What’s a Grotto?
October 21st, 2008
Dare we call it a “Stone Shed”?
Does the idea of hanging moss, dripping water and a dark, quiet enclosure come to mind? Call it a cave, cavern or hollow and you’re getting close to both the ancient and modern-day descriptions of this sheltered stone destination in the cultivated or wild landscape.
If you’re following my ongoing Glossary of Garden Architecture, check out this just-added “definition” of a Grotto.
October 21st, 2008 at 10:23 pm
We could call stone walls “stone hedges”?
Drippy caves are so dank and slippery- much better in movies than in real life.
November 6th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Tony Avent at Plant Delights Nursery has created two grottos that, IMHO, are fabulous. You can walk under the waterfall and back into the grotto. The setting for each is very lush, of course. A “must see” if you come to Raleigh. Helen Yoest knows what I’m talking about! I have photos than I can send you.
Cameron
December 28th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
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