Friday, November 26, 2010

1st Rules of Design

Yesterday I was accused, "If Susanne Hudson does it, you do it."WHAT AN HONOR !
#1 Rule of Garden Design: COPY
2nd First Rule of Garden Design: Keep It Simple Sweetie.
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If it's beautiful in someone elses garden it will be beautiful, and original, in yours.
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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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Top pic, Susanne Hudson's garden. Middle pic, my office. Bottom pic, a current client's garden.
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9 comments:

  1. La Petite GalleryNovember 26, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    You said it Tara, I agree 100%.
    yvonne

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  2. the gardener's cottageNovember 26, 2010 at 10:14 AM

    yes i agree tara. you can copy virtually everything you see in your neighbors garden and it will still look different in your own. amazing. i don't know where else this rule applies.

    ~janet

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  3. Cher' ShotsNovember 26, 2010 at 10:52 AM

    Oh my ~ Is that not why we look at others blogs ~ to get inspiration and to copy? I love what you and others share. Keep up the good work! 'hugs from afar'

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  4. Bruce BaroneNovember 26, 2010 at 12:08 PM

    I like your outlook!

    Have you seen these photos?
    http://www.brucebarone.com/TheGardensOfMichaelTrapp.htm

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  5. Aspiring KennedyNovember 27, 2010 at 8:47 AM

    nothing is original... but everything is reinvented in a new setting. :)

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  6. Laguna DirtNovember 29, 2010 at 10:50 AM

    thank you for validating the idea of copying!
    speaking of copying, i just started my own blog on gardens and outdoor living in laguna beach, california. not sure how to spread the word. if you want to check it out: www.lagunadirt.blogspot.com.

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  7. Lisa PorterDecember 1, 2010 at 11:57 PM

    Where on earth have I been?!? I just discovered your incredible blog via Willow Decor.
    I look forward to visiting and watching your gadren grow and change...oh yes gardens do change don't they...that's why we are here. I hope you'll stop by sometime.
    Lisa

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  8. AnonymousDecember 9, 2011 at 12:40 AM

    Totally true! In landscaping and decorating!

    Copy things that are wonderful!

    No need to "reinvent the wheel"..of course, make it "your own"!

    Why not duplicate "Villa Malcontenta" (or any Palladian villa?) if you can!! All the proportions are right!

    Copy everything you adore! Nancy Lancaster did.....why not we???!!!

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  9. AnonymousDecember 9, 2011 at 12:45 AM

    I forgot to say......I completely "knocked off" (means copy) David Easton's "bit hall" at "Balderbrae"; his divine beyond house in Suffern, New York. If I had been there when they started the floors...they would have been "on the diamond........"

    I had the same size living room in Pasadena (to the inch)

    I knew good proportion when I am in it.....so I copied that size (same as DAvid Easton's) and of course; the two fireplaces.......heaven. that is what it is!

    Copy!!!!!

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