| ARTICLE PREVIEW from Fine Gardening September/October 2005 (#105)
This designer chose a few unifying themes and varied the elements to bring order to his borders by Gordon Hayward Establishing unity within a garden is a key challenge of garden design. Whether you're designing a perennial border, an entry garden, an herb garden, or a collection of container plantings, the design principle of theme and variation will help you make choices within certain limits. In this article, Vermont garden designer Gordon Hayward talks about how to use theme and variation when choosing colors, materials, and structural elements for a garden. In his garden, Gordon repeats the design elements of hedges, terra-cotta, black-locust posts, and the color burgundy, and he uses each element in creative ways. His garden feels settled, yet has enough variety to make it intriguing.  Preview next articleBack to this issueBuy this issue
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