*This is a collaborative post.
We often think of our gardens as something we simply have to tend to in order to keep things presentable. Keeping the grass short, the weeds pulled and the leaves swept will help the tidy aesthetic remain. But a garden shouldn’t only be looked at through the lens of maintenance. If you have the time, getting involved in gardening, namely within your garden, can help you exercise a great amount of creativity.
This isn’t to mention a range of other benefits you might find through tending to your green space, such as feeling a sense of therapeutic relaxation perfect to help you melt your stress away. Furthermore, garden creativity is not only limited by the design of the garden you promote, but by how you creatively apply those goals. This turns your garden from something that might have first felt like a chore into something that feels dynamic, rife with potential, and somewhere you can truly lose hours in pure bliss.
Let us consider how you might achieve this, and just what those creative efforts could look like-
Consider Alternatives
We often think very literally when it comes to design. We might have seen something on a gardening program or in a magazine and wish to replicate it. There’s nothing wrong with that. But sometimes, employing an opportunity you have through what’s at hand can help you design something very unique. For example, it could be that using railway sleepers to segment your vegetable patch can serve as a natural divide, and also prevent your crops from being stepped on.
They could also be used as a beautiful means of designating a garden pathway. It could be that you have an abandoned wheelbarrow in the back garden, but with a little care and correct placement, this could be a great place to showcase a range of flowers. Filling it with soil and tending to small plants could help your littlest shoots look great before you transfer them to the main garden. There’s always a brilliant alternative out there, so try to look at everything with this potential in mind.
Consider A Motif
A motif can be a great means of guiding your creative action. For example, your garden might have a ring of soil around it already pre-located. You might use this somewhat circular boundary to segment the flowers you use. Four distinct zones, representing the seasons, could be something you aim for. For example, white flowers at the bottom left, then blues, greens, then deep reds and golds could represent each season appropriately, signifying white snow, spring showers, a summer in bloom and a fall in sleep. A motif, no matter how you choose to apply it, can work wonders.
Challenge Yourself
A challenge can be a great idea. Perhaps this year you wish to implement a show-stopping centre-piece, such as purchasing and installing a water feature. Perhaps you’d love to finally host some Koi fish in this environment. A little challenge can go a long way, and take your creative design to the next level.
With this advice, we hope you’re much better able to challenge yourself within your gardening design.
*This is a collaborative post.
Great article, thank you.
I like the idea of a Motif with a different season in each segment!