Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Design: Fearless Editing

What you won't see, below, in beautiful landscapes.
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In the best landscapes, across the globe & eras, courageous editing never ceases.


 Knock-out rose, above, is not paying the rent.  Client's boxwood had been in a disgusting cheap plastic pot.  Classic rolled rim cast concrete planter was lurking, empty, under the steps.


A few minutes old, above.  Pot & boxwood already paying rent.  Imagine when groundcovers are planted and oodles of flowers rim the pot.
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It's the rare garden not needing an edit.  And rarer, the garden without a lot of extra 'stuff'.
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What changes can you make in your landscape with these thoughts?
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Garden & Be Well,      XO Tara

Pics at jobsite this week.  
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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.

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