1、Ho w to Desig n a Sma ll Ga rden - Step -b y -Step Lan d scap in g Id eas, Pictu res an d Plan s fo rPlan n in g th e Perfect Small Gard enCo u rty ard g ard en at Casa Aire Gu est Ho u se, Lecrin Valley , Gran ad a, Sp ainAu th o r Rach el Math ews Su ccessfu l Gard en Desig nEd ito r: An n a Ob ar
2、zan o wsk aBefo re we g et g o in g , we n eed to g et th e u su al leg al b its o u t o f th e way first.2Discla imer: Please n o te, th e in fo rmatio n co n tain ed with in th is d o cu men t is fo r ed u catio n alp u rp o ses o n ly . Ev ery attemp t h as b een mad e to p ro v id e accu rate, u
3、 p -to -d ate, reliab le, an dco mp lete in fo rmatio n . No warran ties o f an y k in d are ex p ressed o r imp lied . Read ersack n o wled g e th at th e au th o r is n o t en g ag in g in ren d erin g p ro fessio n al ad v ice.By read in g th is d o cu men t, th e read er ag rees th at u n d er n
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6、 men t o n ly . Th is eb o o k may n o tb e re-so ld o r g iv en away to o th er p eo p le. If y o u wo u ld lik e to sh are th is b o o k with an o th erp erso n , p lease p u rch ase an ad d itio n al co p y fo r each recip ien t. If y o u re read in g th is b o o k an dd id n o t p u rch ase it,
7、th en p lease p u rch ase y o u r o wn co p y . Th an k y o u fo r resp ectin g th e h ardwo rk o f th is au th o r.Co p y rig h t: Rach el Math ews Su ccessfu l Desig n Ltd . 2 0 1 2 Amazo n Kin d le Ed itio n 2 .0So n o w th ats o u t th e way , lets g et g o in g with in creasin g y o u r k n o w
8、led g e ab o u t h o w to d esig na small g ard en .Do wnlo a d the Free Sma ll Ga rden Desig n Chea t SheetTo g o alo n g with th is Kin d le b o o k , Iv e p u t to g eth er a ch eat sh eet th at su mmarises th e step s tosu ccessfu lly d esig n in g a small g ard en . Yo u can d o wn lo ad it an
9、d p rin t it o ff so y o u d o n t h av eto k eep referrin g to th e ch ap ter su mmaries in b o o k . Do wn lo ad it n o w, h ere:h ttp :/www.su ccessfu lg ard en d esig n .co m/amazo n -small-g ard en /Ta ble o f Co ntentsIn tro d u ctio nCh ap ter 1 - Th e Mag ic In g red ien t to a Great Lo o k
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12、mmaryCh ap ter 4 - Small Gard en Desig n Trick sPlan tin g p ro p o rtio nPlan tin gAttractin g wild life in a small g ard enEd ib le small sp ace g ard enFu rth er Illu sio n s o f SizeCh an g es in Lev elCreatin g Lev el Ch an g esCreatin g Vertical In terestCh ap ter 4 Su mmaryCh ap ter 5 - Ad d
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14、Au th o rOth er Bo o k s in th e Series Intro ductio nYo u h av e a small g ard en - th ats g reat, rejo ice! Small g ard en s are wo n d erfu l, y o u can d o somu ch mo re with th em th an mo st o th er g ard en ty p es. I k n o w th at may so u n d lik e an o u tlan d ishth in g to say b u t I as
15、su re y o u its n o t.If y o u re feelin g a little scep tical o n ju st h o w wo n d erfu l small g ard en s are, let me ex p lain .4Larg e g ard en s ten d to v isu ally n eed larg e areas o f o p en emp ty sp ace so th at th ey d o n t lo o k to oclu ttered . In tricate d esig n d etails ten d to
16、 g et lo st in larg e o p en areas. In a small g ard en th o u g h ,y o u can o ften p u t in a lo t mo re d esig n d etails b ecau se ev ery th in g is so clo se at h an d .No w, as mu ch as I d islik e th e o v er-u sed term o u tsid e ro o m, fo r small g ard en s it isap p ro p riate. So rath er
17、 th an b ein g d au n ted b y d esig n in g a small g ard en , ju st v iew it asd eco ratin g an o th er ro o m. Th at su b tle sh ift in min d set will h elp y o u tack le it mo re easilyb ecau se ro o m d eco ratin g is alread y so meth in g y o u re familiar with an d can d o .By th e way , fo r
18、o u r American read ers, wh en I say g ard en I mean y o u r wh o le b ack y ard , n o tju st th e p lan t b o rd ers.Ca n Any Ga rden Be Ma de Stunning , No Ma tter Ho w Sma ll it is?In a wo rd , y es. Size actu ally isn t as imp o rtan t a facto r as y o u may th in k it is.Th e mo st imp o rtan t
19、 p art o f an y g ard en d esig n , reg ard less o f th e size o r sh ap e o f it, is h o w y o uarran g e an d u tilise th e sp ace. Well co v er th is in d etail later b u t b asically y o u n eed to create5d esig n sh ap es th at lin k th e en tire g ard en to g eth er in a way th at mak es it lo
20、 o k an d feel larg er an dmo re in terestin g . In a small g ard en , th is is ev en mo re critical to d o .In th e rest o f th is b o o k , Im g o in g to sh o w y o u h o w to u tilise ev ery last sq u are in ch o f sp ace,in clu d in g v ertical sp ace. Well also lo o k at h o w to create ex tra
21、 sp ace with d ifferen t lev els aswell as way s o f u sin g th e rig h t b u ild in g materials to accen tu ate th e sp ace still fu rth er.Wha t Co nstitutes Sma ll Ex a ctly ?No two h u man b ein g s h av e th e ex act same co n cep t o f wh at small is b ecau se ev ery th in g isrelativ e. A sma
22、ll g ard en to so meo n e liv in g in a ru ral area may seem massiv e to a city d wellerwith o n ly a few sq u are metres o f ro o f terrace.So , in clu d ed in th is b o o k is a v ariety o f d ifferen t size an d sh ap e small g ard en s. If so me o f th eex amp le g ard en s are larg er th an y o
23、 u r p lo t, y o u sh o u ld still b e ab le to ad ap t th e id eas so towo rk with th e size g ard en y o u h av e.Cha pter 1 - The Ma g ic Ing redient to a Grea t Lo o king Ga rdenTh e mistak e th at mo st p eo p le mak e with th eir g ard en is to fo cu s so lely o n th e p lan ts. Th e p lan tst
24、h o u g h , are th e v ery last th in g y o u sh o u ld th in k ab o u t in y o u r g ard en .Yes, I k n o w it g o es ag ain st ev ery th in g y o u k n o w ab o u t g ard en s. In o n e sen se, y o u re rig h t -g ard en s ARE ab o u t p lan ts. Gard en d esig n , h o wev er, isn t so lely ab o u
25、t th e p lan ts.Su ccessfu l g ard en d esig n is all ab o u t h o w y o u u tilise th e sh ap e an d sp ace in th e g ard en .Ob v io u sly p lan ts d o co me in to it, b u t o n ly at th e en d . Th in k o f it th is way , “Plan ts are th e icin go n th e cak e, NOT th e cak e itself.”Why is sha p
26、e so impo rta nt?Iv e to u ch ed o n th is b riefly in th e in tro d u ctio n : th e co n cep t o f co rrectly u sin g th e sp ace in y o u rg ard en . No w, at th is stag e, th at mig h t ju st so u n d lik e an awfu l lo t o f d esig n er b ab b le an d , y es,it is, so let me n o w ex p lain wh a
27、t o n earth it is Im talk in g ab o u t.6Th e way y o u v iew a g ard en is b asically th e ro u te y o u r ey es tak e as y o u lo o k at it. If y o u try totak e in th e wh o le g ard en with o n e g lan ce, ch an ces are its g o in g to b e q u ite b o rin g . Id eally , y o uwan t to b e ab le t
28、o g o fro m o n e p o in t o f in terest to an o th er an d ex p erien ce an in terestin g v isu aljo u rn ey . I k n o w th at may so u n d h ard to ach iev e in a really small g ard en b u t, d o n t wo rry , Illsh o w y o u ex actly h o w to d o it.With th e rig h t u se o f th e sp ace an d th e
29、 sh ap e, y o u can co n tro l h o w th e g ard en fu n ctio n s an dlo o k s. Yo u can create lo ts o f in terest, mak e th e g ard en feel b ig g er, an d create a sen semo v emen t fro m o n e p o in t to an o th er. With really tin y g ard en s, creatin g a sen se o f mo v emen tmay n o t b e p
30、o ssib le b u t y o u can certain ly mak e th e sp ace lo o k larg er an d mo re in terestin g .So n o w th at y o u k n o w ju st h o w v ital a g o o d d esig n sh ap e is, ev en in really small g ard en s, letsn o w g et g o in g with wh at to d o with y o u r g ard en .Where to Sta rt With Yo ur
31、 Ga rdenTh e first th in g y o u n eed to d o is wo rk o u t ex actly wh at it is y o u wan t. If y o u re mu tterin g u n d ery o u r b reath , “A b ig g er g ard en !“ th ats fin e; ad d it to y o u r wish list. Th e p o in t o f th e wish list isto fin d o u t wh at y o u really , really wan t. W
32、h ilst ach iev in g ev ery th in g may n o t b e p o ssib le,y o u ll b e su rp rised h o w mu ch y o u ca n ach iev e with a few cu n n in g d esig n trick s th at Ill sh o wy o u later o n in th is b o o k .Yo u mig h t really wan t a h alf-acre p lo t wh ere y o u can g ro w fru it an d v eg etab
33、 les an d h av e aseclu d ed seatin g area fo r sip p in g y o u r fav o u rite b ev erag e in . Yo u r actu al g ard en mig h t b e o n lya ten th o f th at size b u t th at d o esn t mean to say y o u can t ach iev e all o f th e th in g s o n y o u r wishlist, ju st o n a mu ch smaller scale.Th e
34、 p o in t I wan t to mak e h ere is n o t to d isco u n t wh at y o u wan t ju st b ecau se y o u r g ard en insmall. In th e rest o f th is b o o k , Im g o in g to sh o w y o u h o w to u tilise ev ery last sq u are in ch o fsp ace, an d ach iev e amazin g resu lts n o matter h o w small y o u r g
35、 ard en is.Ob v io u sly if swimmin g p o o l an d ten n is co u rt are o n y o u r wish list, th at may b e a to u g h o n e tod o , b u t wh o k n o ws, p erh ap s a h o t tu b an d tab le ten n is set will wo rk in stead !I wan t y o u to allo w y o u rself to fan tasise ab o u t y o u r d ream g
36、 ard en . Let y o u r imag in atio n g o an dp lay with it. Th is is a creativ e p ro cess as well as lo g ical an d its imp o rtan t y o u allo w it toh ap p en . As ad u lts we can o ften b lo ck creativ e p ro cesses with lists o f wh y th in g s can t b e d o n efro m lack o f sp ace, time, b u
37、d g et, ex p ertise co n strain ts to a wh o le h o st o f o th er can ts.As ch ild ren we were all creativ e b ein g s, ev en if y o u re silen tly tellin g y o u rself, “I wasn t“.Tru st me, y o u were. Desig n in g y o u r g ard en u sin g n o th in g b u t lo g ic will wo rk , b u t it will b e
38、amillio n times b etter if y o u can let y o u r creativ ity o ff th e leash . To d o th at y o u n eed d o wh atco mes n atu rally to ch ild ren - p lay .If y o u re sh iftin g ab o u t u n co mfo rtab ly in y o u r ch air n o w, d o n t wo rry , Im n o t su g g estin g y o u g oo u tsid e with a b
39、 u ck et an d sp ad e an d fin d th e n earest san d p it. Th e p lay I wan t y o u to in d u lg e inis th e fan tasy wo rld o f Wh at if I d id th is. k id s d o th is all th e time. Th e wo rld in th eir h ead s ismu ch mo re in terestin g th an wh at is actu ally aro u n d th em an d th ats th e
40、creativ ity I wan t y o u to7tap in to to .We will also co v er p ractical an d lo g ical d esig n tech n iq u es in ad d itio n to th e p lay p art. Alo g ical ap p ro ach is as imp o rtan t as th e creativ e o n e. No p o in t in d esig n in g so meth in g reallycreativ e th at can t b e co n stru
41、 cted o r is to tally imp ractical fo r ev ery d ay liv in g .Get InspiredIf y o u h av e n o clu e ab o u t wh at y o u wan t, it will h elp to lo o k at so me p ictu res o f g ard en s. So ,lo o k th ro u g h b o o k s an d mag azin es an d start a fo ld er o f g ard en s y o u lik e. Do n t limit
42、 y o u rch o ices to th e size g ard en y o u h av e. Ju st co llect imag es th at y o u lik e. Yo u ll o ften fin d th at th eelemen ts o r essen ces o f wh at y o u lik e can b e tran slated in to a smaller fo rm.So , fo r th e time b ein g , ju st fin d wh at y o u lik e an d mak e a n o te o f i
43、t. Th ere are also so mep ictu re g alleries o n th e id eas p ag e o n th e Su ccessfu l Gard en Desig n web site y o u can v iew.Ga rden Ty pesNo w y o u v e g o t an id ea o f wh at y o u lik e, y o u n eed to g et sp ecific an d n arro w d o wn p reciselywh at it is th at d raws y o u to certain
44、 g ard en s.Is th ere a p articu lar g ard en sty le th at y o u lik e eg . mo d ern , fo rmal, co ttag e, n atu ral, etc?8Kno w Wha t Yo u Wa nt Yet?No w, at th is stag e, p lease d o n t wo rry if y o u d o n t k n o w every la st d eta il o f wh at y o u wan ty o u r fin ish ed g ard en to lo o k
45、 lik e. Yo u may h av e fo u n d th at y o u lik ed lo ts o f d ifferen t sty les o fg ard en an d d id n t h av e a p articu lar ty p e th at leap t o u t an d said , “Th is is th e o n e fo r me!“Desig n in g effectiv ely is a b it lik e co o k in g . So me p eo p le will h av e a sp ecific resu l
46、t th ey wan tto ach iev e, lik e a lasag n e. Th ey will fin d o u t wh ich in g red ien ts th ey n eed an d th en read u p o nh o w to p u t th em to g eth er to g et th e d esired resu lts. Th ats all fin e an d g o o d , an d wo rk s well.Ho wev er, th ere are th o se o f u s th at lik e to d o m
47、o re ex p erimen tal co o k in g . We lik e a lo t o fin g red ien ts an d are willin g to mix an d match , ex p erimen t an d p lay with th em a little. No wo b v io u sly we n eed to tak e a b it o f care n o t to sh o v e ev ery last o n e o f o u r fav o u rite in g red ien tsin to th e p o t at o n ce - a little restrain t is a g o o d th in g h ere - b u t we can still create a wo n d erfu len d resu lt, ev en if we d id n t k n o w p recisely wh at we were aimin g
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