tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post7602364514176122961..comments2024-02-26T02:41:19.933-08:00Comments on The Gardener's Eye: The Ruin Garden when Leaf Peepers PeepAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771120380247636617noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-14152676097225194452010-10-12T18:08:15.161-07:002010-10-12T18:08:15.161-07:00James,
You are not the first person to say that. ...James,<br /><br />You are not the first person to say that. We have debated adding another layer on the outside. So far, we haven't for several reasons: cost and maintenance concerns are at the top of the list. The design of the inside has paths, seating and gardens which encourage children to romp over the walls without fear of damaging plants so any outer garden needs to have paths along the walls so children can still climb on and over them. <br /><br />There is also something exciting about seeing the plants from the outside but not being able to experience the garden without entering that "sacred, if you will" space. It can be magical to be called inside. The visitor has to make an effort to enjoy it and all it's pleasures which are not easily given away. Sometimes I find the strength of the unencumbered walls somehow reassuring. I'm not sure if these qualities would be diminished with plants on the outside.<br /><br />On the other hand.....you have certainly made me want reevaluate adding plantings on the outside. I hope to be working on the gardens in the parks for a while longer and we will keep thinking of ways to add layers to enhance the parks in the future as time and resources allow. <br /><br />I really appreciate your constructive criticism. Thank you very much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771120380247636617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-53674212427347466172010-10-12T04:00:36.143-07:002010-10-12T04:00:36.143-07:00Michael,
I find myself craving to see some plantin...Michael,<br />I find myself craving to see some plantings outside the stone circle. (I'd kill for that stone, even a part of it.)James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.com