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Alan Gardner Garden Design
LandArt
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Inspired by an art form known as Land Art, Alan Gardner’s design takes the premise of constructing shapes from soil or sand and transfers it to a garden setting.
Three cones measuring 2m, 3m and 4m in diameter are constructed at 33-degree angles and are the main focus of this daring installation
On the right hand side of the garden is a circular lawn within which sits an inverted cone of turf. At the rear is a grass-fronted bank planted across the middle with five multi-stemmed silver birches that cast interesting shadows on the sand cones beneath.
The low-maintenance planting scheme is made up of bamboos, moisture-loving grasses and marginal plants to add to the riverbank feel.