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| Water Lily |
When I first arrived, Eza asked me to plan the layout for the pond within the bamboo exhibit, as a project for my internship. After speaking with Eza about what they wanted in the design, I made a preliminary sketch of the landscape around the pond. Eza and Muhammad were pleased with the design I had done and because I finished the task soon after it had been officially assigned to me, they decided to have me plan the entire walkway area. After taking walking measurements of the perimeter, which is very oddly shaped, and becoming familiarized with all the available materials and plants in the nursery, I finished the complete design.
The pond area has the most amount of landscaping due to it being closest to the entrance and because that portion of the exhibit is viewable from the walking path adjacent to it. Additionally, the exhibit is limited to a certain area of landscaping because P&G requires the majority of area to be used for bamboo that will provide food for the pandas in the next five years.
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| Initial Sketch |
The plants included in the design includes: bougainvillea, Neomarica longiflore(yellow walking iris), Colocasia esculenta(elephant’s ear), Cordyline fruiticasa(firebrand), Nymphaea cultivars(water lily), Russelia nidus(bird’s nest fern), Nephrolepis exaltata(boston fern), Heliconia ‘fire flash’.
The pathway is constructed of pavers, which are used throughout the zoo. Due to the exhibit previously being a hippo exhibit, there is only one entrance/exit, so to assist with the flow of visitors the pathway was made circular. Additionally, there are benches throughout to compliment Zoo Negara’s renovation concept of “park at the zoo”.
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