Cummer Museum Gardens

When Hurricane Irma pummeled northeastern Florida in September 2017, the Cummer Museum building and art collection in Jacksonville was largely spared. The historic gardens that surround the museum weren’t as lucky.

8. You Have Concerns About Fire, Hurricanes or MudslidesBetween the seasonal wildfires in drought-stricken California and East Coast hurricanes, Mother Nature is not always so kind to our human-built gardens and structures. If weather events are a concern where you are, it may be worth hiring a landscape architect to assess your property and help create a plan for a more hardy garden design. After Hurricane Irma hit northeastern Florida, the historic gardens surrounding the Cummer Museum building and art collection in Jacksonville (shown here) were severely damaged. When the Cummer team was ready to get the garden growing again, they partnered with Georgia landscape architecture and historic preservation firm WLA Studio to find a way forward. The Unique Challenge of Restoring a Hurricane-Hit Historic Garden

Repeat pattern (here it’s arches)

Love it for a front of a lake!!!!