Where to Site a Garden Focal Point

In the garden, your house is the main focal point.

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For centuries, this, below, has worked.

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If something has worked for centuries, there is a reason.

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And, it will work for you.

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Urn on plinth.

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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara

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Never had a college instructor or seminar speaker say, In the garden your home is the focal point.

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Why?

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What did those 'experts' miss?  Paint colors on the home, lighting, hardware, views into windows, style choices, where to correctly site exterior focal points.  For starters.

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Most common question I receive, Where should I put this plant?

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If only that were the question.

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Garden design is about where to put a plant?

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Hardly.

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Pic via Jennings & Gates: Notes from a Virginia Country House.