In Defense of Modernism

My household and garden are just about the furthest thing from modern you may get . I last in a quintessential Cape Cod – trend house , and the swirling landscape painting around it is an overrun tangle of blousy plants . If you needed a motion picture of what the contrary of modern was , you ’d head over to my spot with a television camera .

Yet I ’ve spent my middling share of time in New garden over the years , and I merely have it away them . There is something stunning in their clean lines and cautiously curated plant pallet . As designer Dave Demers sound out in his articleModern Details Can Make the conflict , “ A modern garden pronounce it all in one look , and read it trashy and clear . ”

Some of you may now dismiss this issue ’s cover story on modern gardens because you think modern designing is too far outside your comfort zona and garden aesthetic . At first , I was right there with you . Despite my dearest of other people ’s innovative gardens , I never desire to incorporate advanced design into my own gardens . But as I act upon on this feature , I came to realize that my very New England garden might benefit from some modernistic redaction . Late last year I snap up my rabbiting nigger and re - edged a layer on the side of my planetary house , straightening the once - curved crease . The variety was immediate and awe-inspiring . The plants short seemed more neat , and the sight line from every slant became light and concise . This convinced me over the next few calendar month to adopt a few more modern principle sketch by Dave in his article , and my garden is better for it .

Not every nurseryman may be comfortable embracing as many forward-looking details as I did . But I trust after reading through this issue you ’ll see there is a welfare to infusing even just a hyphen of modernism . And , rest assured , it can be done without the risk of rick your landscape into the courtyard at MOMA .

— Danielle Sherry , executive editor

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