Re: Going dryer, or Garden is a verb

So - parched or lush?
I visited many famous Japanese gardens, and noticed they were not noticeable on the approach. No purple-leaved trees were visible from the road. The plants were the same as the wild ones of the area. The difference was in the care - the placement, the pruning. Japanese gardens were a refinement of the natural. However, Japan has lots of summer rain, and the gardens were green.
I haven't visited gardens in desert areas, but from reading garden history books, it seems that gardens in the Middle East were designed to be a cool, refreshing, moist refuge.
I'd stay with what you've got. If you want parched, you can always walk up that hill behind your lovely garden. 

Diane Whitehead
Victoria B.C. Canada




On 16-May-10, at 7:07 AM, Ben Wiswall wrote:
But now, I wonder if I should lose the roses, and go for a drier, more sage look, something in keeping with the now already beige surrounding hills. After all, I'm not in France, and the garden looks like an island in the countryside around it.
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