Garden Dialogues 2014: Miami and Palm Beach
On weekends between March 15th and 30th, get exclusive access to private gardens and landscapes in Miami and Palm Beach and hear directly from the designers and their clients about their collaborative process.
How do clients and designers work together? What makes for a great, enduring collaboration? Garden Dialogues provides unique opportunities for small groups to visit some of today’s most beautiful gardens created by some of the most accomplished designers currently in practice.
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Saturday, March 15th, 5:00 to 6:30pm | Sunset Islands, Miami
Biscayne Bay Water Garden
Margie Ruddick of Margie Ruddick Landscape Design
Rare and exclusive! We can’t show images because this is a very private residence (so we’re showing other great projects by this award winning designer) but it's amazing. This island retreat begins with a fantastical landscape of royal palms and lush tropical plantings centered on an environmental artwork. There are two wild gardens leading to the bay - and a luxurious swimming pool in a water garden, with floating terraces. Attendees must adhere to a no photography or video policy for this event. more photos
Saturday, March 22th, 10:30 to 11:30am | Palm Beach
Palm Beach Residence
Keith Williams of Nievera Williams Landscape Architecture
This elegant and exotic British West Indies style estate was an empty lot just two years ago. The home has three gardens that feature tropical, drought-tolerant plants rich in texture, color and foliage, with an emphasis on sustainability. The front garden has succulents and uses minima instead of lawn, the back garden allows for entertaining, dining and swimming, while the “secret garden” – which the owners consider an intimate work of art – fulfills the quest to see a garden from every first floor window and door. more photos
Photo courtesy of The Breakers
Saturday, March 29th, 10:00 to 11:30am | Palm Beach
The Breakers Palm Beach
Gregory Lombardi of Gregory Lombardi Landscape Design with Danny Miller, General Manager – One North Breakers Row
A spectacular resort destination on Florida’s Atlantic coast and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Breakers Palm Beach has lured generations of discerning travelers to its idyllic, Italian-Renaissance setting. Gregory Lombardi Design has been honored to work with The Breakers since 2005 on its landscape revitalization and expansion initiative, redesigning key areas and collaborating with The Breakers’ team to preserve, conserve and restore the prevalence of native plants throughout the resort property. more photos
Sunday, March 30th, 5:00 to 7:00pm | Coconut Grove
Oak Garden at Silver Bluff
Carlos Somoza of Carlos Somoza Landscape Design, with George S. Lopez, GeoDesign, Inc.
Perched atop an ancient limestone ridge, Oak Garden was created beneath the canopy of two-dozen, mature Southern Live Oak trees. There are three distinct rooms: entrance garden, secret garden and pool terrace, each featuring a distinct plant palette and character, with drifts of native flora and subtropical vegetation. A deep sea colored garden wall clad in slabs of iridescent Macedonian labrodite with Chinese dragon fountainheads designed by the client transforms when illuminated, and the affect suggests sunlight shimmering on peacock feathers. more photos