Terra Design is pleased to announce the groundbreaking for the Eco-Road!

Godfrey, IL

Lewis and Clark Community College’s community outreach and growing enrollment has resulted in increased traffic volumes on campus roads, especially on the loop road that bisects the campus core.  The Eco-Road represents an improvement to vehicular and pedestrian safety through campus, while also transforming a utilitarian roadway into a grand garden feature and model of sustainable design.  Befitting the classical architecture of the campus, the Eco-Road has been crafted of high quality materials and designed in a manner that reinforces the aesthetics of the campus core.

These improvements include:

• Porous pavers for travel lane surfacing;
• Dark-skies compliant LED light fixtures; and
• Tabled intersections with specially paved pedestrian crosswalks, stressing pedestrian right-of-way and requiring vehicles to slow down.

Cindy Tyler and Rob Thompson, speakers at 2012 APGA Conference in Columbus, OH

Columbus, OH

Cindy Tyler and Rob Thompson attended, exhibited and presented at separate sessions of the APGA Gardens Path Conference in Columbus this June. Cindy’s presentation,  “Lost Parents in the Woods,” showcased real life examples of how to engage caregivers in our family gardens. She was joined by Jenny Rigby, owner of an interpretive planning company The Acorn Group, and Lisa Davis, Director of Youth Programming at Mordecai Children’s Garden at the Denver Botanic Garden. Rob participated in a panel workshop titled, “Storm Water Wise,” where he examined the issues surrounding stormwater management and presented how to artfully exhibit stormwater solutions within the framework of an existing public garden.

Asian Bamboo Garden wins FNGLA Landscape Award!

Jacksonville, FL

Florida Nursery Growers & Landscape Association (FNGLA) awarded the Asian Bamboo Garden at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens with their 2012 Landscape Award for new public installations.  Rooted in the historic philosophies and aesthetics common to people across all Asian cultures, the Asian Bamboo Garden is an immersive forecourt for the future Asian animal exhibits at the zoo.  The Garden is home to 111 plant varieties, 29 of which are in the bamboo family.  Some of these will grow to be 70 feet tall!  Terra Design Studios prepared the garden master plan for the entire zoo, and went on to lead the design team for the Asian Bamboo Garden.

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