, I shot in a client's garden. Next layer of Garden Design, below. A place in the garden to sit/relax, and have views into your home, above. Pic, above, shot in my conservatory. . This conservatory, above, is 23 steps from the back door of the house, yet realms away in spirit. . Wood, windows, antiques, wood stove, conservatory above, were rescued over a decade's time, stored in my garage, till money was saved for the carpenter/electrician. Not having money for your garden has never been an excuse for me. I had no money, and still had a garden. Only mentioned here because at the front end, fresh out of college with the first degree, I too thought 'money' was what was separating me from the beautiful garden I wanted (aka deserved). The more I learned about Garden Design, it became clear, Garden Design is for all, no excuses, merely how your brain can execute. Game on ! . Garden Design Equation. I completely draw a garden, in the order of the layers described above, before choosing the first specific plant by name. Flow, shapes, placement, uses. . Along the way, I spent decades studying historic gardens across Europe, created my own garden, and toured myriad gardens across USA. Taught at the Atlanta Botanical garden and local college for decades, lectured at symposiums/garden clubs/corporate retreats, designed hundreds of client gardens,written several books, had a TV show, yet at the base of what I do, it's all listed, above, for you to take and create the garden you want, and deserve. . This time knowing 'deserve' in the poetic sense of Wendell Berry. By what you've learned, and created with your own hands in relationship with Nature's realm. . Of course there are templates within the templates, but this Garden Design Equation template, will get you where you're going. . Garden & Be Well, XO T . Tara Templates are being written for a 3 day workshop. A proven method to create a beautiful historic landscape, sustainable for you, and Earth. Who is the audience? Anyone wanting to create their own Garden Design, realtors, interior decorators, master gardeners, horticulture school students, lawn maintenance companies. Allied and collateral professions needing a Garden Designer on their team. Nothing is hard about Garden Design. Oddly Garden Design is wildly counter intuitive, with many layers, seemingly non-existent, yet a base to every Garden Design. What are the unseen layers? . Interested in taking the Workshop? Let me know what you want it to include. Not interested in taking the workshop, let me know what you think it should include.
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Watch out, Mr. Orchid, there's a new houseplant in town! The medinilla magnifica has been climbing the ranks of popularity since it was introduced to the North American houseplant market several years ago. It has appeared regularly in high-profile fashion editorials and interior design magazines and has been called "the Rolls Royce of houseplants" by garden writer Rob Herwig. With its stunning flowers and dramatic dark foliage, it commands attention and growers around the United States and Canada have hastily taken notice. Martha Stewart has several examples of the medinilla magnifca in her Bedford greenhouse and one plant enthusiast in Ontario, Canada, even gave the plant its own website: Medinilla.ca. Its family name is Melastomataceae, of which there are over 400 varieties. The 'magnifica' variety is currently the only species on offer as a houseplant in the commerical market. Like orchids and staghorn ferns, the medinilla is an epiphyte, meaning it grows non-parasitically on other trees, deriving its nutrients and moisture from the air, rainfall and the organic matter scatttered around its roots. Its natural habitat is the mountainous regions of the Philippines where it is cool and consistently damp. Its most remarkable feature is also its biggest selling point: massive pink flowers that hang pendulously from the plant's stems. The large pink outer petals are actually 'bracts' (coloured leaves) that shelter clusters of small pink flowers, which are non-fragrant. It is difficult not to be inspired by such a beautiful plant. The medinilla magnifica truly lives up to its name! For plant care instructions click here. To read frequently-asked questions about the plant, click here. Medinilla magnifica looks beautiful in the entrance of a home, left. On the right is a close-up of its flowers: dozens of buds on each stem. This is one of Martha's medinilla magnifica plants, looking lovely in her greenhouse at Bedford.
Lewisia is a delightful flower for early spring that has delightful daisy-shaped flowers in a wide mix of colors. These blooms are often striped with contrasting colors, giving them extra appeal and interest. The plant is perfect for growing in container gardens on sunny patios, decks, and balconies The cheery flowers, in shades of gold, peach, pink, orange, and white, contrast beautifully against the plants' dark green foliage. Relatively low plants, lewisia are perfect for bowl-shaped containers and small pots where you can enjoy the colorful flowers up close.
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Je ne cesse de vous la montrer sur Instagram tant je l’aime: avec ses grandes feuilles gaufrées et ses sublimes grappes de fleurs rose tendre, ma medinilla magnifica est devenue LA vedette de ma collection végétale depuis que je me la suis offerte à la fin du mois de septembre dernier, et le rayon deLire la suite…
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Private Garden in Burlington, ON We are heading into November, which is a bit of a grey and gloomy month. By late fall, winds have stripped the garden of most of its autumn color. Neutrals like tan, brown, grey and black carry the garden through the winter. This seems like a perfect time to be talking about the uses of grey in the garden. A grey church steeple in a garden in Rosedale, ON. Shades of grey and beige are restful colors. They are undemanding and that makes them feel calm and serene. In this pathway, grey and beige work together to great effect. Brain Folmer's garden near Walkerton, ON To break up to endless variety of green in any garden, the natural tendency is to think of foliage variegation. Grey foliage can the same job. Liz Mallcki's garden, Mississauga, ON The Harrison sister's garden in Hamilton, ON Not only does grey sing sweetly in amongst the greens, it also provides a nice foil for brighter colors. Blue Seakale, Crambe maritima in front of blue Salvia at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, ON Brain Folmer's garden near Walkerton, ON Vivid colors seem even more vibrant against a neutral backdrop. In terms of grey foliage, there are leaves splattered with grey like this Lungwart, Pulmonaria. Lost Horizons Nursery Here is the Pulmonaria in a garden (see lower left corner). (Going forward, I am trying to make a point of photographing plants in the context of a garden and not just doing close-up glamour shots.) And there are also leaves broken with grey like this Brunnera 'Jack Frost' ... or this Coral Bells, Heuchera, 'Berry Marmalade'. Here is another Heuchera to show you an example of how this plant might be used in combination with other perennials. There are also solid greys like Lamb's Ears. (And here is Lamb's Ears in a garden setting.) A lovely bonus of grey foliage is that often it has a soft, downy texture. In the next part of my grey series, I will look at some of the many grey plant options.
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