Designers and Creators: UC Davis, Landscape Architecture Students

Created by:

Sarah Hayward
Tenay Fihe
Ken Konecny
Kari Koch
Mike Harris
Eric Mullin Elizabeth Collett
Jessica Chase
 
California’s Central Valley is one of California’s under-valued aesthetic resources. Riparian/river corridors, agricultural croplands, and foothills create a uniquely woven landscape exemplifying California’s interior. These landscapes are threatened by California’s burgeoning developmental sprawl. Our garden seeks to endow viewers with a new appreciation for the Central Valley and promotes the preservation of this valuable open space. Our garden portrays the “carpet” of the central valley from an aerial perspective. Rolling foothill meld into the agricultural floor of the valley. There, the riparian landscape with its requisite poplar forest segues through agricultural fields. Amidst the quilted fields stands the lonely Oak tree, constructed of rebar to symbolize developmental incursion. All of our plants thrive in California’s dry temperate climate.
Award: Bronze