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Overview of the two acre garden courtyard with views of the maze, restaurant patio, center lawn, and stair flanked with bands of seasonally planted perennials and annuals.Credit: © Tom Jenkins
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See image description for North Park_MESA_Tom Jenkins_03Credit: © Tom Jenkins
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A view of the Sunken Cypress benches and Corridor Pin, Blue from the shady grove of existing Live Oaks.Credit: © Tom Jenkins
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A view of Corridor Pin, Blue a gigantic sculpture of a safety pin designed by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. Children have become fascinated with this sculpture and others at NorthPark Center.Credit: © Tom Jenkins
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Bands of seasonally planted perennials and annuals.Credit: © Tom Jenkins
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A future restaurant patio of crushed stone is planted with Shumard Oaks, Liriope, and a stripe of Blue Hills Sage. Restaurant patrons will have views of the center lawn and programmed events.Credit: © Tom Jenkins
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“The Maze,” as it is now nicknamed, has a crushed stone path that forms a closed zipper pattern with the steel edged plant borders of Japanese Boxwood, Iris, Daylilies, and High Rise Live Oaks.Credit: © Tom Jenkins
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Detail of the benches installed throughout the outdoor garden courtyard. Each six foot long bench “floats” above the crushed stone walkway on hidden half-inch concrete pedestals. The benches are solid Sunken Cypress.Credit: © Tom Jenkins
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The Dracaena tricolor plantings are in large graphic patterns. Three custom steel planters are arranged in a linear fashion direct movement along the narrow corridors. Credit: © Tom Jenkins
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Tillandsia Cyanea were used as spring planting in combination with Sansevieria 'Hahnii'. Credit: © Tom Jenkins
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Paddle Kalanchoe are used in large massing in 6' planters in combination with Bromeliads.Credit: © Tom Jenkins
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Grouping of Vriessa Bromeliads were used with Sansevieria ‘Hahnii’ in the new custom fiberglass planters.Credit: © Tom Jenkins
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As a protective measure for the sculpture by Joel Shapiro, small barrel cactus were used in mass plantings. It is a focal point from both the intersecting ground floor mall corridors and from the second floor as well. Credit: © Tom Jenkins
