Garden Architecture: Season One

Terrible program
Garden Architecture is the worst. I wanted to see nice gardens to get ideas for my own garden. I thought this DVD would help with design. After all, Garden Architecture is its name.

But the only segment (there are three) in each episode that was worth watching was that of Haig Seferian, who opened each episode by showing various people's gardens. I found that interesting and helpful, but over way too soon.

Then in steps William Anderson for his awful segment. His segment is supposed to be garden "makeovers." Not even close! Anderson does nothing to any of the gardens he works with except pull out junk from inside the homeowner's house and arrange that junk outside. Nothing improved, no painting fences, no planting flowers...nothing. Just a bunch of temporary TV tables and folding chairs and knick knacks placed randomly in the yard. Horrible. I am sure that the homeowners probably smiled grimly to be polite, then as soon as Anderson and crew departed, took all the...

Entertaining and useful
I admit it. I'm a gardening addict. When I saw this I thought the price is right, and if I get only one good thing out of it, it'll be money well spent.

What I liked best about it was how it applies to normal situations, especially suburban situations, and how they focus on low budget and quick-fix options that can later lead to more permanent, nicer things that require more planning. In fact, it encourages testing out stuff that you have laying around or that you can get at a thrift store. I believe that this is very wise. I do the same thing with my plants when I buy them. I don't plant them right away, but move them around and let them sit for a few days, and sometimes I'll put place markers instead of the plants themselves to test an arrangement before I spend lots of money on a design.

I happen to be on small acreage, so I don't have to worry about space considerations, but money is a big deal, so I appreciated their thrifty suggestions for that reason as...

More Garden Resources Needed
Amazon...Please consider increasing the available of resources of this nature. Gardeners enjoy material of this sort to provide innovative ways of making the most of this earth.

Season one was excellent.

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