Clean Edges and Paths As Part of Garden Legibility - January 2025
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Yesterday, I published a post detailing the idea of "Legibility in the Garden" and talked how Dr. Jared Barnes introduced me to the concept via his Meristem blog. Barnes has developed a set of elements that he feels are the core components of "Legibility" and how we as gardeners can achieve it : 1. Clean edges 2. Desire lines and paths 3. Primary and secondary axes 4. Sightlines 5. Focal points 6. Entrances 7. Seeing over plantings Edging is something that I've posted about a number of times . And, it seems to check a few of Dr. Barnes' components: clean lines, paths and entrances. Edging is something that I posted about last Fall when I included some inspiration from a YouTube channel (Moxie Gardens) and talked about how he used railroad ties and other wood beams cut up into chunks to edge various parts of his garden and beds. A couple weeks ago, Amy at Pretty Purple Door sent a newsletter that talked about creating a dog-frie...