A wild garden in Washington State USA, Bowles & Wyer Bowles & Wyer Jardines de estilo moderno
A wild garden in Washington State USA, Bowles & Wyer Bowles & Wyer Jardines de estilo moderno

The site was a 10 acre plot (approx 5ha) on the western slopes of the Rockies near Spokane, Washington State, north-western USA. It was overwhelmingly populated by ponderosa pine, with little else other than granite boulders. With a rainfall of little more than 30cm (most as snow), summer temperatures of 30oC and winter temperatures of -20oC, I think this could reasonably be described as a difficult environment in which to establish a garden.

What makes this garden unique is the fusion of the natural with the designed landscape, along with the uncompromising nature of the forms, drawing inspiration from the building and surrounding landscape features.

The front garden takes its cues from the architecture: the design for the house is very unusual, with a combination of obtuse angles and planes, combined with different coloured claddings taking their cue from the surrounding landscape. I designed an approach path of huge asymmetric slabs of in-situ concrete with small gaps in between. The angles of the these slabs are carried through to lines of rock-filled gabions (using local basalt). These run at angles in both the horizontal and vertical plane with a deliberately slightly disconcerting effect. Large granite boulders (from the site) complete the hard landscape. The planting is made up of four elements: aspen trees (native to the Rockies), dwarf pines, grasses and carpet forming herbs (such as thymus).

The rear garden is on a larger scale, and merges out into the surrounding landscape. It includes at its focal point a sculpture by client in the form of three carved poles set at slight angles to one another. The planting is sweeps of herbaceous planting such as penstemons, grasses, herbs, etc. with a belt of shrubs beyond. The principles were based on Xeriscape planting so as to be compatible with the climate and used a high proportion of native material. Nearer the house, rough rock and herbaceous planting take up the changes in level around the building.

Créditos: Allan Pollok-Morris
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