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Land Art

Andy Goldsworthy, The Spire - Presidio of San Francisco

Goldsworthy - The Spire - Photo © Alice Joyce

Artist, Andy Goldsworthy’s The Spire emerges in a clearing at The Presidio of San Francisco, where the park’s reforestation efforts are ongoing. In this section by the Bay Ridge Trail, 150 dying trees have been removed. In 2008, Goldsworthy used felled mature trees to create the sculpture’s monolithic form.

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Andy Cao Hosted by The Garden Conservancy

Andy Cao lecture on Thursday, November 17, 2011; an evening hosted by The Garden Conservancy at The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio. Full details on the lecture – Incidental Placemaking: Beauty and Dreams, along with registration information can be found on The Garden Conservancy web site. Andy Cao’s lyrical, dreamlike installation at Cornerstone Sonoma: Bai Yun : White Cloud represents a stunning transformation of the original Cao – Perrot Studio design created for the Cornerstone Festival: the Lullaby Garden.

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International Festival of Gardens 2011

Photo © 2011 Louise Tanguay - Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens

2011 International Garden Festival — Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens. The 12th Edition of The International Garden Festival runs through October 2, 2011. The theme of this year’s festival: Secret Gardens… “a protective space full of emotions, mysteries and wonder connected to the natural world.”

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