See our FlourGarden grow!
This will be an exciting summer for Greentopia: construction starts soon on the FlourGarden, the first section of the GardenAerial to become a reality.
The $800,000 project, designed by NYC’s Landgarden landscape architecture firm, will be completed in the fall. Greentopia co-founder Michael Philipson calls the FlourGarden the “proof of concept” that will provide a window into what the larger GardenAerial will be like.
This 300-foot-long garden or running water and native plants will feature actual millstones that used to grind flour along the Genesee River in the city once nicknamed the Flour City. Native plants will grow alongside a water channel in the historic Brown’s Race. At night, glass stones on the bottom of the water channel will glow with light. And nearly 500 acrylic rods, also illuminated, will wave like cattails. In all, six sections of the Genesee River will be represented in the FlourGarden.
Pedestrians on Brown’s Race will be able to walk along, over and into the FlourGarden. Stone bleacher seating at the north end, outfitted with outlets, will allow people to sit or work on laptops while they enjoy the sound and sites of the FlourGarden. And a deck over the mid-section of the garden will provide an intimate gathering space or stage for future events.
If you’re in the area checking out the view of the High Falls from the Pont de Rennes Bridge, stop by and see our progress!
(Note: this post was originally published earlier this summer.)
