“The most important way in which people can connect with the landscape around them, is not just the view from their kitchen window, but the bench under the tree in the woods, where they can sit and contemplate all around them.
Landscape to me isn’t just about creating attractive gardens. It’s about how the land and humans come together. I think about those who walked there before – and how the land was used – and how I can respectfully re-create some of those brief moments in history, and preserve their importance.
Ben and I have worked together so long we’ve learned to finish each other’s sentences. I’m looking in and he’s looking out.
He’s designed the beautiful homes where Welborne’s new residents will live, but I like to think I’ve designed how they’ll move. I want the community who will live there to enjoy these chalky grasslands, meander along the paths, scramble up the playfully sculpted mounds among the ponds and trees… to see the views and feel connected to the land.
And I hope the children roll down the slopes, just as children have always done throughout history.”
— Kim Wilkie
