Design -Phoeee!

Digging-it · May 2020

I tend to buy plants which catch my eye and put them in my garden where I can find a space. When I hear about, focal points, rhythm of planting and punctuation points I’m left cold. I’m sure design has its place, especially if you have limited space & want to make the most of it. Yes I’ve made many mistakes but have some very happy unexpected combinations of plants.

FlyDragon · May 2020

We need pictures! Some of your happy accidents might be good inspiration.

Dovefromabove · May 2020

😊 ... I understand the delight of a glorious but totally serendipitous association .... but does it never make you wonder just what it is that makes that ‘happy combination of plants’ so successful ... what qualities they have that bring out the best in each other?

And don’t you then you look for other groupings of plants you could make that will show each other off, so that instead of just having the beauty of an individual plant, that beauty is multiplied by them each enhancing the other?

That’s what garden design is ... don’t you ever do that?

Don’t you ever say ‘that’d look nice next to that one’?

Don’t you ever dig up a plant and put it somewhere else because ‘it’ll look better over there’?

Do you really just plonk them in the ground wherever there’s a space?

Digging-it · May 2020

Oh dear, I’ve been found out! I never thought I was doing any design.....yes (it’s a fair cop!) I do try and put plants in places which will show them off the best. I like to think my choices are organic (pun intended!) as I don’t have a master plan.

Here are a couple of pics, some self seeding going on here eg foxgloves, Californian poppies and cerinthe major. Also loved persicaria and verbena bonariensis together and pink penstemon next to red tinged pennisetum, from last year.

Digging-it · May 2020

Sorry if these pics are all over the place, I haven’t got the hang of it yet.

Dovefromabove · May 2020

That’s gorgeous .... You Garden Designer you!!! 👨‍🎨 😂

I think a problem can arise when trying to use words to explain visual things when you dont want to sound ‘poetic’ ...... as an artist I know that talking about art is going to give rise to accusations of pretentiousness and elitism ... but there’s not another way to do it ... trust me I’ve tried.

The same thing goes for music ... try reading some published reviews of music, whether it be classical, opera or rock ... you’ll find it’s full of words, terms and allusions that will get right up the noses of people who aren’t musicians or serious music fans.

The same thing could be said of engineering, but no
one ever accused engineers of being pretentious or elitist.

🙄

mikeymustard · May 2020

Very nice. I don't think I'd plant those alliums upside down though

Dovefromabove · May 2020

Someone once sent us a photo of their bare root rose .., which had been planted upside down 😉

Digging-it · May 2020

I’m not sure why the photos are the wrong way round, they look fine in my gallery. Mind you I did once plant a bunch of anemone blanda corms/bulbs (or whatever they are called) Upside down.....no wonder none of them appeared🙃🙃

Pauline 7 · May 2020

Dovefromabove said:

Someone once sent us a photo of their bare root rose .., which had been planted upside down 😉

I remember that. @Dovefromabove

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