Elegant Garden Design

What Kind of Garden Design are You Thinking About?

May 9th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed

It’s that time of the year again when you start thinking about the design of your garden. For some, this can be a difficult task because there are so many options today for what one can do with their garden. For example, Japanese-style gardens have become popular recently. There’s tons more.

To simplify things, all garden designs can be divided into two categories: informal and formal.

What are the Characteristics of Informal Gardens?

An informal garden is characteristically located among preexisting trees whose foliage creates covered paths. Ferns and plants that prefer shaded locations are planted under the trees. These gardens typically have bubbling brooks running through them, pleasant streams or fountains.

Woodland

A Woodland garden uses this design but there are several others that also fall within this classification also. These include gardens such as the container garden (here the soil is replaced with containers and large concrete vases due to a lack of space) and the wildflower garden (this garden contains wildflowers growing in a mixed disarray).

Oriental

At first glance, you might also think that an Oriental garden design is informal, but this is not true. This garden is actually very formal and uses the spatial arrangement of elements purposefully. As such, the Oriental garden really is the epitome of elegance and style. In this garden everything has meaning and symbolism. The mixture of plants, stones and water is carefully chosen as to understate the various themes that are within this garden. With this in mind, nothing is excessive, but everything should is found in natural proportion.

Paradise

What kind of garden has as its main purpose the stimulation of all the five senses? The Paradise garden. This kind of garden finds its origins in Islamic culture. These gardens delight the olfactory with fragrant flowers, charm the ears with waterfalls, dazzle the eyes with vibrant colors, satisfy the palate with fruits and berries and impress the touch with plants and stone. Of course, you can design your garden as you wish. Use your creativity and personal likes to create the perfect paradise for you.