This series of 6 planter sculptures was created for Bellwether, a semi-yearly outdoor art festival in downtown Bellevue, WA. The largest planters were about 30″ tall by 30″ across, and the pieces themselves are about 24-36″ tall.  We experimented with a variety of ornamental grasses.  This was our first experience with taking what are normally large scale installations to a more contained urban setting – in a drought year with semi-weekly maintenance and a drip line, they lasted 3 months (until the rainy season started).

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Kiwi sedge (carex flagellifera). Pot is about 30″ tall and 30″ diameter. Tallest grasses are about 18″ tall.

Kiwi sedge (carex flagellifera) – detail

Purple and green fountain grass braid. Pot is about 20″ tall and 16″ wide, grass is about 24″ tall x 24″ wide.

Tightly woven miscanthus gracillimus. This piece grew out gorgeously and is still intact. About 24″ tall x 24″ wide, in a 24″ wide x 24″ tall pot.

Miscanthus gracilimus – detail

“Pineapple” Deschampsia Caespitosa. About 36″ tall and 16″ wide, in a 24″ wide by 30″ tall pot. Long lasting and drought tolerant.

Deschampsia Caespitosa – detail

Leatherleaf sedge (carex buchananu). Pot is about 30″ wide x 30″ tall, grass is about 24″ tall.

Woven sedges – toffee and leatherleaf. Very drought tolerant.

Toffee sedge (carex flagellifera). About 24″ wide x 6″ tall, in a 18″ wide x 24″ tall pot.