Maplehenge
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Located just beyond the Red Maple Allée, visitors can find three concentric rings of trees, creating an envelope around Dana Stewart's "Beast" series of work. Like many of the areas on the grounds, the area that came to be called Maplehenge resulted from an iterative process over roughly ten years. First, a ring of maple trees was planted, followed by an outer ring of pear trees. These provide a shaded canopy on even the hottest of days. Next, Michelle Oka Doner’s Ice Ring and Radiant Disk were installed in the center of the space. Then Dana Stewart’s ‘beasts’ were installed. The final planting included English Yew hedges to create an enclosed, private space. The finishing touch, an ornately carved wooden door from Afghanistan, was installed on a special foundation in a custom frame as the entryway to this space. Find this hidden doorway and enter the secret room inside this shaded glen.
