The outdoor seating area for the cafe at Ladew is an old horse barn. The roof and upper walls have been removed and all that exists are the foundation walls and this trough, which has been converted into a water feature.
The walls themselves are in a beautiful state of decay, with Sempervivium and other plants growing in the crevices.
Decay or atrophy in a garden is such a fun theme, on a project that is in design now, we're trying to create a "decaying" path through the client's wooded lot, finally reaching a terminus on a ridge that faces a creek. It will be tricky to pull off, but the feeling you get when looking at this beautiful wall -- where time, human design and nature all intersect -- is the goal we have.
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