Jardin des Hesperides, 2006
This installation in Montreal has paths of stark white seashells winding through local green algae and vetiver grasses dotted with wild irises. A saffron-coloured lantern looms oversized and weightless in a reflective pond.
Cao Perrot Studio
Glass Bubble, 2006
Monika Gora formed this glass bubble overlooking the Malmo harbour in Sweden. Inside, the climate allows tree ferns, camellias, citrus and magnolias to grow.
Monika Gora
Le Havre, 2005
Designer Claude Cormier organized this basic palette of five colors across thousands of strands of thin Christmas balls.
Claude Cormier
Oak Savanna Vineyard, 2004
This pond is bounded by two fifteen foot high curving walls, with an added decked platform, which provides a diving point, a space for family gatherings, dinner for two and fund-raising events for a party for 300!
Ron Lutsko
Heiner Metzger Platz, Neu Ulm, 2005
An in innocation typical of designer Herbert Dreiseitl, the sheets of water give the illusion of liquid curtains
Herbert Dreiseitl
Tokyo, Japan, 1998
At the Kohjimachi-kaikan hotel, Shunmyo Masuno's tranquil planting and gentle waterfall evoke the serenity of an outdoor garden.
Shunmyo Masuno
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