Inspirational Garden Building Projects From Around the World
Gardens have the power to bring serenity. Here are a selection of garden building projects from around the globe which may inspire you to plant your own tranquil sanctuary.
This garden injects an element of surprise into an otherwise ordinary street corner. Created as a temporary pop-up community garden by Wayward in collaboration with City of London Corporation, its purpose was to enhance street corners.
1. Kebun-Kebun Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur
Although modest in size, this garden provides a welcome retreat in a bustling city. Its owners, a husband-wife team, aimed to create an oasis that captured both Mediterranean atmosphere and how they lived their lives there. Working closely with landscape architects they designed a space both relaxing and inspiring with lush planting and climbing plants as proof of their hard work.
Swedish landscape architect OOAK designed this garden on a restored historic villa in Samos. To complement its restoration, this garden combines traditional and modern elements in order to create a harmonious space that’s both welcoming and harmonious. Drawing inspiration from medieval hortus conclusus gardens, its geometric carpet of gravel stones and plants features medieval-like geometric lines softened by olive trees and sycamore hedges creating an oasis within city life.
At Kebun-Kebun Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur, the lines between park, allotment and community garden become blurred. Here, city inhabitants can grow their own produce while learning self-sufficiency skills in times of scarcity – and contribute to the community at the same time! It makes innovative use of an unpromising strip of land located between an electricity substation and neighborhood homes – and plays an essential role in waste management – diverting food scraps away from landfills that would generate methane gas emissions and helping the soil grow stronger over time!
As a result of its many initiatives, KKB has developed strong ties between residents in its surrounding area, serving as a platform for civic engagement. Furthermore, its garden serves as an educational hub with workshops on composting and sustainable farming held regularly – The Hive Eco Store proudly stands behind this community-driven effort in its efforts to promote zero waste living!
The Hive Eco Store strives to promote environmental sustainability through our product offerings, but we can do even more. We encourage all of our customers to take an individual initiative by dropping off organic waste at local community farms like KKB – this will not only reduce single-use plastics that end up in our oceans and lakes but will also build stronger communities while encouraging a shared vision of sustainability.
2. The Gardens at Powerscourt in Ireland
The Gardens at Powerscourt in Ireland provide an unforgettable garden experience. Situated near Enniskerry in County Wicklow, this 47-acre estate has been meticulously cared for and named one of the top 10 global attractions by Lone Planet; named the third best garden worldwide by National Geographic! Visitors to Powerscourt Estate will discover numerous magical features.
In 1840s to celebrate the horticultural talents of Viscounts Powerscourt’s 6th and 7th Viscounts, Powerscourt Garden was designed as a celebration of form, color, fragrance with exotic plants from all over the globe such as fuchsias, dahlias, lily pads and roses from across their domain. Popular attractions at Powerscourt Garden are its Sunflower Walk flower display and Rose Carousel; two special attractions that stand out.
Powerscourt is widely recognized for its association with the Scout movement. Baden Powell visited Powerscourt’s grounds for an overnight camp in 1928, after which Viscounts encouraged Scout groups to stay and build huts on its estate grounds. Nowadays, Powerscourt still hosts various Scout activities throughout summertime in its garden.
As soon as you enter this property, there’s an enthralling sense of energy radiating out from every blade of grass and stone structure. This excitement continues through to the main global collection garden – which was recently revised to offer options for dynamic small structures welcome visitors while giving off an air of openness.
There are also a variety of garden buildings on the property, including a Japanese garden and grotto. When visiting, the gardens offer visitors a glimpse into another world, full of vibrant color and fragrant scents; perfect for relaxing, exploring or discovering.
Greenery can be hard to come by in urban environments. One way of doing so is through blending modernist architecture with the symbolism and power of gardening, like Indianapolis Community Garden does. Gardeners come together with farmers to grow fruits and vegetables for their community; then donate 25% of the harvest to food pantries around Indianapolis as charity! It is just one innovative way gardening brings its joys closer to many.
3. The Dry Garden in San Francisco
Gardens reflect the attitudes and priorities of their creator culture in every aspect. From encouraging biodiversity to teaching urban dwellers how to grow their own food, these unique spaces showcase how gardens have the power to nurture and enchant. Germany’s Vitra Design Museum recently hosted an exhibit called Garden Futures to show gardens with an expansive approach towards what gardens can be.
Ruth Bancroft’s dry garden (featured in Timber Press book The Bold Dry Garden) stands out as an exceptional oasis. Amidst dramatic shapes and contrasting textures inspired by Ikebana principles, Ruth Bancroft’s drought-tolerant design takes full advantage of California’s dry climate with stunning displays of succulents as well as Australian and South African shrubs and desert trees – an innovative take on traditional American gardens that require regular watering and mowing.
At a city that’s constantly developing and expanding, this small urban park garden by West 8 provides an example of what can be accomplished with limited space. A design by landscape firm West 8 includes tropical, sub-tropical, and arid plants to provide shade and beauty while simultaneously showing how plants can adapt to urban settings.
Designated as part of Shenzhen Flower show, this space feels both delicate and deeply grounded to its site, respectful and expressive. A mix of plant textures and paved surfaces combine with geometric carpet made up of recycled bricks, gravel and plants for an airy garden effect while simultaneously being elegant and earthy at once.
The oldest operating Japanese Tea Garden in North America offers a tranquil oasis, complete with graceful Japanese maples, twisting pines, clipped azaleas and a peaceful koi pond. Additionally, ornamental features like pagodas, stone lanterns and stepping stones add extra charm and depth to this space.
Garden can be an effective tool for unifying people, which was the motivation for this New Haven project by Svigals + Partners. Conceived as a place of peace and in memory of those killed due to gun violence in New Haven, it pays a tribute to their lives while simultaneously offering a place for community gathering.
4. The Sky Garden in London
Gardens provide a peaceful escape from everyday stressors. From fragrant plots of blooms to towering trees, architectural gardens provide an oasis of nature even in cities that feel hectic.
From blooming tulip fields to lush rooftop oasis gardens, these incredible architectural gardens from around the globe will transport you into peace.
As a tribute to children who have been killed by gun violence in the US, this evocative garden serves both mourning and healing purposes. Conceived by New Haven-based landscape firm Svigals + Partners as both an act of memorialization for victims as well as a call-to-action, its design on an otherwise vacant lot shows what can be accomplished when given enough land. At five thousand square feet in size it stands as proof that even seemingly unpromising land can yield results.
Greenery in an urban environment can bring joyous green spaces such as this cleverly planted roof in Moor Lane, London, providing an eye-catching sight and serving as a hub for community culture. Conceived and constructed by City of London Corporation and local landscape design firm Wayward as temporary pop-up garden, its presence adds visual interest.
This rooftop garden not only connects directly with nearby London Wall and Barbican Estate, creating an illusion of permeability between public spaces in the city. Furthermore, the planter bases were inspired by buildings in their immediate environment for an architecturally cohesive design that is both contemporary and timeless.
With an eye towards medieval hortus conclusus gardens, this garden is both delicate and deeply connected to its location. Paved surfaces, light planting, textural planters and metal poles reflect nearby tree shapes for a lush landscape framed by metal poles echoing tree shapes in its design.
This charming garden, boasting dense blankets of wisteria and tunnels adorned with its delicate blossoms, serves as an inspiring reminder that beauty can often be found in simplicity. Situated behind a residential building, its wisteria trellises and blooming blankets serve as a powerful statement about beauty being often found within simplicity.