{"id":1452,"date":"2017-03-03T21:59:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T21:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whiteflower1.wpengine.com\/?p=1452"},"modified":"2020-05-14T19:52:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T19:52:59","slug":"bubbling-with-ideas-for-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/03\/bubbling-with-ideas-for-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Bubbling With Ideas for Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

With winter showing signs of an early withdrawl, some\u00a0of us have\u00a0been spending time sketching plans for gardens. Pen, paper and, if we\u2019re feeling really fancy, colorful magic markers in hand, we play around with ideas for new borders or beds, and for redoing existing ones.<\/p>\n

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The first phase of this creative process always begins with what professional landscape designers call the \u201cbubble diagram,\u201d which is something many others might refer to as a \u201cback-of-the-envelope\u201d sketch. Bubble diagrams are loosely drawn schematics designed to define spaces within a landscape. No particular artistic skill or precise measuring is required, just the ability to draw circles on a page. For gardeners of any skill level, bubble diagrams are an extremely helpful way to visualize various features on a property \u2013 from specific areas or features in a yard (front lawn, back patio, wooded area, oak tree, swing set, raised bed, mailbox, etc.) to microclimates (dry shade under a Maple, boggy area, strip of lawn beside driveway that gets salt and sand on it every winter, etc.). The diagrams are a great place to play with ideas about how particular areas might best be utilized or planted.<\/p>\n

As a general rule, the \u201cbubbles\u201d or hand-drawn circles are rendered in a variety of sizes and shapes to reflect the scale and form of what they represent.<\/p>\n

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Aside from defining general areas of a property, bubble diagrams can be helpful when creating planting schemes for particular beds and borders. The planning of any garden involves knowing what to put where, what grows in sun or shade, what likes well-drained soil and what will tolerate moisture, what blooms in spring and what in fall. While the growth habits and characteristics are available on plant tags and websites and in catalogs, trying to juggle these items while digging around in the garden with dirty hands and gloves can be tricky. (If you\u2019re over a certain age, it can also be difficult to read the small type on plant tags, which means you\u2019ll be juggling reading glasses, too.) A bubble diagram obviates the need for all of this by consolidating the information you need and putting it into a simple, easy-to-scan schematic. Where to put the Agastache \u2018Blue Fortune\u2019 or the Alchemilla mollis? You sorted those questions out when you sat with your feet up beside the fire, and you incorporated the information into your drawing.<\/p>\n

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Once spring comes, and you\u2019re outdoors digging in the dirt, you need only glance at your bubble diagram to know that Dahlia \u2018Bishop of Landaff\u2019 is the one with dark foliage that\u2019s shorter in stature than the towering Dahlia \u2018Show \u2018n\u2019 Tell\u2019; Hosta \u2018Aphrodite\u2019 is the fragrant variety you want to plant alongside the porch (the better to enjoy its sweet perfume), and Buddleia \u2018Miss Molly\u2019 is the butterfly bush you chose for the middle of the sunny border.<\/p>\n

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There are other benefits to creating bubble diagrams. As a simple exercise, drawing them loosens the hand and opens the mind. Because these sketches are rendered without much fuss or detail, and because they take very little time, they are easily redrawn, crossed out, discarded or redone. There\u2019s no penalty for making planting \u201cerrors\u201d unless you count the bits of crumpled paper you occasionally add to the fire. The imagination is free to take chances and try things that can require quite a bit more effort when you\u2019re outdoors. Bold experiments can be assayed, and the remarkable thing is, some of your craziest ideas might eventually become a reality or part of the reality of your garden.<\/p>\n

So spend a bit of time over the next few weeks letting the ideas bubble over onto paper. Even the smallest gardens benefit from the process. Bubble diagrams are an excellent way to organize your thinking, refine plant lists, and consolidate information about what you\u2019ll be planting where. Creating them is a dreamy and productive way to pass the time while waiting patiently for the gardening season to begin.<\/p>\n

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