tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625454006116116876.post2356009309320124162..comments2024-02-27T17:36:24.006+08:00Comments on The Intercontinental Gardener: From Karin's time to our daysThe Intercontinental Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03419730672738553254noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625454006116116876.post-57951508859293836682009-03-20T18:14:00.000+08:002009-03-20T18:14:00.000+08:00The images show very clearly the step from natural...The images show very clearly the step from natural woodland to getting rid of the trees to "not shade the house". A very modern-times approach. I am surprised these trees where chopped down without actually adding anything else – but lawn. On the whole, I am a ittle ambigious, while natural woodland gardens can be beautiful, they can also just be quite uninspiringly what was "left" after the ground was cleared by the builders – thus, no real thought was put in, which designing a garden always is. Ideally, there should be a mix, I think, a subtle blend between natural and man-made.nilla|utanpunkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451815536296784337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625454006116116876.post-77013232436694510062009-03-20T10:07:00.000+08:002009-03-20T10:07:00.000+08:00I agree with your exclamation point about gardens ...I agree with your exclamation point about gardens needing to go with the person's character. Also the house's, if possible. Sad to see the old gardens being ripped out, especially the venerable old trees. Takes away so much when that happens. Yes, I think a lot of people are afraid of their landscape, that's why they either do nothing with it or hire someone to design/maintain it. Love all these old photos, thanks for saving, scanning and sharing them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625454006116116876.post-66408806032139900382009-03-20T09:19:00.000+08:002009-03-20T09:19:00.000+08:00I would love to see a move back to the naturalisti...I would love to see a move back to the naturalistic plantings. Even just leaving one part of the garden naturalistic while designing the other. Lawn is so boring and doesn't support anything but pests and fertilizer companies. What kind of a garden is void of birds and bugs and frogs and other wonderful critters? Not a very good one in my opinion. Down with the boring old lawn I say! Bring back the plants and critters ;)Lee17https://www.blogger.com/profile/13585316725404778916noreply@blogger.com