To enclose or not to enclose, that is the question…
Photo courtesy The Heggarty-Webber Partnership
With all apologies to The Bard, today on Garden Designers Roundtable, our designers offer their thoughts on whether to enclosure a space, and create intimacy and security, or to expose a space and borrow from the surrounding landscape, possibly creating a sense of awe.
Which would you prefer for you little corner of the earth? Follow the links below to see what our experts say then let us know!
Lesley Hegarty & Robert Webber : Hegarty Webber Partnership : Bristol, UK
Jocelyn Chilvers : The Art Garden : Denver, CO
Douglas Owens-Pike : Energyscapes : Minneapolis, MN
Garden Designers Roundtable 
There is a fascinating book out there entitled “The
Biophilia Hypothesis” that discusses the difference between ancient history and how it affects the psyches of men versus women with regard to landscapes. Men traditionally like vistas and extended views because they were the hunters, while women traditionally like enclosed spaces because they were nurturers and shelter was important. The authors suggest that this is something we hold in our psychological gene history. So it may have as much to do with our childhood experiences when dealing with our gut reaction to design.
Lovely picture!
Looks like a lush grass garden, Is it a bermuda grass?
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