Monday, February 1, 2010

STUDIED INSOUCIANCE

Charming insouciance. But not enough. If this were MY wood the gate stays, posts are replaced with split locust & the hideous new wire replaced with rescued old wire.
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Dahlings. Really. Indeed. Informal wildwood landscape design is as serious as a designed formal potagere.
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From Mirram-Webster, INSOUCIANCE: lighthearted unconcern.
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You think an INSOUCIANT woodland walk in my garden is serendipitous?
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Garden design is pairings: ying/yang, formal/informal, & etc..............
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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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Pic from House & Garden magazine via Brabourne Farm.
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6 comments:

  1. Linda@ Lime in the CoconutFebruary 1, 2010 at 9:18 AM

    perfect insousiance!

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  2. DevonFebruary 1, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    I have absolutely no doubt that you are correct. It is always the unstudied that, in reality, was the most studied.

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  3. Lori BuffFebruary 1, 2010 at 1:40 PM

    I love the gate, it is a good start. The rest of the fence sadly is in great need of work. Are you going to help the owner fix it?

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  4. TerryFebruary 1, 2010 at 5:04 PM

    Where can we get locust around here? In my growing up days my dad could find them in the woods and used them for piers in the lake.

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  5. Tara DillardFebruary 1, 2010 at 5:43 PM

    www.RusticGardens.com, in north Georgia uses a lot of locust for his projects.

    Wish this were my client, the wood is gorgeous. Posts? Not.

    XO T

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  6. debra @ 5th and stateFebruary 1, 2010 at 9:54 PM

    ears burning today tara?

    thinking about you........bought a book today on paths, sat down and went OMG, author; tara dillard. great book.
    ps; love the gate!
    debra

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