We took home a few awards... actually five, including a Gold Medal! Pictured below, is Dawn with The People's Choice Award. We also won: San Francisco Botanical Garden Society Award, American Horticultural Society Environmental Award, and the California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers Award.
Some highlights of the detail in Dawn's unique design included real alligator heads with succulent Strings of Pearls streaming from their snappers.
The dry fountain drew the most onlookers and many people danced through the courtyard to the New Orleans Jazz.
To add authenticity to the space, Salvaged Creole Jazz Courtyard fans caught a spontaneous performance by Foothill College Horticulture Instructor David Sauter of When The Saints Go Marching In.
Recycled concrete was rebuilt into all of the seating walls in the garden including here in the dry stack foundation to frame the meticulously handcrafted succulent fountain.
Because we are allowed only three days for a complete installation, nearly all the elements must be designed and constructed off site. Here, Mike Diefenbach, Brendan, and Adrian Vizcarra unload the wall pieces to be reconstructed for the show. These guys helped a ton, thanks so much!
A special thanks to Foothill College for the use of the facility yard and volunteer labor that counts as credit for the program. Pictured here is Corey pressure washing the finished pieces before being organized onto pallets for delivery.
Most photos courtesy of Mark and Dawn Engel
