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Design Issues <br /> • style of garden produced <br /> ® symbolic cultural relations <br /> o Chinese <br /> o Japanese <br /> o NW Natives <br /> ® design compatibility with overall design of home <br /> ® characteristics to be included in overall outdoor environment <br /> ® convenience for maintenance on walkway & decks <br /> © privacy on decks <br /> Design Philosophy <br /> Design a landscape suitable for our styles, preferences, Iifestyle. Like planning a <br /> tapestry, a painting, or other visual living arts; an extension of interior design. <br /> Then consult technical professionals for assistance or scientific decisions. But the choice <br /> of color, style, design is ours — mine. And I welcome it. I see this gives me great <br /> personal satisfaction, both the process and the final result. Am learning to trust my <br /> intuition & judgment about artistic aesthetic design. <br /> It works. The process is not rapid but it works. <br /> Vignettes, that's what little visual frames are called. Smaller areas that one can take in <br /> from a particular vantage point with attention to details of: <br /> O light <br /> o composition • <br /> O color <br /> o overall balance <br /> o movement <br /> o grace <br /> • interest like a painting or photograph <br /> Creating and integrating these miniatures into the whole is a real pleasure. Makes you <br /> want to stop and absorb, contemplate. Invites your eyes to linger. • <br />