Re: New shade garden
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- Subject: Re: New shade garden
- From: G*
- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 07:46:55 -0400
- References: <199910201601.LAA05836@lorien.mallorn.com> <380E1A3F.1B709EEA@worldnet.att.net>
Hello Kris & Martha,
One of the most interesting lessons, and difficult to truly comprehend, was
learned while appreciating Japanese and Chinese paintings. The space between
objects (plants) is of equal importance to the objects themselves. Sometimes more
so.
I try to always set my potted plants on the bed to be planted and arrange them
to my satisfaction. Then I go away for a day or so. I come back and end up
removing quite a few of my first arrangement. My tendency is to overplant and
organize. In fact, I am one of those people who can close their eyes and throw the
plants into the garden and they will end up in some kind of observable order and
'system". I have to work hard to get things to appear random and "natural". One of
the hazards left over from my neat-nut days.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <bayvu@worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: New shade garden
> Dear Martha,
>
> Gene gave great advice.
snip....
> Space is an element too, and in some situations, it can look and work better
than anything
> else. Your local
> nursery will suggest plants, trees, and shrubs that will work for any condition
that you can
> adequately
> describe. Change what you will, accept what will not be changed, and move on.
Overall design of
> your
> outdoor space is important, but only to resolve the question of where to start.
Before moving on
> to the next
> phase of garden planning, two principles must be observed: First, take care of
what you have;
> clear the dead
> wood, do the pruning and trimming, make the repairs, tend to the sick. Second,
do not try to
> accomplish too
> much too fast. To avoid being overwhelmed, limit the number of active gardening
projects to
> three at any
> one time, and before beginning each day, look around your outdoor space. Develop
the habit of
> saying out
> loud "take care of what you have" as you go outdoors each morning. "
snip.....
> Kris in northern CA
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