Brent shares some design lessons for builders for when you think about landscape design.
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19 Comments
Yes Sir. I'm here for this.
I love gardens & follies. They make a property an adventure. Thanks Brent.
Wow. Unbelievably perfect timing!
I'm in process of conceiving a folly for my relatively small urban plot where my "English Country Cottage" sits.
About 150 ft. outside my kitchen picture window is the rear property line, and where my structure will sit. Non-formal and functional as a sitting area is what I'm going for.
Great presentation and guidance here. Thank you!
Now you're really talking my language, gardens, Gertrude Jekyll, and structures. I was first introduced to Gertrude Jekyll with a book given to me by a client almost 40 years ago. I loved her writing and subsequently read nearly every book she wrote. She had lots of great ideas about how to lay out outdoor spaces. Thanks for doing this video.
You can't have a great house without great landscaping.
Thanks Brent. I now think about all my projects with a story in mind. Great stuff!!!
Great to see you inspired Brent!!
Lancelot Capability Brown
This is beautiful. Could watch a whole series on landscape organization design, Brent!❤
Love this! I have been waiting a video on this topic. Thank you!
I wish more would consider the organization of their entire property. Everywhere you go should give a sense of space, interest and adventure!
There is so much opportunity in not just our homes but all the outside space!
Thanks Brent!
Doubt I’ll ever own property big enough for a folly, but one of the things that made our house a home was putting in an amazing garden
Dome and Obelisk in front of a reflecting pool, bridge over running water, and pyramid in lake…those follies have obvious esoteric magical purposes. Interesting to see. I wonder if the hierarchy and materials of the layout of the grounds also reflected these ideas.
Love everything about this!
This is a topic after my heart. No house should exist without consideration for the environment it is set in IMHO.
A suggestion based on readings and observations of works by those better than myself: The form closer to the house should reflect the shapes, formality, and structure of the house itself. The materials and plantings you use should be more manicured and precise closer to the house and gradually blend into the planting's natural form closer to the outer boarders of the garden – giving a sense of connection between the house/building and the natural surroundings.
Fundamental concepts of geometry make hiding some basic structure and orienteering-bearings into the complete landscape subtly easier to comprehend while exploring the various partitions of the landscape. Sight-lines, sight-lines, sight-lines!
Just a bench in the right place can add mystique to a garden. My grandparents had paths leading up a steep Ivy covered slope and I never forgot the stone seat built right into hillside.
Your yard contains rooms. In every house I’ve owned I have created gardens from 6,000sqft yards with terraced walls, Japanese gardens, lawns, English cottage to 1/4 of an acre with pools, patio, lawns, courts, cottage gardens, Japanese meditation garden with koi pond. Your yard and gardens tell a story of your home. They’re additional rooms to be enjoyed. Working on my 8th garden now here in Hawaii, it’s a different challenge and I relish it.
RIP Roger
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As a previous commenter said…"pigeonaires (dovecotes) and garconnieres" abound where I grew up but I love the word folly… sure is a lot easier to say 😂 Thanks Brent for another interesting video on what makes a building pleasing to the eye👊👍
Outdoor space is so important. Even with a suburban lot, it's possible to be sure that all views from inside incorporate something visually pleasing. In landscape design there are all kinds of tricks to disguise the ugly and provide privacy. The English have this stuff down. While most people will never have the kind of acreage necessary for a "natural setting designed by the hand of man", it's so fun to look at the work of Lancelot "Capability" Brown, Humphrey Repton, William Kent, and others who made their mark on 18th and 19th Century gardens. One of my favorite English gardens for follies is the Painswick Rococo garden. I was very pleased to see you are sharing this vision with other builders.