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Landscape design ideas in a nutshell which set the ball rolling for unusual landscape design.
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New landscape design ideas were needed for the seashores by Punta Brava Puerto de la Cruz. Since the declaration as prime holiday destination of the Canary Islands in 1953, this oldest Tenerife resort had been long time on the agenda for a revamp. Please, notice that Playa Jardin is always named in the context of 2 or 3 beaches by myself. You will fully understand this, once you have seen the landscape design. Reason being is that it was so important for the landscaping as a whole...
Breaking heads to come up with more than one idea was worth it.
The picture beside shows a beautiful beach sunset on Playa Jardin's seashore, which was to be remodeled. Just figure Tenerife things to do during Puerto de la Cruz holidays in such a paradise oasis of the biggest of all Canary Islands... 15 landscape design ideas to solve the following problems were crucial: - Too many strong Atlantic Ocean currents in the bay by the castle Castillo San Felipe
- Too much wind exposure from the sea as well as from inland
- Not enough sand by the waters edge, but only gravel, volcanic rocks, stones and boulders
- The seashores lacked at least 50 meters of smooth surface leading off towards the road from the water's edge.
- An ocean rock pool, which pleased locals, but not necessarily tourists.
- Beach accesses were not ideal.
- Enticing beach views from street Avda. Franciso Alonso Carillo
- Marking beach sections for different seashore activities
- Sloping terrain with terraces which had previously been for banana mono culture farming, which exhausted top-soils.
- To find the best spots for beach services for hygiene as well as for restaurants:
- Marking perfect locations for more than one focal point
- To offer as many beach views as possible from the main road above the shores as well as from the sloping land leading down to them.
- To preserve a gorge by the Castillo by way of a design feature, such as a cactus garden
- Parking spaces by this Puerto de la Cruz prime location
where the main had been existing between central Puerto de la Cruz central and Hotel Maritim since the 1970ies. - A highlight for the north Tenerife town for sports, fun and cultural events.
To sum up the beach puzzle which needed solving: All said problems required landscape design ideas for a subtropical seaside for Tenerife holidays by people from north European countries.
A beach front re-design as highlight for Tenerife sports, fun and cultural events was also exciting.
What would help greatly with implementing all the intriguing landscape design ideas of the team for garden landscaping and beach improvement was the Tenerife sun. Never mind that it may be quite capricious. Even, when it hides behind picturesque ocean clouds, it still creates an undisputed good climate in Tenerife. All this were best prerequisites for working hard and spending much on the landscaping of new Tenerife beaches Playa Jardin until their inauguration in 1993. Landscaping design of
3 inter-leading beach sections named as follows:
- Playa del Castillo San Felipe (Beach San Felipe Castle)as main restaurant beach
- Playa Charcon surf beach
with photo Playa Charcon surfing beside - Playa Punta Brava for more quiet swimming
Please note that Playa Jardin has not the very best surf conditions, while beach Playa Martianez has much better waves. Strangely enough, it has just come to my attention that Puerto de la Cruz has landscaping design ideas
to install a parallel breakwater for this central Puerto de la Cruz surfing beach. Area map of Playa Jardin. New landscape design ideas were vital for the finally agreed upon design criteria for a huge beach terrain. Of course, they would entail gigantic costs due to the geographical location and the amazing ocean jetties. Playa Jardin design planning and landscaping projects:- Enabling pleasing beach shores of at least 650 meters of length
with most of them having smooth black sand - Creation of several terraced slope levels with retaining walls, some of which would have hanging gardens or surfaces covered by plants
- A correct plant selection for a 17000 square meter terrain with a garden theme called Playa Jardin (Garden beach)
- Designs and consultation by Cesar Manrique
- Co-opertion with companies named in information on landscaping costs of the beach design project, where all facts on size and weight of landscaping materials are stated except for the selecting of plants
- Indigenous flora as well as subtropical flora of plant selection for better design scope, Tenerife weather, tourist safety and beach appeal.
- Landscape design ideas with inclusion of billboard design layout outside of the beaches
- Innovative waterfall landscaping ideas for focal points to separate two beach sections
- The use of volcanic rocks as a scheme to save money as well as for the creation of dramatic design flair.
- Correct selecting of spots for beach amenities for hygiene, safety as well as restaurants and beach business.
Borrowed landscaping: One factor was not a big issue. That was parking near the beaches of Playa Jardin. The road above the beach had been built for the 4 star Maritim Hotel Tenerife, as mentioned before. By this street parking spaces offered themselves. This street also served Loro Park for its famous parrots and entertainment Tenerife. Loro Park had more advantages as the neighbor over the street from Playa Jardin. It lent itself for borrowed landscaping. This is part of thousands of years old landscape design ideas of the Japanese culture. Loro Park was an elite neighbor and presented all its lush greenery as background for beach Playa Punta Brava free of charge. This alone would save on landscaping costs by that section of the beaches. The long breakwater parallel to the shore:
The photo beside shows the longest Puerto de la Cruz breakwater. There one can see until now huge concrete blocks jumbled up in front of it. Sometimes a red flag is on it, as people were washed down from it and perished. This must be the area with the worst onslaught of waves of the area in my mind. I found a reliable source, where it is said that it was built in the 1980ies. I am strongly inclined to think that it was also constructed for the protection of Playa Jardin. This breakwater and the landscaping design ideas were a a blessing for Puerto de la Cruz. Contemplate 2 areal views related to Playa Jardin beaches here... The shots were taken from the ocean side. They clearly show the ocean jetties of the beaches, while the 2nd on the right portrays quite well the longest breakwater parallel to the parking grounds. No beach for swimming is there nor any gardens. To swim there would be absolute suicide. This is why it is not correct to call the picture on the left Playa Jardin which means garden beach. Additional parking for Puerto de la Cruz new beach designs: Click on Tenerife parking and look at the first photo which speaks for itself... It is not only important in the context of a car park, but offers an interesting landscape of Puerto de la Cruz. Notice more advantages for landscape design ideas for Playa Jardin beaches from this picture... The artist and environment expert from Lanzarote César Manrique was an excellent choice who had the main ideas for the beaches Playa Jardin. He became one of renown Spanish architects for gardens and famous Spanish people for good reasons.
He was the man, without whom, Playa Jardin would not have been
the great success it became at its inauguration in 1993. What to do and how to learn by landscape design ideas:When I was young magazines of design were my great passion. Today, we have the Internet which compliment them greatly. The more that you see and read about it, the more will sink in to use for yourselves. My Tenerife gardening tip: By the way, there is something to learn for any kind of a holiday home in Tenerife as well as in the Canaries by the design ideas which were implemented by the famous Spanish landscaper who was a native of the Canary Islands. Follow all of the topics related to the landscaping and you will be able to create interesting gardens, terraces, balconies and verandas...
Learn about waterfall landscaping, from the Tenerife Playa Jardin falls as well as from others... Their ideas will help do do waterfall garden design with retaining walls by slopes and terraces, above all. Discover how light or heavier volcanic rocks land on Tenerife beaches or in a holiday home in Tenerife for landscapes, while only big boulders are normally hard to move... Be welcome to use any photo of this page landscape design ideas for no commercial use...Right click text in HTML window below... Select, copy and paste into your blog or web. Doing this no copy right offense will be taken. Go from landscape design ideas to beach landscapes to discover by enlarged photos how most dramatic, minimalistic design was achieved by the late expert landscaper Cesar Manrique. Besides, enviromental concerns Puerto de la Cruz live on after the late environment expert César Manrique. Discover some efforts by the town's art community which expresses much environmental awareness. Back up to top? From Landscape design ideas back to homepage.
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