A multi-story building downtown at 1001 Woodward had an entry plaza that I would call chilly and uninviting.  Bedrock Realty, the new owner, has an idea to warm things up.  Kelly Deines of Rossetti Architects asked if I could put together a landscape that would include 2 pair of our espaliered arbors.  We were happy to oblige.  The livestock tanks-courtesy of our local farm store.  The steel arbors-courtesy of Buck and his group at Branch.

Espaliered pear arbor

Owen was one of a crew of 7 that helped plant those trees.

Artificial turf

Steel forms for the espaliers

cosmos and pennisetum under planting the espaliers

finished planting

artificial turf bands on the stock tanks

artificial turf secured with hot pink zip ties

trimming the turf square and true

urethane furniture specified and installed by Rossetti Architects

people in the space

The linden trees in a granite planter box were underplanted with creeping jenny.  Espaliered trees, artificial turf, pink zip ties, galvanized metal livestock watering tanks, cosmos, little bunny pennisetum, molded urethane French style arm chairs and creeping jenny and a plaza typical of a vintage urban skyscraper-landscape materials that came together to create a place for people to congregate outdoors.