A Pattern Garden | Pattern 7: Borders

Pattern 7: Borders

What is a pattern garden?

Why use patterns in the garden?

The 14 Patterns:

Scale

Garden rooms

Pathways

Bridges

Gates

Shelters

Borders

Patios

Sheds

Focal points

Water

Ornamentation

Containers

Materials

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Pattern 7: Borders

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Our gardens are made distinct and separate by fencing or hedging. Whether man-made or living green, solid or nearly transparent, these boundaries outline our gardens, articulate property lines, create privacy and security. As lot sizes shrink and our society becomes more litigious, the demarcation provided by clear property lines is vital. Whether a thickly impenetrable yew hedge or a 4-foot woven screen separating apartment balconies, the impulse for definition and division is the same.

A front courtyard garden is both connected and separate from the street: The open latticework fence invites looking in and out, but its height and darkness create a barrier.

Copyright ©2007 Timber Press, Inc. Text excerpts from A Pattern Garden copyright © Valerie Easton. Photographs copyright © Jacqueline Koch, except photos on Bridges, Gates, and Shelters pages copyright © Allan Mandell; and photo on Water page copyright © Richard Hartlage. All rights reserved. Posted with permission of the publisher.

<< 6: Shelters | Patterns | 8: Patios >>

Our gardens are made distinct and separate by fencing or hedging. Whether man-made or living green, solid or nearly transparent, these boundaries outline our gardens, articulate property lines, create privacy and security. As lot sizes shrink and our society becomes more litigious, the demarcation provided by clear property lines is vital. Whether a thickly impenetrable yew hedge or a 4-foot woven screen separating apartment balconies, the impulse for definition and division is the same.

A front courtyard garden is both connected and separate from the street: The open latticework fence invites looking in and out, but its height and darkness create a barrier.

Copyright ©2007 Timber Press, Inc. Text excerpts from A Pattern Garden copyright © Valerie Easton. Photographs copyright © Jacqueline Koch, except photos on Bridges, Gates, and Shelters pages copyright © Allan Mandell; and photo on Water page copyright © Richard Hartlage. All rights reserved. Posted with permission of the publisher.