WHAT IS A KNOT GARDEN AND WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW?
I am going to start out by saying what a knot garden-parterre is not. It is not something for the sometimes gardener. It is not a garden with little care or devotion. It is not to be undertaken without thought and precise planning. A knot garden-parterre is a grand beginning but it is really not out of the scope of a moderate gardener to maintain. This is a gardener who has more than a passing interest in his or her hobby and has the desire to produce and maintain something striking in the garden. I must admit I had extreme difficulty in preparing this page. It is basically the same undertaking as organizing and planning your knot garden. How to put together simply but yet explain some of the details of what really is a work of art. At first I was going to write a simple article for an ezine site but this really would not do it justice unless you added pictures and designs for those who may not be familiar with the concept. I am still going to write that article but tie it back to this
