Comments on: framing the garden view http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/12/29/framing-the-garden-view/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:51:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lostlandscape http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/12/29/framing-the-garden-view/comment-page-1/#comment-3771 lostlandscape Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:46:44 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=8185#comment-3771 Tina, there's lots of ideas to borrow from this garden, even if you're not making a Chinese garden. Barbara, funny how some of the closest things are some of the least visited. I hope you get a chance to visit there soon. CM, all my talk about the layering was just a strong impression I had, and I'm not sure how much was intentional. Part of the idea is to make a garden vista like a scroll painting, which would be made of several elements. I'm sure some of the views were designed to incorporate vistas towards the mountains to the north. Pomona, thank you! The late-afternoon winter light really helped the gardens have more character than they might in the springtime when the garden opened. I know what you mean about the grounds people having to chase you out of the gardens. I only had two hours to cover four gardens. Total access at all times of day without having to worry about the 4:30 closing time would have been pretty wonderful. Tina, there’s lots of ideas to borrow from this garden, even if you’re not making a Chinese garden.

Barbara, funny how some of the closest things are some of the least visited. I hope you get a chance to visit there soon.

CM, all my talk about the layering was just a strong impression I had, and I’m not sure how much was intentional. Part of the idea is to make a garden vista like a scroll painting, which would be made of several elements. I’m sure some of the views were designed to incorporate vistas towards the mountains to the north.

Pomona, thank you! The late-afternoon winter light really helped the gardens have more character than they might in the springtime when the garden opened. I know what you mean about the grounds people having to chase you out of the gardens. I only had two hours to cover four gardens. Total access at all times of day without having to worry about the 4:30 closing time would have been pretty wonderful.

]]> By: Pomona Belvedere http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/12/29/framing-the-garden-view/comment-page-1/#comment-3741 Pomona Belvedere Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:19:11 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=8185#comment-3741 You did a much better job of photographing some of the Chinese garden effects than I did when I went there last year (it had JUST opened, and a lot of bare dirt was in evidence, but unfortunately I can't claim that as the problem with most of my photos). Barbara, if I lived that near the Huntington, I would irritate groundskeepers trying to close the place by being found skulking, lost in time, in the succulents, roses, and bonsais. And those are just some of the ones I know to come back to now. You did a much better job of photographing some of the Chinese garden effects than I did when I went there last year (it had JUST opened, and a lot of bare dirt was in evidence, but unfortunately I can’t claim that as the problem with most of my photos).

Barbara, if I lived that near the Huntington, I would irritate groundskeepers trying to close the place by being found skulking, lost in time, in the succulents, roses, and bonsais. And those are just some of the ones I know to come back to now.

]]> By: Country Mouse http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/12/29/framing-the-garden-view/comment-page-1/#comment-3740 Country Mouse Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:12:55 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=8185#comment-3740 I've never thought about Chinese gardens before - very interesting. The views through the different layers remind me of = children's puppet theaters, layers of scenery to give three D effect. Must be an early memory of mine I guess. Interesting detail about the shape of the windows. I’ve never thought about Chinese gardens before — very interesting. The views through the different layers remind me of = children’s puppet theaters, layers of scenery to give three D effect. Must be an early memory of mine I guess. Interesting detail about the shape of the windows.

]]> By: Barbara http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/12/29/framing-the-garden-view/comment-page-1/#comment-3736 Barbara Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:02:56 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=8185#comment-3736 Hi James, so nice that you made time for a visit. I live 1.5 miles from the Huntington and go far too rarely! Your pictures remind me that this is a must-do for me and the family during the holiday - maybe even today. Thanks for you beautiful pictures and thoughtful comments. barbara Hi James, so nice that you made time for a visit. I live 1.5 miles from the Huntington and go far too rarely! Your pictures remind me that this is a must-do for me and the family during the holiday — maybe even today. Thanks for you beautiful pictures and thoughtful comments. barbara

]]> By: tina http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/12/29/framing-the-garden-view/comment-page-1/#comment-3735 tina Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:50:37 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=8185#comment-3735 Layers in a garden are super great. The peekholes are most interesting. Layers in a garden are super great. The peekholes are most interesting.

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