I love raised beds almost as much as roof top gardens, when
I find them together, I’m ecstatic! While in Spokane, Washington recently, we stayed at
the historic and renovated Davenport Hotel. The Davenport is beautiful, with respect for the past and a vision for the future (they have LEED Gold Green Building Certification). One of their features for hotel guests is a garden terrace
on the fourth floor, over the entrance, shops, ballroom, and restaurant.
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| The Garden Terrace |
The look is both classic and modern, with raised beds for shrubs pruned
in a round shape and deciduous trees (possibly Acer spp.), and
urns for columnar trees (possibly a variation of Cupressus sempervirens 'Stricta'), in contrast with the brick building of the hotel.
Drip irrigation keeps the plantings watered.
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| Raised beds and planting urns |
The terrace is protected from the wind by the hotel. In late
April it was still a little chilly to sit out, but in summer or fall, this would
be a great place to relax in solitude or with friends. My husband and I simply enjoyed the fresh air and view of the surroundings from a different vantage point.
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