The french drain- Auburn university
Wagon Landscaping is invited to lead a 3-day workshop with landscape architecture students at Auburn University, Alabama.
Wagon Landscaping was invited for a week of lectures and workshops at Auburn University, Alabama, centered on the theme of the feral landscape. In record time, driven by the energy and commitment of the landscape students, the first “feral” landscape took shape on campus.
A pile of materials from a nearby deconstruction site became the project’s primary resource. Reused in situ, these elements were assembled into a rock garden planted exclusively with native species. The project explores the ability of living systems to colonize poor, reconstituted soils, while questioning the relationships between artificial ground, reuse, and spontaneous dynamics.
The garden is conceived as both a learning ground and a living space. It becomes the students’ working garden—one they are responsible for maintaining, observing, and allowing to evolve over time. Here, the construction phase is not an end but a starting point: the garden truly begins once the building stops.
A big thank you to Auburn University, David Hill (Hillworks) and Rob Holmes for the invitation.