Garden Design - Terms You Might Come Across
Good garden design is usually the result of using the basic design principles. The following terms will come up again and again when discussing garden design.
Sun Exposure: What Does Full Sun, Partial Shade, Etc.. Really Mean?
Garden plants usually come labeled with required sun exposure. The definitions of these terms can vary some, but here are the generally accepted meanings of Full Sun, Partial Shade, etc..
Garden plants usually come labeled with required sun exposure. The definitions of these terms can vary some, but here are the generally accepted meanings of Full Sun, Partial Shade, etc..
Color - Working with Color in Garden Design
Color is arguably the most prominent factor in a garden design and often the first one considered. Good garden design involves knowing how to combine colors so that the final product has a cohesive and pleasing effect. Here are some tips to train your eye to see color and for combining color in the garden.
Color is arguably the most prominent factor in a garden design and often the first one considered. Good garden design involves knowing how to combine colors so that the final product has a cohesive and pleasing effect. Here are some tips to train your eye to see color and for combining color in the garden.
Bones of the Garden - Structure in Garden Design
In garden design, the term 'bones' refers to something architectural the defines the structure of a garden.
In garden design, the term 'bones' refers to something architectural the defines the structure of a garden.
Texture - What Does Plant Texture Refer To?
Plant texture is generally consider the perceived surface structure of the plant.
Plant texture is generally consider the perceived surface structure of the plant.
Focal Points in Garden Design
Focal points are used in garden design to draw and direct the eye. The first thing you notice is this focal feature. Once your interested is concentrated there, you start to branch out and notice other plants and features in the garden. The garden is slowly discovered rather than swept through.
Focal points are used in garden design to draw and direct the eye. The first thing you notice is this focal feature. Once your interested is concentrated there, you start to branch out and notice other plants and features in the garden. The garden is slowly discovered rather than swept through.
Mixed Garden Borders - Aren't They All?
A mixed border is a garden that combines, a variety of plant materials such as trees, shrubs, perennials, annals, roses, bulbs and grasses.
A mixed border is a garden that combines, a variety of plant materials such as trees, shrubs, perennials, annals, roses, bulbs and grasses.
Winter Interest in the Garden
Winter interest is a concept employed by some gardeners in cold climates who still want to have something of interest in their garden when it goes dormant and when it’s covered in snow.
Winter interest is a concept employed by some gardeners in cold climates who still want to have something of interest in their garden when it goes dormant and when it’s covered in snow.