Exhibitors
SHOW GARDENS | WATER GARDENS | SMALL GARDENS | CONCEPTUAL GARDENS
INSPIRING SPACES | WINDOWBOXES & HANGING BASKETS
PLANTS | GROWING & SHOWING MARQUEE | MARKET PLACE
Water gardens
Grand Marnier/Anglo Aquarium Plant Co: L’Esprit Jardin
Designer: Vanessa Adorni
Sponsors: Grand Marnier, Anglo Aquarium Plant Co
Contractor: Anglo Aquarium Plant Co
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Indulge your senses - see, hear, touch, taste and smell. Experience the spirit of this garden. Water connects powerfully with our senses, creating the flow of energy through a space.
This simple, contemporary design emulates all that Grand Marnier represents: quality, authenticity and style, a premium, luxurious, elegant drink. These qualities are reflected in the garden through clean lines and quality finishes.
Materials have been chosen to replicate those used in the production of Grand Marnier, including copper representing traditional copper pot stills, oak echoing fired oak casks and amber glass emulating the colour of the liqueur. The balanced geometry of the allées of Vitis vinifera creates a strong visual axis at the centre of the garden. Lush green planting flanks the sides and rear of the garden, adding to the structure and geometry.
By creating a beautiful place in which to drink the liqueur, this garden encourages you to enjoy the Grand Marnier experience, enticing you to wander in and learn about their history while enjoying the tactile, sensual experience of a water garden and all that it has to offer. This garden provides a platform for Grand Marnier to communicate its new 'outdoor socialising' position of sharing with a friend or connecting with a stranger.