Talk:Pattern gardening

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The existence of this article suggests that "pattern gardening," as specifically enumerated in these fourteen points is a recognized art or discipline, and that these are its vital principles. But these fourteen particular elements are derived from only one source--Valerie Easton's book--and are not "patterns" in the same archetypal sense as those of A Pattern Language. For example, Easton's "Bridges" or "Gates" could each, potentially, be used as an element in the formation of APL's "Entrance Transition"... or they might be purposeless structures. A bridge can be profound, but there is nothing profound or necessary about a bridge plunked down for the sake of having a bridge. Easton might as well have listed "Bricks" or "Pavilions"--these elements might also be used to build spaces of archetypal resonance in a garden, but they are not, in themselves, the pattern.

If there are other works which specifically address the concept of design patterns in relation to gardens, let them be cited and described here. One person's coinage (or appropriation) of a term does not a tradition make. As it stands, this article serves only as an advertisement for Ms. Easton's book. Spark240 (talk) 07:02, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]