Re: secluded vs open gardens
- To: medit-plants
- Subject: Re: secluded vs open gardens
- From: G* B*
- Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 13:45:32 +0200
Moira writes
>I am like you in part, in that my back garden is very private and only
>seen by invited guests, but like a majority of NZ suburban gardens the
>front is quite open, omly separated from the footpath by a low wall of
>pierced concrete blocks, so that all who pass can look in
Perhaps you could mention the very strict NZ bylaws on what fences are
allowed along street frontages & their maximum height. This makes for a very
different urban environment than many other places in the world & influences
the whole nature of garden design.
I remember in my boyhood - in NZ - all suburban streets had a concrete
footpath seperated from the road by a grass verge & council provided street
tree. It made for very leafy suburbs. Of an evening people would go for a
walk after dinner & examine others front gardens for new ideas &
associations.
Is that the way things are still done ? Its a very civilized way to live.
Here, high walls & security fences are the norm, with big dogs slavering at
you as you go by. Suburbs end up as walled in corridors & very unwelcoming
places. Is their anything uglier in a garden than razor-wire ?
I know coccooning is a world wide trend, but it doesn't make modern living
any more positive
Regards
Glenn Breayley. Ragnarok & Valhalla Research.
POBox 26158, Hout Bay, 7872, Capetown, South Africa
Ph/Fax SA 021 7904253 E-mail valhalla@iafrica.com
Wholesale nurseryman & Tillandsia specialist wholesale & retail grower.
