Gardens at Havana is a commercial project that transformed the outdated Buckingham Square Mall into a modern pedestrian-oriented outdoor retail center that has become a unique activity center for the neighborhood. Complete with a mix of restaurants and shopping opportunities, this project was installed with comforting plant pallets, eye catching outdoor features using planter pots filled with annuals, a variety of water features, and even a demonstration rose garden to enhance the experience.
Many of the details of this project took an additional coordinated effort because the property was situated in an area where many regulatory agencies had a say in what was used in the installation. Our cooperative efforts included working with COOT, EPA, City of Aurora, and even the City of Denver. All future pad sites were temporarily irrigated as a part of the erosion control efforts, and irrigation was installed to provide for future development. The rose garden is the main focal point of the village area of the development. We worked with rose garden clubs to develop an arboretum showplace garden for patrons to admire and learn about the different types of roses.