Page 34 - The Hunt - Winter 2024

32 THE HUNT MAGAZINE
winter 2024-25
LONGWOOD’S 1906 RESTAURANT HAS
A REVAMPED MENU, A NEW PRIVATE DINING SPACE AND FLOOR-TO-CEILING WINDOWS THAT OFFER STUNNING VIEWS OF
THE MAIN FOUNTAIN GARDEN.
horticulture, who’s overseeing a planting process that began this past April. “Most times, when people try to grow these plants, they’ll put in air-conditioning, but we obviously don’t want to have that type of energy consumption.”
Instead, geothermal wells under a new parking lot feed cooler air from the earth into the building to keep conservatory temps down in warmer months. Large windows maximize air flow, and environmental control systems are managed electronically by horticulturists. “This is not typical. This garden is a sophisticated combination of plants and technology,” Loving says. “We love to push the envelope on innovation. We know we’ll have challenges, but we’re open to it.”
In 1992, Loving worked alongside the late Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx when he planted the Cascade Garden. The only existing Marx design in North America, it’s been relocated
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