The labour-free garden does not exist, but there are ways in which such chores as weeding and tidying can be kept to a minimum. Clearly, what you get out of a garden is in proportion to what you put in, and it will never be possible to expect a plantsman’s paradise to thrive on neglect. Read more...
Each of us sees colour differently, and one person’s idea of bright harmonies may be another person’s chamber of horrors. Nevertheless, there are certain basic guidelines which will help to produce harmoniz¬ing colours. Thereafter it is up to the individual to satisfy his or her Read more...
Geographical location
Climate is all-important because it dictates the kinds of plants you can grow and exerts an immense in¬fluence on design. If you have moved to a new area it is easy to discover average temperatures and rainfall, but you must always allow for extremes.
Regional Read more...
There is a far wider choice of plants for cool, moist, woodland-type shade than for the dense dry kind, but in both cases the same planting principles apply. Since shady areas are usually sheltered from the wind, plants with large, soft leaves can be selected, with special attention to Read more...
The color wheel shows how the principal contrasts in color are made – red with green, blue with orange and yellow with purple – but countless bold com¬binations can be used. These are strong effects, high¬lights to be used in garden design in a similar way to harmonies, but more Read more...