I was pleased to see several Landscape Architecture schools
exhibiting in this year’s San Francisco Garden Show, including University of California,
Berkeley, Academy of Art, West Valley College, and Arizona State University. I
loved seeing the fresh, innovative ideas presented alongside the ideas of experienced
professionals.
My aunt remarked that after two knee surgeries, waist-high raised
beds would be ideal for her. She could stand comfortably and tend her plants. This
is a great idea for a niche market – creating beautiful planters for standing gardeners.
I’ve been brainstorming design ideas for wheelchair gardens; waist-high raised beds
would be a great companion idea.
I was especially drawn to the ASU exhibit—PLAnTFORM—which incorporated
a series of raised beds in its design. According to their display description, the
raised beds provide additional planting areas, and capitalize on “the function and
science of roof gardens.” The plant choices are water-wise, and the raised beds
themselves are beautiful and modern looking. I love that their plants were identified
with botanical and names (evidence of fellow plant nerds).
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| Sleek, modern raised beds in ASU's PLAnTFORM design |
1 comment:
I always liked raised beds. We had some a long, long time ago. And the other nice thing about them was the gophers stayed out. Ours were made out of wood. These are really pretty!
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