Showing Height In Garden Design

Laid out in his seminal work gardens are for people it says simply that twice the height of the riser plus the tread should equal 26 inches.

Showing height in garden design. Evergreen or deciduous a mighty oak or a flowering cherry there is one for every garden however small or large. So underplant a 6 foot tall pretoria canna with a 3 foot tall orange flower zinnia. See more ideas about garden design garden outdoor gardens.

You can make even more space by clearing the lower stems away too. Style guides show garden inspiration borrow some ideas from the garden designers at last year s rhs hampton court palace flower show and give your garden a nip and tuck. For more inspiration and articles visit my blog.

When well cared for trees can also be grown in containers. Another ratio may even be platinum. One of my top tips for certain small garden designs is to squeeze in some larger trees.

A design to suit you find inspiration and gain some practical insights for designing your garden. Try canopy trees like prunus cerasifera cherry plum that will give a leafy roof without taking up much space on the ground. Church often credited with creating the california style.

That means that if the riser is 5 inches the tread what you walk on should be 16 inches. They ll give you good height and privacy. That s what i ve always called the rule for step design advocated by landscape architect thomas d.

A general rule is to step down the heights by half. Purple tone ageratum or a gomphrena that tops out at 18 inches strikes a pretty pose next to the zinnia. The garden design is bold yet simple to make best use of the space says landscape architect sophie greive of think outside gardens a low planter provides an elevated bed for slender weavers bamboo.