The PLUGĀ©

North Creek's weekly blog featuring insights on the Landscape Plug™, gardening tips, design ideas, native plants, and garden ecology!

Prospect-Refuge Theory

Ever wonder why certain garden spaces just feel right? There’s a reason, and it might be older than you think! Dive in with us as we explore Prospect-Refuge Theory, a fascinating concept from environmental psychology that explains why people are drawn to spaces that offer both shelter and a view. Discover how one overlooked corner of our trial garden led us to rethink design, and how you can use these principles to craft inviting, instinctively comforting landscapes!