Opinions needed.

barryriddl474 wrote:
This looks very nice. I'd only remove the concrete under the trees. Otherwise, fantastic work!
I was unaware that we could put the parking meters on the road's attached sidewalk. Awesome :thumbup:

Thanks for your feedback!!! :) I will remove the pavement under the trees. Sometimes I feel I'm just not creative enough. lol

You're light years ahead of me. My courthouse is still sitting alone on a big green square plot of land. I'm totally blocked how to arrange it with City Hall. I like the way you did that in yours!

Anyone who saw the interior of my house would realize the irony in ME giving design advice. But here are a few teensy things that I can think of. For what it's worth ...

Its gorgeous.

I would move the rabbit hedges backward, in the direction of the courthouse. The straight alignment of the fountains, the rabbits and the statue (and their equal distance from each other all the way across) makes it seem that none of the items is a focal point. I would also put something along the edges where the grass beneath a building comes up against the concrete surface/ pavementg of the patio area. Maybe some shrubs, or a fence or hedge ... A hedge would keep it looking formal and crisp. Or shrubs would make it less formal. Or even maybe a row. Of those tall slender trees that are in pink pots. That would look formal ...

Btw, just wondering ... Do you have gazebos at all four corners? Only two corners show, and I'm just curious, because I'm always finding myself doing mirror images on my stuff. Sometimes I wish I could do the spontaneous stuff others come up with, but then other times I just accept that I must have some Classical Greek ancestors who imbued in me a love for symmetry :)

annettemarc wrote:
You're light years ahead of me. My courthouse is still sitting alone on a big green square plot of land. I'm totally blocked how to arrange it with City Hall. I like the way you did that in yours!

Anyone who saw the interior of my house would realize the irony in ME giving design advice. But here are a few teensy things that I can think of. For what it's worth ...

Its gorgeous.

I would move the rabbit hedges backward, in the direction of the courthouse. The straight alignment of the fountains, the rabbits and the statue (and their equal distance from each other all the way across) makes it seem that none of the items is a focal point. I would also put something along the edges where the grass beneath a building comes up against the concrete surface/ pavementg of the patio area. Maybe some shrubs, or a fence or hedge ... A hedge would keep it looking formal and crisp, and shrubs would make it less formal.

Btw, just wondering ... Do you have gazebos at all four corners? Only two corners show, and I'm just curious, because I'm always finding myself doing mirror images on my stuff. Sometimes I wish I could do the spontaneous stuff others come up with, but then other times I just accept that I must have some Classical Greek ancestors who imbued in me a love for symmetry :)

Yes, there are gazebos at all 4 corners, if I didn't have it like that I would go insane. Thank you for the compliments!! I will adjust the rabbit hedges and add some hedges (I think a formal crisp look would work best for the town center) The rest of my town I have no clue what to do with lol. Maybe I should do certain sections at a time instead of starting from scratch.

You have a keen eye for strict balanced symmetry. This is very well done.

Take a look at the decorations in front of the Town Hall. There's a disparity in size that's a bit jarring considering how perfectly balanced the rest of the design is. What if you chose decorations of similar size, style or color?

obake-odori wrote:
You have a keen eye for strict balanced symmetry. This is very well done.

Take a look at the decorations in front of the Town Hall. There's a disparity in size that's a bit jarring considering how perfectly balanced the rest of the design is. What if you chose decorations of similar size, style or color?

Thanks neighbor! I tweaked it a bit and will tweak it again by buying another justice statue and putting the bell at the 'entrance' of the center! Sorry for being scarce on the visits lately my two year old is potty training and I only have enough time to collect and send characters on tasks but when my husband leaves for work in the morning I will definitely be doing visiting.

I just went to your town. Looks great! The parking meters are a nice touch.

And no worries on the visits, we all have a life!