Harries/Heder Public Art

Three Gardens Permanent Installation

Garden Overview

Location:	DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA 1982
Client:	New Works Project, funded by the Massachusetts Council for the Arts
Size:	45' x 15' x 8'
Materials:	Yew hedge, garden furniture, sprinkler system, mergatroid, stone and plantings
Budget:	$11,000

This installation was based on childhood memories of the gardens of British terraced (row) houses. Each of these gardens establishes its own barriers, entrances, and celebrations; they are the formal frontispieces of modest dwellings. With their manicure and their clear directives, they are intimate rooms not to be used. They are as formally conceived as the grander gardens of stately homes.

In the Garden

Strolling Through

The site is chosen so that the garden can be seen from above as architectural elements. From the gardens, the vista is through the more naturalistic grounds of the museum. The intention is to contrast the intimacy and logic of one with the expanse and freedom of the other.

Garden Exterior

Bench and Gazing Ball

Watering

All Photos by Beckett Logan

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