Last post, I wrote about the importance of enclosure in creating a garden space that feels like a sanctuary. Today, I will talk about mixed borders and how to use them along with the “mounded bowl technique” to achieve a sense of enclosure in a garden. Mixed borders are garden beds that contain different types of plants. By this I mean, evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs, perennials, and perhaps annuals and bulbs too. The advantage to these mixed borders over hedges of a single type … [Read more...]
Add interest with berms
One way to make a landscape look more interesting is to introduce topography changes. That’s a fancy way of saying, pile some dirt over here and there. The technical term used is the landscape trade is berms. Today, I will discuss how to add interest with berms. … [Read more...]
