Best Article Demonstrating a Specific Aspect of Garden Design “Art in the Garden – The AHS National Convention” by Dave Mussar – Spring 2013

When you tour gardens, what makes you stop and look? In this two-page, photo-rich article, Dave Mussar shares one of his favorite takeaways from an AHS National Convention: the way garden art can create focus, surprise, and even a laugh right alongside the daylilies.

He describes how larger art pieces can become part of a garden’s “hardscape” (think statuary, fountains, even rusted farm implements), acting as feature pieces that draw the eye, create focal points, and break up the visual repetition of bed after bed.

• Big idea: use art for focus and surprise
• Memorable examples from the convention gardens
• Steal-this approach: make it personal (and affordable)