Comments on: Create A “Neat” Edible Front Yard with a Knot Garden!

By: My Flower Delivery .ie

My Flower Delivery .ie — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:13:39 +0000

I love your tutorial.
The images are great and I think that
I will try to recreate this garden front.
and give the flower arrangement a go too.

Thanks for sharing,
This is great

By: Shirley Bovshow

Shirley Bovshow — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:04:03 +0000

Michelle, appreciate the nod and thanks for dropping in.

I understand the statement you made at GardenRant.com and must agree with your point. Edible gardens need some structure, (especially in the front yard) to be viable and presentable.
When Michael and I designed this front edible garden we took into consideration that some plants may need to be replaced with time. The structure (hedges and edging) should take the garden through many seasons. In the long run, this should be the goal of any front yard garden. I could not imagine designing a front yard (edible or not) with all annual plants that need to be changed out every few months. Expensive! Not practical!
Shirley

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:46:08 +0000

Shirley,
I think by now you know me as a straight shooter who has the background and experience to deliver a professional critique that isn’t about the person but about the work and design product.
So here it comes. ….
The design, the execution of the installation and the end product is beautifully rendered.
Choosing a historically classical formal knot design theme to ‘marry’ with the Tudor style home was a well thought out response to the architecture.
You brought the garden to the house and the house to the garden in a well presented narrative.

You also ‘gave good bones’ . The styling of the landscape architecture by ways of the strong axial lines brings the architecture further into the garden.

The plant choice is horticulturally sound and aesthetically pleasing.

This is a front yard kitchen garden that will look beautiful 3, 5, 10 years and longer down the road.
This is not fleeting ephemeral artistic expressionism , this is excellent functional design.

Thank you for educating the public that a front yard potager garden can be both visually stunning and functionally productive.

Very nice design and quality craftsmanship.

By: Anne Robert

Anne Robert — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:52:21 +0000

Thx what a great example it can be done with design!
pinching it for my blog with alink back
Love to see more examples
Anne

By: Shirley Bovshow

Shirley Bovshow — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:13:31 +0000

It was a great project for us. Our garden makeovers are the real deal and we prepare the planting areas just like we would in our real life projects. Don’t forget, these projects are all in Los Angeles- that is my professional stomping ground. It would be embarrassing if the jobs were not done to standard!

So happy you liked the design.
Shirley