Among all the garden designs used for growing herbs none is more intricate and most readily recognizable than the knot garden. As the name suggests, it consists of narrow, interlacing ribbon-like curves with each bed of herbs intersecting another bed of a different herb. Knot gardens are usually composed of low perennial herbs with contrasting colors laid out in a pattern.
Compact herbs are ideally suited to formal features. Their large range of leaf colors and shapes can be used to create distinct geometrical patterns and infill squares and or loops. Knot gardens are using hedging herbs to create spaces within which any type and number of herbs are contained. The design can be simple or complex and much of the character is derived from the type of herbs used.
A well loved shape is that of a wheel with the herbs grown between the spokes. Plant herbs in sections of a circle with the spokes made with bricks or stones so you can walk into the middle of the wheel and reach any herb. Knot gardens are best located in an area that can be viewed from above, where the design can be fully appreciated. A statue or a sundial in the center of the garden adds tranquility and old fashioned charm.
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