Where to Start When Your Spring Garden Feels Overwhelming
If you've ever walked outside in April and felt your stomach drop a little at everything staring back at you, this one's for you. Spring has a way of making…
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Mature gardens become collections over time. Pots, plants, benches, impulse buys, inherited pieces, and at some point, that collection either feels magical or it just feels muddled. In this episode, I walk through how I use design parameters to guide every garden I design, why limitations actually make gardens better, and how they can reduce decision fatigue.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How strong design parameters help you move between gardens, make faster decisions, and avoid creative fatigue
- Why mature gardens can often feel muddled instead of magical, and how design parameters fix that
- The difference between a collector’s mindset and a curator’s mindset when building a garden
- What immersive experiences like Meow Wolf and Disneyland can teach us about garden design, storytelling, and creating intentional spaces
- Real examples from my award-winning Northwest Flower and Garden Show gardens, and how completely different parameters created two totally distinct spaces
- Why limitations, when developed ahead of time, contribute to stronger and more well-defined gardens
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Until next time, I hope you find something in your garden to truly relish.
