Pacific Northwest Gardening: Laurie's Garden Tour, 1 by Laurie1

Laurie1 wrote:
And so we begin the garden.

I've now got to gather together the photos for the next part.

I'm so glad you've enjoyed the walk. Your comments have been flattering, and interesting, and alot of fun. (Hope everyone is warm now)

Pix, I'm very interested in what you said about Americans and gardens being separate from the landscape. I need to give that some thought. I don't know if seeing it as part of the landscape is particular to me, or whether that is a national characteristic - it may be a bit of both. Certainly here, meaning my garden, the views we have would be almost impossible to ignore - they are very much part of the setting of the house and garden. I think also the fact that we do own the land that surrounds us influences that too - to not want the garden to be separate from the land. However, having said that, using 'borrowed' views in landscape design has traditionally been a feature of many English gardens (my neighbour, whose house is separate from their fields has done that extensively - and it works very well). I need to think about that.

So I will leave you with this picture for tonight, and begin to gather together the others. TTFN