Last post, I wrote about writing down what you want from your garden. One goal some people have is to attract birds to their backyard. Today, I will start a backyard for bird watchers landscape design. It will also be attractive and versatile enough for others to appreciate too. … [Read more...]
Designing a small residential Japanese garden Part 2
Today, we will continue with our design for the small residential Japanese garden that we started in the last post. … [Read more...]
Designing a small backyard Japanese garden
Last post, I answered a reader's question whether her small yard was large enough to create a backyard Japanese garden. Today, I would like to show an example of how one could be made from her yard. She stated that her yard was only 20 feet deep back. While this could be considered a challenge, lets give it a try. … [Read more...]
Curvilinear landscape design from line of force
A while ago, I showed how to create lines of force from your house to help integrate your house into your landscape. In the following post, we created a formal rectangular style design from those lines of force. This time, I will show how the same lines of force can generate a more informal design, a curvilinear landscape design. … [Read more...]