PLANNED DECAY

Thought this article was interesting - as we have discussed landscape design as a part of the proposal.

Here Piet Oudolf, a great plantsman, discusses his ideas of planned decay - "For Mr. Oudolf, the real test of a well-composed garden is not how nicely it blooms but how beautifully it decomposes."

HERE'S THE ARTICLE
AND SOME IMAGES
AND HERE IS A LINK FOR THE NYC HIGH-LINE HE COLLABORATED ON