birch set against a building as a naturalistic screen with harmonious repetition.
Build a border with trees. When designing with white, remember that trees provide big impact, as shown in this Toronto garden, which has a line of white birch set against a building as a naturalistic screen with harmonious
birch set against a building as a naturalistic screen with harmonious repetition.
In this setting, the boundaries between garden and nature are distinct, but you can also gradually blur the line between the formal and natural spaces. For example, use native plants in formal rows to line the edge of your space, then gradually loosen the rows so they begin to blend into the free-growing
It is a set piece composed with intention — a gift to those who come seeking the healing power of nature.
In this setting, the boundaries between garden and nature are distinct, but you can also gradually blur the line between the formal and natural spaces. For example, use native plants in formal rows to line the edge of your space, then gradually loosen the rows so they begin to blend into the free-growing
that set the garden apart. The trick is to keep these barriers from feeling harsh or forbidding. Fences are simple in design and designed to blend with or set off the landscape they enclose. Plantings may conceal part of the fence to both soften it and hint at a world beyond, or the fence itself may
that set the garden apart. The trick is to keep these barriers from feeling harsh or forbidding. Fences are simple in design and designed to blend with or set off the landscape they enclose. Plantings may conceal part of the fence to both soften it and hint at a world beyond, or the fence itself may
containers set on top. Would love to see another angle of the ground cover or plants in between the boxes.
block and set in between the lemon and lime trees
pavers are set in a geometric grid rather than a wandering path, which gives a patiolike feeling to this narrow space. Other nontraditional features include the heavy, blocklike adobe-colored boxes along the walk that give a contemporary nod to traditional terra-cotta pots, and the pillars of the same material