Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Formal vs. Rustique: Spotting the Difference

I delight in this perfect, imperceptible, detail.  See the difference between Formal vs. Rustique ?

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Of course it made my Pinterest Board, Outdoor Living & Exterior Design.  
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Spot the 'le jardin rustique' element?
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Though a formal landscape design, above, a skilled gardener contrasted with much needed le jardin rustique in this tiny space.
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Contrast is a top Landscape Design 'rule'.
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 In this garden, lapping gravel to the tree trunks is a major landscape design choice.
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And, the right choice.
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What was the 'formal' choice?  Boxing the tree trunks with cobblestones.
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Garden & Be Well,    XO Tara
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NOTE to my gardening friends... look for changes to come. 
Knew before computers/cell phones, sitting in Atlanta traffic on way to a client, 'I must reach a larger audience with the same amount of effort.'   Soon after that epiphany I signed my CBS-TV, and, books contracts on the same day.
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Then I read an article in the NYTimes about something called 'blogging'.  Saved the article for a year before reading it.  Studied all the blogs they mentioned, hired a computer expert they quoted, and attended a blogging seminar.
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Blogging 2.0 has arrived, my knowledge is 1.0.  A believer in copying the best historic gardens across the globe it flows into every arena of life.  Watching Maria Killam grow her career/blog/life over the past 3 years made its impact.  Signed up  for a year's course with her blogging expert, Jon Morrow
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Changes will be slow, plodding is my adored method.  Pulling triggers here/there is spice in the mix.
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What do YOU want?
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Nothing is too small, too big, or too ego crushing to mention.
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Passion lies in sharing what has filled me to the depths of grace, joy & atonement, the best landscapes created over the last 2,000+ years.

Just so you know... 

 I  welcome your input.

2 comments:

Lori Buff said...

I can almost hear the sounds my footsteps would make on that surface.

Anonymous said...

Your change in rock size at each trunk, to turn that into a formal space, makes sense. Though I see that space as already having some degree of formality, with the L-shaped hedge of hydrangea (?). But I'm not seeing it all, either...

Again, why do I often make things so difficult in design?