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Giving garden depth

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  • LeadFarmerLeadFarmer Posts: 1,500
    This is what I have done in my garden.I made it so you can walk round in a figure of eight,rather than a straight line, which makes the garden feel bigger.


    Thats a lovely garden.
  • DampGardenManDampGardenMan Posts: 1,054
    Another option would be to use blue shades - greeny blue leaf colours and blue flowers - in the far section, because blue is 'recessive so tends to look further away
    Interesting! Do red colours work the other way? Or white ones?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited March 2018
    This should help explain colour perspective

     http://art-design-glossary.musabi.ac.jp/color-perspective/ 



    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DampGardenManDampGardenMan Posts: 1,054
    This should help explain colour perspective

     http://art-design-glossary.musabi.ac.jp/color-perspective/ 
    Thanks. I've noticed in the past that red objects sometimes seem to jump up off the "page" at you, though I confess that I didn't see any difference between the red and blue rectangles on that page!

    Still, a useful trick to have up one's sleeve when planting things.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Yes  curving path, and it DOES have to lead somewhere,  a special pot, statue, even a seat  the other end.plant something tall it doesnt have to be dense, maybe tall grass, just past the patio area,so you cant see all the way down the garden
  • Dave HumbyDave Humby Posts: 1,145
    What happened to FreddiesDad?
  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    Good question.. maybe something to do with cats?
    Utah, USA.
  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904
    Could be any number of things...
  • Kitty 2Kitty 2 Posts: 5,150
    Avatar image for the OP says "user banned".
    Looks like he got booted off. Could be down to a 'heated debate' as Blue alludes to.?
  • Dave HumbyDave Humby Posts: 1,145
    That's a shame. Always found him a very knowledgeable and helpful contributor to the forum.
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