ON THE SITE, I WORKED WITH THE CITY OF MELBOURNE TO REMOVE ASPHALT LEFT FROM AN OLD AMOCO GAS STATION, ADD FILL DIRT TO CONTOUR THE LAND AND DIG A POND.
DURING THIS PROCESS WE UNCOVERED A TURN OF THE CENTURY BLUESTONE COBBLE LANE THAT I INCORPORATED INTO THE DESIGN. UNCOVERED ALSO WERE BLACKSMITH’S TOOLS AND VETERINARIAN SUPPLIES FROM THE EARLY 20TH
CENTURY.
6,000 PLUGS OF NATIVE GRASSES WERE GROWN FOR THIS PROJECT. COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED WITH PLANTING THE SEEDLINGS. OVER TIME THE SITE BECAME A VISUAL BREAK FROM THE SURROUNDING CONCRETE AND ASPHALT INFRASTRUCTURE.
FOR A LIST OF GRASSES SEE NEXT PAGE.
MICHAEL CATHCART AND KATHRYN MILLER WALKING ON THE BLUESTONE LANE
THIS PROJECT WAS FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM PLACE AND ARTS VICTORIA AND ADMINISTERED BY CATHERINE MURPHY, MATTHEW HUGHES, JENNIFER SAUNDERS AND PAUL OSMOND. ALL PHOTOS BY MICHAEL HONER, KATHRYN MILLER AND MICHAEL CATHCART.