All of us involved in gardening, whether home gardeners or landscape professionals, ought to have the will and desire to learn continuously about our amazing occupation. A stroll in the local park, apart from being a pleasant experience in itself, is an opportunity for gaining just one more insight, or learning something new. This is even more so when one visits some great and famous garden, or even while thumbing through a garden design book. The question is, do you know how to learn from these experiences?It is clear to me as a garden designer and contractor that many homeowners who are anxious for design inspiration, approach the matter from the wrong starting point. Most commonly, the person relates what they see directly to their own garden. After thinking "Oh that won't grow in my backyard", or believing that a particular configuration is beyond their budget, they switch off and
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