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Iconic forms, repeated. The circle is an important motif to Albone, as seen in this view of a water feature as the central focal point in The Time in Between. The designer wanted this space to be calming and serene, a place where visitors could reflect and meditate. The circular form is powerful, as seen in the pool of water, the curve in the path and the abstract metal sculpture. The clipped shrubs lined up beneath the sculpture repeat this shape to great effect.
How to Get StartedMake a plan. Before you begin, map out which area(s) of your yard you’d like to devote to a cutting garden and make a wish list of flower types you’d like to include. Most cut flowers thrive in a bed with four to six hours of sunlight, so it’s best to optimize for sun when mapping out your site.“If you have the room in your garden, you can opt to make a specific bed or area for a cutting garden,” says garden designer Claudia De Yong. “Otherwise you may end up with bare patches in your normal beds once you have cut blooms down.”
1. Create a threshold. Marking the garden’s entrance or change from one area to the next gives you an opportunity to create a physical transition. Think of it as a nudge to yourself to leave at the gate some of the stress and worries you carry and enter the garden feeling a little lighter. Gates, arbors and other visible thresholds can also be beautiful garden features in their own right. The circular arbors in this North Carolina garden, for example, mark the passage from the main garden to a woodland area and add to its serenity.
Rollout wire baskets. The wish list for this laundry room remodel was long: folding area, drying rack, storage, pullout laundry baskets, a stackable washer and dryer, a utility closet, cat food storage, pet water station and a dog bed. But the project now includes all of those elements. In the center of the image are rollout laundry baskets. The homeowner can fold clean clothes on the butcher-block folding table and then stack them in each family member’s basket. Pullout baskets: Rev-A-Shelf; vintage rug: Jamal’s Rug CollectionRead more about this laundry room
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