Perkins Park is a historic oceanfront park located along the famous white sand beaches and rock bluffs of Monterey Bay in Pacific Grove, CA. This 0.8 mile coastline park features meandering pathways through massive swaths of naturalized ice plant (drosanthemum floribundum), dubbed “the Magic Carpet.” This park has been featured in LIFE magazine, National Geographic and others. It is not only a local landmark but a national treasure. The park had fallen into disrepair, and the community came together to request changes to the park to make it more ecologically friendly, preserve its fragile coastline, and to restore its historic character. The solution was to create a landscape that highlights the Magic Carpet while emphasizing key areas for native plants and pollinator species. All while capitalizing on the grandeur of the pedestrian’s experience through the creation of viewpoints. This historic landscape was created in association with Ecological Concerns, Inc, for the City of Pacific Grove, CA 

Client Name:

City of Pacific Grove, California

Location:

Pacific Grove, CA

Consultants:

Ecological Concerns, Inc

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