Watering Garden

A gargantuan watering can stands 17 feet high as the centre piece of this water play plaza in Victoria’s historic Beacon Hill Park. The design references the city’s fairy tale persona and nurtures its young citizens. User activated buttons trigger a sequence of surprising water events ranging from mist clouds which make rainbows in the sun, to cheeky water globs and jets. The ensuing splashing and laughter bring a joyful air to the park.

Victoria’s poet laureate, Clara Funk, was commissioned to write a poem for the plaza. Titled “Invitation”, the words are sandblasted into a large sheet of granite located near the gurgling drain of the plaza.