thinkinGardens

I would have thought the more gardens people have seen the better they are at understanding some.

Therefore, some questions they may want to consider are:

Have they experienced a similar garden before?

What spatial arrangements are they familiar with or never experienced before?

Are there material combinations they have seen before that has made them happy, sad, angry, inspired etc.?

Have some design elements worked better in other gardens?

I guess the point is, that the more a garden visitor builds up his/her knowledge – and thence articulation/understanding – they more they can get out of a garden.

Chris Young, deputy editor of 'The Garden'.

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