{"id":7568,"date":"2010-05-28T00:22:19","date_gmt":"2010-05-28T07:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7568"},"modified":"2010-05-27T06:24:25","modified_gmt":"2010-05-27T13:24:25","slug":"interesting-garden-design-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/articles\/design\/interesting-garden-design-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Garden Design Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/oversize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7569\" title=\"over-scale\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/oversize.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/oversize.jpg 859w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/oversize-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Will Over-Scale be a design feature for the next decade. Some at Chelsea think so!<br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Consider opting for &#8216;Over-Scale&#8217; in your Garden.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Lots of small plants, beds and ornamentation looks cluttered and uninteresting.<\/li>\n<li> Large or very large features can grab the attention and start off a steady exploration of your garden space.<\/li>\n<li> A large structural object or disproportioned feature will supply key structure.<\/li>\n<li> Over-scale can work irrespective of the size of your garden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=2283&amp;awinaffid=81944&amp;clickref=&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thompson-morgan.com\/plants1\/search.html?section=all&amp;search=&lt;b&gt;shallots&lt;\/b&gt;\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Design Concept Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aim for a strong and simple structure that frames your best features.<\/li>\n<li>Create elements of mystery and surprise using trees, walls or corners to make\u00c2\u00a0 distinct areas.<\/li>\n<li>Use diagonals and asymmetry to create interesting routes through the garden.<\/li>\n<li>Vary the levels of soil with sleepers or raised beds and of plants with discreet layers of plants. This will get lots of plants into a small space.<\/li>\n<li>Think about interesting shade when laying out your garden. Winter gardens may rely on varying shadows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Over-Scale be a design feature for the next decade. Some at Chelsea think so! Consider opting for &#8216;Over-Scale&#8217; in your Garden. Lots of small plants, beds and ornamentation looks cluttered and uninteresting. Large or very large features can grab the attention and start off a steady exploration of your garden space. A large structural object or disproportioned feature will supply key structure. Over-scale can work irrespective of the size of your garden. Key Design Concept Tips Aim for a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/articles\/design\/interesting-garden-design-tips\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7568\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}