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While at EDAW, Craig designed new gardens that provide a cohesive framework for the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens. The new gardens emphasize education, local environment and community building.

The first garden is the Alpine Plaza. This garden becomes a new hub, with entries to the Gerald Ford Amphitheater, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, River Trail, Schoolhouse Accessibility Garden and Children's Environmental Garden. The plaza contains elements of the local alpine landscape, such as flag trees, tundra plantings and limestone crags.

The second garden is the Children's Environmental Garden, which includes a miniaturized landscape of the Vail Valley. A kid's trail ascends to a miniature Grand Traverse in the nearby Gore Range. In accordance with the garden's educational mission, this child-oriented environment teaches and educates visitors about the local landscape vocabulary and environment, illustrating concepts such as plant adaptations and geology.

Images credited to EDAW Inc.