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A Garden Writer’s A Garden Writer’s Rosetta StoneRosetta StoneTranslating Design Into WordsTranslating Design Into Words
Presented by:Billy GoodnickFine Gardening Magazine
Fasten your seat belt
Tools for your toolbelt
And killer abs in 30 days or your money back
“Landscape design is a process, not a product”…
Nicky Goodstix : : Fine Gardening
“The most important part of designing a garden occurs not in the ground, but
in the mind”…Dorothy Kalin : : Garden Design
Where We’re Goin’
• Two reporting models• Design principles in a nutshell• Vocabulary workout• Analyze this!
• Me first• Your turn
• Writing adventure• Show and tell
• I dare ya…
AnalysisAnalysis
DefinitionDefinition
SynthesisSynthesis
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s w
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itio
n(a
ka S
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hat?
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Concept: “Sunny, cozy refuge for chatting.”
Bri
ng
ing
it
tog
eth
er
Easy
peasy
?
AnalysisAnalysis
DefinitionDefinition
SynthesisSynthesis
Another story angle...
Beautiful
Functional
Sustainable
For
all
the s
en
ses
Pers
on
al exp
ress
ion
A s
tag
e f
or
livin
g
Eart
h-f
rien
dly
CRIMES AGAINST HORTICULTURE!!!
WHEN BAD TASTE MEETS POWER TOOLS
Sp
ati
al co
nce
pts
Scale / Proportion
Vis
ual ch
ara
cteri
stic
s
Colo
r th
eory
basi
cs
Red pink maroon image
Cool g
reen
gard
en
s
Visual Harmony Contrast Color Form / shape Lightness /
darkness Surface texture Pattern Repetition Proportion
Visual Harmony Contrast Color Form / shape Lightness /
darkness Surface texture Pattern Repetition Proportion
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Visual Harmony Contrast Color Form / shape Lightness /
darkness Surface texture Pattern Repetition Proportion
Visual Harmony Contrast Color Form / shape Lightness /
darkness Surface texture Pattern Repetition Proportion
Visual Harmony Contrast Color Form / shape Lightness /
darkness Surface texture Pattern Repetition Proportion
In your own words…
Writing Challenge
When you tour a garden this week…•Wear your new designer goggles•Write a few paragraphs•Describe at least three principles
•Spatial use•Visual principles•Color principles
Post at your blog or send to me:[email protected]
Photo credits
Steve AitkenJennifer Benner
Lynda Oyama BryanStephanie FaganMichelle GervaisBilly Goodnick
Saxon HoltAllen Mandell
What did I miss?
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