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Skyscrapers take on gardening in the sky!

19/11/2014

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One Central Park, Sydney.

One Central Park is a striking reminder that nature can thrive in the city. The spectacular façade is the canvas for a collection of breathtaking vertical gardens.
This is green living utterly redefined. The revolutionary symbiotic planting and building concept for Sydney’s newest residence, is an integrated experience for living in harmony with the natural world.
One Central Park is built around a beautiful, spacious park, Chippendale Green, that is the heart of the new precinct. More than 6,400 square metres of parks and public spaces welcomes local communities into the heart of Central Park.
This building in Sydney uses two unusual technologies for tall buildings - hydroponics and heliostats - to grow plants around the periphery of the building at all levels. The shading saves cooling energy, while the heliostat directs sunlight for heating and lighting into or away from the building and the adjoining park when it is most needed. It strategically casts light about itself to reduce rooftop heat loads and stir visual interest at height and on the ground, while enshrouding itself in lush greenery.

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Abeno Harukas, Osaka, Japan

Harukas” is an old Japanese expression meaning “to brighten, to clear up.”
As its namesake suggests, ABENO HARUKAS embodies the exhilation of clear, sweeping
views of Osaka from its top floor 300 meters in the air.
The complex’s wide array of facilities and amenities answer every need,
promising every visitor a relaxing time in a bright, comfortable environment.
ABENO HARUKAS is the future of multifunctional urban space in the sky.
Upon completion Abeno Harukas became the tallest building in Japan, but its significance extends beyond this, to its anchoring role in the urban core of one of the country's great cities, and for its novel use of greenery. The building, situated above a major rail terminal, maximizes the density of the plot, but breaks up its mass with shifting volumes and sunlit sky lobbies and setbacks for sky gardens. Three volumes with different floor area are shifted and stacked to intake sunlight and wind to the cascading greenery of the central void. The gardens placed on setbacks reconcile the vertical greenery with that of the adjacent park. The public observatories challenge expectations by incorporating greenery, offering an open-air courtyard surrounded by the observation ramps, and deploying full-height glass in the restrooms.
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Hampton Court Flower Show

17/7/2014

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I attended the Hampton Court Palace flower show in London last week. The show is held on the grounds of the palace along the river Thames. In this beautiful setting there were thirty show gardens and a wide range of stands promoting stunning garden features such as water features, garden furniture and outdoor rooms, not to mention having a cold Pimm's while watching live jazz music!

I was lucky enough to attend the gala night which was held on the evening before the doors opened to the public. There was more space to view the gardens and there was an atmosphere of celebration. I spent time with Gary Graham, Bloom show manager, having some drinks at Paul Martin's Gold winning garden.

Paul Martin did a fantastic job on his latest show garden' Vestra Wealth’s Vista' which deserved a Gold Medal. 

His garden had some great features including various levels and layers of planting with hard landscaping of Kilkenny blue limestone surrounding a dining terrace with a 4m long cantilevered cedar table. Paul is flying the flag for Irish garden designers abroad.

The gala evening ended with a spectacular display of fireworks! Now that is how to start a garden show!
You can see a selection of photos of the show including Paul's garden at this link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P67BcrM_EZk

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