Water welcomes the sky into the composition, animating the space and - very important in this context - mirroring and thereby expanding the visitor's perception of the scale and scope of the landscape. And on a sunny, it's impossible to overlook the benefits of water's ability to cool its surroundings, especially when the water moves.
The Dandelion Hemisphere
Water's openness also aids in the process of setting up clear links and visual transference across garden spaces, thereby helping us blur the sense that any one area is dedicated to this sort of plant while the ones next to it are about other plants. That sense is further broken down by reflections and long views across the water that broaden visual fields and embrace multiple planted areas and their varied colors, textures and degrees of physical presence.
But this is also quintessentially an instructive urban environment in which the garden offers a sanctuary for native fauna as well. By layering plants together in key areas, we offer visitors spaces where they can look out for birds, insects and other creatures drawn to both water and plants.
The Dandelion Hemisphere produces a delicate and floating effect in the resemblance of a seed-headed dandelion. The interconnected discs of water shimmer on the surface and illuminate beautifully.
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The Dandelion Hemisphere
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