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Summary Description: One of the recommendations of the Downtown Specific Plan is for "a sculptural feature and rose garden with public sculpture in Lions Wayside and DeLucchi Parks." With a slight twist, this idea can be expanded as an opportunity for an artist to create a garden within the park, one that provides park visitors with awalk-through experience. The garden can be defined by plant materials designated by the artist; they might be native flora that would be found in the Arroyo or other plants that can be easily maintained in Pleasanton's environment. The environmental artwork is different from the plaza concept for the two sides of Neal Street at Lions Wayside and DeLucchi Parks as that location serves as a gateway and would impact those driving on Neal Street. The Garden Place would be a more intimate artwork, one experienced directly by park visitors. The exact location within the two parks would be determined by the artist working with the Parks Department. Functional requirements and constraints, such as maintaining an audience zone for the bandstand, would be defined for the artist to integrate into any plans. A number of artists work with a palette of landscape elements, such as plant materials, seating and water features. The most notable such garden is at The Getty Center in Los Angeles, where artist Robert Irwin has created an unusual and extremely popular garden. The value of an artist-designed garden is its unexpected qualities and sense of the extraordinary. The expectation of an artist-commissioned garden should be for something extraordinary and likely to spark animated conversation and spirited engagement. Audiences: The primary audience is park visitors. If there is visibility from the street, there would be a large secondary audience of people in vehicles traveling on Neal and First Streets. Budget: $100,000 - $200,000 Timeframe for Construction: Design: one year Fabrication and installation: one year Site requirements/constraints: Plant materials should be adaptable to local environmental conditions and require minimal water. Native plants should be encouraged. Access to the bandstand and restrooms must be maintained. Potential Co-sponsors, Partners, Collaborators: Local nurseries and greenhouses, Livermore-Amador Valley Garden Club ld