Start with two rules that can kick-start the process of laying out a landscape, then move on to guidelines that help in scaling the proportions of a garden’s elements and, finally, to choosing and using the right plants.
One of the most popular pastimes in Pt. Defiance Park is to quietly sit in the colorful Rose Garden among the 1500 roses and let the scents and sounds of the park come to you. Soak it in . . .
Why a ‘Rosie the Riveter’ garden?
American rosarians can plant 3-12 of the ‘Rosie the Riveter’ rose bushes in our major community gardens to honor these overlooked female heroes of WWII.
It will continue to inspire future generations of young American women.
There are new roses of each type, each year – and many in recent years have been very hearty in our Northwestern US climate.
Monet’s garden was one of his biggest sources of his inspiration as a painter, so he created and managed the garden expansions himself with precise instructions for his 7 gardeners. He focused on engineering moments of light and color that would occur throughout the day by designing the locations of the flowers according to their colors: those of light colors, such as yellow or white, are placed in the most shaded areas of the garden – then the darkest flowers are placed in juxtaposition with the light ones. It came out in the paintings . . .
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