Comments on: Talking gardens, roses, the language of symbols, sustainability and Christianity

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:35:10 +0000

The best way to use mood boards and concept boards is with lines to the specific parts of the plan they are intended to illuminate. See comment on the use of image sheets in garden and landscape design.

By: Marian

Marian — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:20:13 +0000

I have felt the same when viewing some of the better landscape architect’s design concept boards. They are full of swallows and butterflies cleverly coming out of the frame, and small children playing, but the space they are actually depicting is still cold and bold and empty.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:06:37 +0000

Maybe….That can be a trick of the application….

1) ie. fool the eye into thinking at first that it is real grass then subtlely shatter the illustion….”well, hang on, …I suppose it can’t be real turf after all.”

2) An abstract art piece where you construct a plain box with a door (perhspa positioned in an art gallery or public square) and when the person enters the box the inside is grassed (rather than the outside.) In this way the observer is forced to question is the turf real? Perhaps some of the turf is real and some of the turf isn’t!

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:30:42 +0000

I can’ think of anything. And I wonder: what is the key to doing good things with artificial turf? The answer may be: don’t pretend it is real turf.

By: christine

christine — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 05:48:28 +0000

Unfortuneately I didn’t take a photograph and I have been unable to find you an image of this particular appealing circular piece of green artificial turf. It was a very ‘naturalistic’ piece of lawn and very healthy looking…

Perhaps you have a photograph of something like it?

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:01:03 +0000

I’d like to see a photo of the artificial turf. I have seen many ugly examples but enough good examples to gave a slight weakness for it myself. Green is a nice colour; soft is often better than hard, mid-tones and non-reflective surfaces produce less glare than light tones and reflective surfaces. ALSO: symbolism is very important.

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:54:37 +0000

Even if there is a bit of wishful thinking in green walls they are a good reminder of the real value of all things green – and hopefully if we keep our aims high our desire for a greener world will one day become a reality.

Musing on all things decorative…
This morning I walked past a florist with a small circular piece of artificial grass outside on the pavement. I have never been taken by artificial grass before – but this particular piece was quite charming…

And I found myself imagining a space…a cube with four green walls, a green roof (probably cactus?) and an artificial grass floor (that could be rolled up for refresing purposes.)Not sure of the use of the space yet.

So I dream on…

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:09:28 +0000

The picture makes the point that the rose, the crucefix and the green-wall-as-it-is-being-used are, as you say, symbols.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:11:40 +0000

I dont get the picture. I cannot put it in to context. Is it a garden outside being viewed through a window or a garden inside being viewed through some sort of arch? I agree about green wall and green roofs being symbolic but surely they are there to remind us what we either have, have lost or can have if we work to get them