Thursday 26 August 2010

Designing with Trees

  
Beautiful naturally sculpted trees - the Parasol Pine (Pinus pinea) 

Having just spent a few days down in the south of France I was drawn to this iconic tree which seems to grow in wild profusion near St Tropez and is also planted in the town square where old men play Petanque beneath their branches.  

Trees are fundamental in garden design giving shade, privacy and overhead structure as well as beauty and year round colour but they are so often forgotten at the design stage.

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