Unity - Part 1 - Themes


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Jan 22, 1998


Lawn is even better at unifying a garden than water. It can be used in the same way as water, to create calm, uncluttered "negative space". If your planting is very complex, you need negative space.

A theme should be used to create an overall sense of unity, the feeling that every part of the garden is a part of one garden. If you can find a theme that you can stay within, you can indulge your collector's instincts without creating a garden that feels like a collection of unrelated ideas.

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23.   Feb 18, 1998 10:56 AM
When I signed on, I saw my last official log-on was October; although I occasionally
visit through Gardens and Graphics. I was glad, actually elated, to see a Garden Design topic had been created. ...

-- posted by kimmik
22.   Feb 8, 1998 12:20 AM
Hi Barbara. I rarely use the term "plant material", actually it irritates me when others use it. When thinking about unity, it seems best to not focus on individual plants, but it irritates me when th ...

-- posted by Kirk_Johnson
21.   Feb 7, 1998 8:10 PM
Hi Kirk and WELCOME!

This is belated because I have been on vacation and am only catching up to scadzillions of emails and other stuff that happens both in real and virtual life when one impetuous ...

-- posted by Cottage_Garden
20.   Feb 5, 1998 11:39 PM
My background is in art, so when I think of unity, I am thinking mainly in terms of color and texture, not plant material. For example, if most of the front yards in your neighborhood have trees with ...

-- posted by Kirk_Johnson
19.   Feb 5, 1998 4:52 PM
Like Debbie, I'm a rebel. In fact I did an article on this very topic last November.

I don't want to plant what everyone else ...

-- posted by CarolWallace



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