WILL RAK

This garden was designed for a public space serving as a memorial for lost loved ones. The focal piece was as existing upright statue that was given as a gift: modern, sleek and black. Traffic on the surrounding pathways and limited access to utilities posed the key constraints to this project.

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This design achieved the following:

• Clear sight lines from existing street lights at either end, and open understory for heightened security

• ADA accessibility

• Native plantings that are drought-tolerant

• A subtle gradient from existing native plants in the east, including vine maple and Oregon grape, to new additions in the west, like staghorn sumac and Corsican hellebore.

• Four season interest, with spring and summer blooms, fall color, and even some persisting snowberries and winter flowers