From the traditional to the contemporary, the Channel Gardens vision for 2023 was inspired by some of the most beautiful gardens in their pinnacle seasons from across the USA. Created by California artist Robert Irwin, the Central Garden opened in 1997 at the heart of the Getty Center in Los Angeles. A walkway crosses over a stream, winds through a variety of plants, and descends to a plaza the large Central Garden. It is an evolving work of art, designed to change with the seasons and with more than 500 varieties of plant material used in the landscaping to accentuate the interplay of light, color, and reflection. Bougainvillea climbs through umbrella-like trellises and a pool is decorated with a maze of azaleas. 

 

The Rock Garden at the New York Botanical garden is a quiet, intimate space nestled against the Thain Family Forest in New York City. Built in the 1930s as part of the Bronx New York Botanical Garden, the 2.5-acre landscape includes a cascading waterfall and stream that flows to a tranquil flower-rimmed pond. With a bright color palette, the garden houses hundreds of jewel-like alpine flowers nestled among gravel beds, rocks and crevices, in addition to woodland plants sheltered under mature spreading trees.