I borrowed a page from Christopher Lowell and put more stuff into a small space and
it gives the illusion of larger "room". I also divided the space up into smaller
areas with the fence so walking thru is a discovery of turn a corner and find
something new. so my maple is on a corner seen from the yard, but go by the maple
and there is a narrow walk with Japanese fern, white bleeding hearts, JitP.
I like the idea of a "surprise" of exquisite little things not immediately seen but
only when turn the corner. Ingrid

Kay Lancaster wrote:

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 07:25:38 GMT, Peter Churchill wrote:
Am I right in thinking a lighter colored painted fence will make my garden
look biger and brighter? I have a black and white house, and would like to
paint my fences a light color which isn't white (enough of that on the house
already) but would love to have a nice colored backdrop for plants while
making the garden look bigger. Any ideas?

Darker fencing helps. So does meandering the borders, so it looks like
just around the bend of that next shrub or tree, you might head farther
back into another part of the garden. So does "borrowing" a bit of view
of your neighbor's gardens. Ruler-straight borders all around a central
lawn make the area look really cramped.

Kay



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