tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post2997257976485831581..comments2024-03-24T12:55:07.300-04:00Comments on grounded design by Thomas Rainer: All You Need to KnowAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13805682623764800983noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-91940084429458823062014-10-07T07:21:31.899-04:002014-10-07T07:21:31.899-04:00this plan for the laurie garden is also in piets b...this plan for the laurie garden is also in piets book 'landscapes in landscapes' and it look quite different to your one. the general layout (paths etc) is the same but all the plants are completely different. any ideas on which is the right one?timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-68058823061249832972010-08-12T10:59:25.352-04:002010-08-12T10:59:25.352-04:00Thanks so much for writing about actual planting p...Thanks so much for writing about actual planting plans -- the longer I practice landscape architecture the more I value and strive for subtly complexity in my plantings, and it's enormously cheering to know that it's possible to look at and read the plans of some of the greats. The task gets even more complex and interesting when you add woody plants into the mix, and are working not just in ground patterns, but also in shaping three-dimensional volumes of space and the perceptions and foci of the people in that space. So glad to have found your blog!Debhttp://www.takingplace.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-29741703541992368312010-08-01T20:35:40.883-04:002010-08-01T20:35:40.883-04:00Thomas, your post makes me think of how any commun...Thomas, your post makes me think of how any communal relationship that really works has some intentional and artful "design plan" underneath it. As a pastor of faith community, I'm currently thinking a lot about the structure of the human "garden" that allows the different groupings and individuals to bloom and shine in ways that show forth glory. <br /><br />Thanks for always giving me creative images and ideas to ponder. And I LOVE the plans you share...the different styles are so artful and interesting. Bravo!ginger+https://www.blogger.com/profile/09698348247242750740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-61161654995598141862010-07-31T08:05:43.392-04:002010-07-31T08:05:43.392-04:00Ginny--you make an excellent point about the value...Ginny--you make an excellent point about the value of macro-photos. They show us the wonderful intricacy of nature. I, too, am seduced by photos. They inspire me. I use my own photo collection for design inspiration and for pure pleasure. It's just that recently, I have found such great utility in the writing and diagrams of gardens. <br /><br />Jean, you're right: finding these plans are hard. Publishers don't use them enough. You can start by clicking on the images I have loaded here so they load at full size. You can right click on the image and 'save as'. If it's too ssmall to read on the screen, then print it larger. I was able to print them on 11x 17 and theyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805682623764800983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-58856572299547875262010-07-30T20:41:04.303-04:002010-07-30T20:41:04.303-04:00Thomas, This is fascinating advice. I must admit t...Thomas, This is fascinating advice. I must admit that, because I have lousy spatial reasoning skills, I have trouble converting a two-dimensional plan (even the ones I make myself) into a mental image of a three (or four?)-dimensional garden. But I love the idea of touring gardens with the plans in hand. What you forgot to tell us is where we find these plans. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-14374293119413167492010-07-30T15:17:43.466-04:002010-07-30T15:17:43.466-04:00Great, helpful article! As for the glossy books, I...Great, helpful article! As for the glossy books, I like to look at their photographs and I get good ideas sometimes from them. Some of them are very inspiring and can be helpful for a private, not big garden. Thanks!Tatyanahttp://tanyasgarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-70290899165329913182010-07-30T12:25:16.744-04:002010-07-30T12:25:16.744-04:00I agree that those glossy coffee table books are n...I agree that those glossy coffee table books are no help at all when it comes to design. I have some of those books and enjoy looking at them a great deal - but not for inspiration for garden design. I look at them because the pictures are usually soothing and beautiful. But I also have difficulty looking at two-dimensional garden designs labeled with Latin names of plants. Maybe other novice gardeners also have trouble picturing what those gardens look like. But your advice to get out and visit gardens is just right for those of us who have so much to learn. It's also the right advice for those of us who have to see, feel, and touch.<br />Regarding those macro photos of flowers posted on blogs - I post a number of them myself and enjoy those posted by others. They remind me of the amazing complexity and beauty of creation. I recognize that they're out of context and I view them that way.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949235207762990894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-36502234094433750662010-07-30T01:53:57.327-04:002010-07-30T01:53:57.327-04:00I am totally enthused by reading this article. It...I am totally enthused by reading this article. It is a particular bug bear of mine that my customers are so easily seduced by a photo of a plant that conjures but a fleeting second in its seasonal cycle. In addition takes no account of habitat, appearance post flowering and size. <br />Very useful.Catharine Howard's Garden Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288511994247422699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-43397184770918449462010-07-29T14:51:00.982-04:002010-07-29T14:51:00.982-04:00I graduated university 45 years ago and never thou...I graduated university 45 years ago and never thought that I would want to return, but your plans for the design class are so very tempting.<br /><br />While I appreciate you posting garden plans, I am a bit frustrated that I am unable to read them with ease. The previous post about Oudolf's matrix was intriguing but hard to discern.<br />Today's diagrams are equally fascinating but also hard to read. Is it possible to include a link that allows the reader to study these plans in a larger format?allanbecker-gardenguruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249183285802762125noreply@blogger.com