I really like the layout of the raised garden. It just works in a Japanese style garden. Clean simple functional. To watch the show click here and scroll over to episode "Garden of Zen"
Showing posts with label Design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Design. Show all posts
Thursday, February 11, 2010
On TV.
I have been interested and somewhat following a new show on HGTV called The Outdoor Room With Jamie Durie. Mr. Durie is an Auzy bloke who has mad crazy design skills and has brought his talent and ideas to USA TV. I have to say, though, that the show is a little ruff. I do not like how his team always talk about him and his ideas behind his back so when I say hooked I like the final projects but the way they get there, um well .... Anyway, there is an episode that has got me really excited on a great Zen like style garden to do with Veg and Herbs. 
I really like the layout of the raised garden. It just works in a Japanese style garden. Clean simple functional. To watch the show click here and scroll over to episode "Garden of Zen"
I really like the layout of the raised garden. It just works in a Japanese style garden. Clean simple functional. To watch the show click here and scroll over to episode "Garden of Zen"
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Gatherd Together.
"A collection of plants is just that - a collection. Unless and until that collection is structured and organized in a pleasing and functional manner, it is not and never will be a garden. It's as if you gathered together an assortments of your favorite timbers, stones and tiles and prematurely declared it a house"
" A Garden should be more than just a nursery."
"Without a strong architectural foundation, no garden can be truly natural. Nature was the first architect and she remains an insistent practitioner, instilling architectural order into every aspect of her landscape."
"By "Domesticationg" the landscape... referring to the process of making it comfortable and convenient for human use. That's the essence of garden... A wilderbess, by contrast, may be magnificent, a superbly pleasurable aesthetic experience, but it would be inconvenient for day-to-day life."
"Designing a garden must begin with "the program". That is , before opening the first nursery catalog, you should think long and hard about how you want the landscape to function, what you want it to do, and what it will need to accomplish those purposes. What's the best route for the path that will take you from the front door to the street or parking area? Will the herb garden be in close proximity to the kitchen? Where should you place the terrace that you plan to breakfast on pleasant weekends?"
James Van Sweden, Architecture in the Garden, 2002
" A Garden should be more than just a nursery."
"Without a strong architectural foundation, no garden can be truly natural. Nature was the first architect and she remains an insistent practitioner, instilling architectural order into every aspect of her landscape."
"By "Domesticationg" the landscape... referring to the process of making it comfortable and convenient for human use. That's the essence of garden... A wilderbess, by contrast, may be magnificent, a superbly pleasurable aesthetic experience, but it would be inconvenient for day-to-day life."
"Designing a garden must begin with "the program". That is , before opening the first nursery catalog, you should think long and hard about how you want the landscape to function, what you want it to do, and what it will need to accomplish those purposes. What's the best route for the path that will take you from the front door to the street or parking area? Will the herb garden be in close proximity to the kitchen? Where should you place the terrace that you plan to breakfast on pleasant weekends?"
James Van Sweden, Architecture in the Garden, 2002
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