The original design had bushes and benches. The mock-up showed that the bushes didn't work because they were too crowded, and the benches were too small. I added colored flowers to highlight the pond in the center. Designed and built in summer 2026.
Sketch - 8.5" x 11" - Colored pencil on paper
Initial model - 17" x 22" - Cardboard
Final design - 11" x 14" - White backerboard, model train grass, clay (rocks, and painted for center bushes), foam and wire trees/hedges, scenery coarse grain pollen (flowers), and epoxy resin with mica powder for pond
