Toroshino.Namaste
We don't need the Gardens of Versailles!
landscape architect Anna Kross
ongoing project for private client
started on spring 2020
Toroshino vilage
Pskov region Russia
57°54'58.3"N 28°35'30.4"E
"We don't need the gardens of Versailles," - told me the owner of the project's property when we first met to see the plot. It is a 1 hectare of fields on a confluence of 2 rivers. It serves as a private garden and hosts an annual summer festival of sustainable living, yoga, music, and dances. One of the main aims of the project was to remediate the existing meadow, make the territory a little more human-friendly but leave the wild to grow wild.
Meadows plants, found in the area around, were used in the project as the primary material and source of inspiration. The surrounding fields were studied, and the plant species were documented. These species were used for planting design.
The remains of the small hydropower station found on the site are used as a base for a new sauna.
