Whatever else is in your dream garden, it absolutely MUST have:
1. A pool or waterfall
2. Straight pathways and a statue or two
3. Grasses and birdhouses
4. Plots in which your children can grow whatever they like
Quite unexpectedly, you find yourself with a free afternoon. You:
1. Catch a new exhibit at an art gallery or museum
2. Go for a drive in the country, alone or with your partner or a friend
3. Call someone you'd love to see and invite her to a movie
4. Spend a few hours alone, writing in your journal
What style or genre of painting is your favourite?
1. French Impressionism (Renoir, Monet)
2. Primitive or folk art (Maud Lewis, Grandma Moses)
3. Modern abstracts (Mondrian, Miro)
4. Classical/Renaissance (Raphael, Da Vinci).
Who would feel most at home in your dream garden?
1. David Suzuki
2. Karen Kain
3. Leonard Cohen
4. Jann Arden
The rooms that you really belong in are:
1. Full of your favourite things, collections and memorabilia
2. Inspired by nature, with plenty of wood, pebbles and greenery
3. Well-ordered and harmonious
4. Uncluttered, but with one or two beautiful things
What do you like to include in your garden?
1. Sculptural, carefully chosen boulders and stones
2. Twig arbours, low fences or folk art picked up on family vacations
3. A split-rail fence or rustic bench
4. A classically inspired statue or birdbath
Which colour scheme appeals to you the most?
1. A palette comprising the colours found in nature: brown, green, gold, wheat, soft pink and blue
2. A monochromatic, sophisticated combination, such as purple and blue with white
3. Bright colours, such as reds, purples, yellows and pinks, in profusion -- they're so cheerful!
4. A dramatic statement of two or three colours: black and white, black and brown or grey and red
Calculate your score
Now add up the number of ones, twos, threes and fours you've selected, then click on Your perfect garden below to reveal the type of garden you should plant.
