Verdant Design

This is a 3D view of a rain garden design.

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The Cardinal Flower — Lobelia cardinalis is in full bloom. Unfortunately, the hummingbird that was flying around didn’t want its photo taken. I would estimate that this is about 70 plants of Cardinal Flower and it has a dramatic effect. Typically it blooms a few flowers on the stalk at a time from the end of July through September, so planting it in a mass is a great way to to get a larger color effect. This is the view out my window, what’s your view?

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Work on the Highland Baptist Church Master Plan was a challenge in coreographing the history and sacred spaces in a meaningful way for the 21st century. The spaces shown are conceptual, since they will develop as small projects over time, yet they need to make sense collectively. The best way to explain the new grounds were to take viewers on a walk, so a 3D movie of the proposed changes proved to be the best choice to show the proposed changes.

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Park(ing) Day is a day to emphasize the need for public open spaces, especially in urban areas. The basic idea is to “rent” a spot — a parking space — to create a temporary “park”. Sometimes the parks are literal (grass and trees), sometimes they are more for the fun of it. More information can be found at Trust for Public Land. Check out what the Kentucky Chapter of Landscape Architects did last year for Park(ing) Day:

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