Simplifying the color palette and embracing natural elements can create an oasis of well-being

From Designing a Tranquil Garden , from Issue # 167 ( January / February 2016 )

My idealistic garden is a serene place , one in which I find connected to the born world through rich , sensory experience . It is a place that generates a sense of well - being . Creating a various , obtusely planted , layered garden with some whodunit and some surprise is the aim . ( Read the rest of the clause on page 48 of Issue 167 ! )

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