It's always quite fun when something conceptually bumbles out of a garden show, and I was amused to see, at GWL, the reverse pond.
Though the one above is more of a reverse paddling pool, it captures the idea pleasingly. In this the water borders or moats the main planting space, yet remains a body of water. The central planting space is more peninsula than island, and equals or exceeds the water space.
The one below recreates the idea for a smaller space and make absolutely no concessions to human passage - the island is a wild space, marooned in its water planter. There's an element of noli me tangere about it - even though you could just reach across and brush it with your hands.
Of course, there is a quantity of earth moving implicated here, maybe more than most would want. But if you've got the diggers in anyway, why not make a reverse pond of your back garden, and fill it with planting islands?
Though the one above is more of a reverse paddling pool, it captures the idea pleasingly. In this the water borders or moats the main planting space, yet remains a body of water. The central planting space is more peninsula than island, and equals or exceeds the water space.
The one below recreates the idea for a smaller space and make absolutely no concessions to human passage - the island is a wild space, marooned in its water planter. There's an element of noli me tangere about it - even though you could just reach across and brush it with your hands.
Of course, there is a quantity of earth moving implicated here, maybe more than most would want. But if you've got the diggers in anyway, why not make a reverse pond of your back garden, and fill it with planting islands?
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