tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post5186876463296446362..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Plant Placement: Art or ScienceCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-27005781104430752282008-07-21T23:58:00.000-04:002008-07-21T23:58:00.000-04:00I have the opposite inclination...I can't leave th...I have the opposite inclination...I can't leave things that end up even somewhat in a straight line...they have to come out and get redone less formally...although the veggies are allowed an exception.growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-37611109610622376332008-07-21T13:48:00.000-04:002008-07-21T13:48:00.000-04:00Yes, It is a wonderful thing when art and science ...Yes, It is a wonderful thing when art and science comes together in the garden.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-25351266871811412332008-07-20T20:14:00.000-04:002008-07-20T20:14:00.000-04:00I'm laughing at the image of you throwing a trowel...I'm laughing at the image of you throwing a trowel over your shoulder to plant flowers:)<BR/><BR/>I thought I was doing pretty well on the "art" part--just by looking at books and magazines for ideas. But I obviously don't have the science part down, especially leaving enough room for the plants to grow. My garden really does look like a jungle right now, because I didn't think about how much Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-45722290732793725482008-07-20T20:10:00.000-04:002008-07-20T20:10:00.000-04:00Hi Carol, I have that tendency too, and not from v...Hi Carol, I have that tendency too, and not from veggie gardening, just being a neatnik I think. Drifts, we are trying hard to do drifts, the brain still wants lines, or maybe triangles. Knot gardens sound like a great solution. Yours would be grand.Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-28322205368007594512008-07-20T18:26:00.000-04:002008-07-20T18:26:00.000-04:00I agree that Ondra & Cohen's book is great...<A HREF="http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/02/06/a-garden-design-sampler/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Review of book">I agree</A> that Ondra & Cohen's book is great, but Color Echoes by Pamela Harper gave me the most aha! moments as I read it. (Of course, I read it much earlier in my gardening adventure, so that may be why.)Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-58105738693072350832008-07-20T18:05:00.000-04:002008-07-20T18:05:00.000-04:00You're SO right Carol, figuring out the right plac...You're SO right Carol, figuring out the right placements for a plant is both an art and science .<BR/><BR/>As one who planted in straight lines because I was doing a vegetable garden down on the farm, I now do everything I can to avoid them.<BR/><BR/>As to garden design books they don't get much better than The Perennial Gardener's Design Primer by Nan Ondra and Stephanie Cohen.Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-57986155927749344712008-07-20T17:19:00.000-04:002008-07-20T17:19:00.000-04:00Carol, I had to laugh, as this is a challenge for ...Carol, I had to laugh, as this is a challenge for me too. I also have MMD's challenge. Often I start digging, then have to abandon an ideal spot because there's a woody tree root too close to the surface. Often plants in my garden are a bit oddly spaced due to the roots.<BR/><BR/>As far as the row thing goes, I think that comes from veggie gardening for me too. I see nothing wrong with some garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-355123209563175392008-07-20T11:44:00.000-04:002008-07-20T11:44:00.000-04:00Art and science for certain! I see plants this ye...Art and science for certain! I see plants this year that need to moved moved in spring for various reason such as colour combinations, height being different from what I pictured, water needs, and amount of sun. There's one bed in particular that I really struggle with.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691765466320690473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-18915487218359322292008-07-20T11:30:00.000-04:002008-07-20T11:30:00.000-04:00Plant placement is art & science, but sometime...Plant placement is art & science, but sometimes it's beyond my control. I can't plant things exactly where I want them sometimes because there's a tree root in the way, or a stump, or some other impediment. You do have a choice to make: embrace your straight lines & make that part of the design, or try to fight your natural tendencies. The book that taught me the most aboutMr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-231857051802153652008-07-20T10:34:00.000-04:002008-07-20T10:34:00.000-04:00Hey, if you've got it (the innate ability to p...Hey, if you've got it (the innate ability to plant in straight rows) then flaunt it (with a knot garden) right?!! :)<BR/><BR/>But if you do decide to choose a garden design book for the GB Book Club, I highly recommend the one by Stephanie Cohen and Nan Ondra. I'll admit, I was put off a bit by the hot pink cover, but there's a great amount of information there. The one on designing Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-37640950067564235322008-07-20T07:03:00.000-04:002008-07-20T07:03:00.000-04:00i suspect it's your orderly mind that makes you pl...i suspect it's your orderly mind that makes you plant in rows. To compensate you could always try the "toss and plant" strategy. Just toss them and plant them where they land. Of course, that works better for some plants than others. It's great for bulbs.<BR/><BR/>Robin<BR/>Gardening ExaminerRobin Ripleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620026400198513864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-7213931925054193202008-07-20T00:00:00.000-04:002008-07-20T00:00:00.000-04:00Seeing it before I plant is not easy for me! Somet...Seeing it before I plant is not easy for me! Sometimes in it goes after I do that dance you describe so well...then it gets moved to another spot later...I wish I could visualize it better.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-68444068540119887062008-07-19T23:23:00.000-04:002008-07-19T23:23:00.000-04:00There does seem to be an art to plant placement. ...There does seem to be an art to plant placement. In some of my beds I can see it in my head before I planted and in others I can't seem to find a starting point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com