The Natural Distinctiveness of Memphis Yards
I like the inconsistently-mowed, over-grown, under-manicured and beautiful yards of Memphis. I like them cultivated, and I like them forgotten. Yards where the trees and vines and shrubs and flowers grow, grow, grow. Places with less unsustainable mowing and more natural curation.A thought brought to me by the natural background of the film Third Ward TX,and its contrast with Houston's diabolic hyper-mowed freeways and overdeveloped developments.
Like Houston, the humidity coming off the Gulf of Mexico turbo-charges the natural of Memphis. When we stop treating the stuff growing outside as a problem, or an enemy, chopping and mowing and paving it into boring placelessness, we'll find ourselves living in a galaxy-class landscape, like the beautiful setting of Third Ward, TX.Update: To possibly illuminate the aesthetic, here are some more photos.
Labels: betchassitsworldclass, climate, environment, landscaping, Memphis
posted by gatesofmemphis at 7:55 PM
2 Comments:
Funny that you should show a landscape architect's office in this post, but I suppose the best make it look effortless.
I didn't know that was a landscape architect's office.
Hmmm.
Well, I did say I like them cultivated.
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