Green at the Garden—Nathan’s Notice

Written by: on 13th March 2012
Green at the Garden—Nathan’s Notice  |

By: Nathan M. Cuny

The BNP Paribas Open harbors a little secret many friends of tennis slip past after entering the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. I encourage you to stop for a minute and look to your left when entering from the West Gate. You’ll notice a yellow band of flowers wrapping around a large and round deep green mound. Atop the mound and growing slightly raised out of it are two curving, symmetrical lines of tiny white flowers. Short grass clippings stick to Fernando Fregoso’s sheers as he clips gently near one of the lines of miniature white flowers. He stands proudly next to his creation, which has been at the West Gate’s entrance for several years. It has gone through minor changes over the years, like the addition of the little flowers that rise out of the mound giving it the distinct appearance of a living tennis ball. Fregoso’s creation is one of many garden features that add to the beautiful atmosphere of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

Fernando Fregoso is a superintendent for Vintage Landscape, a professional landscape company based in Bermuda Dunes, California. Mr. Fregoso oversees the beautiful grounds of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, making the BNP Paribas Open one of the most beautiful tournaments of the year, with its sunny days against the mountain backdrop. You can see Fregoso’s 15 of years landscaping experience in the simple beauty of his creation—the pure artistic product of skill and inspiration. I hope many of the tennis fans, players, coaches, media, and more are inspired by his work of art as I am daily. So don’t forget to look to your left after entering through the West Gate, or to the right if you’re leaving from a night session like the night of Monday the 12th that didn’t end until 1:45 AM. The match between Caroline Wozniacki and Sofia Arvidsson started one hour and a half late, at 8:30 PM, pushing the men’s match between Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Ryan Harrison to almost midnight. If you want some peace of mind when leaving after midnight, look to your right.

Topics: ,








10sBalls Top Stories

In Case You Missed It

EUGENIE BOUCHARD NAMED 2018 TENNIS CANADA FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR / EUGENIE BOUCHARD NOMMÉE JOUEUSE DE L’ANNÉE 2018 DE TENNIS CANADA thumbnail

EUGENIE BOUCHARD NAMED 2018 TENNIS CANADA FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR / EUGENIE BOUCHARD NOMMÉE JOUEUSE DE L’ANNÉE 2018 DE TENNIS CANADA

Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.
TENNIS NEWS • CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS • TOMMY HAAS, TAYLOR FRITZ, STEVE JOHNSON, MARDY FISH AND MORE thumbnail

TENNIS NEWS • CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS • TOMMY HAAS, TAYLOR FRITZ, STEVE JOHNSON, MARDY FISH AND MORE

Time to get tickets to watch! Surly you have heard about The Largest Open Tennis Event in America!
TENNIS NEWS • RAFA NADAL CONFIRMS RETURN TO PRACTICE, EYES ABU DHABI EXHIBITION AND AUSTRALIAN SUMMER thumbnail

TENNIS NEWS • RAFA NADAL CONFIRMS RETURN TO PRACTICE, EYES ABU DHABI EXHIBITION AND AUSTRALIAN SUMMER

According to Uncle Toni, Rafael Nadal was supposed to be back at practice on either Dec. 4 or 5. Well, better late than never!
Conchita Martínez prepara la temporada 2019 de Karolina Pliskova en Tenerife thumbnail

Conchita Martínez prepara la temporada 2019 de Karolina Pliskova en Tenerife

Española y checa ya trabajaron juntas durante el pasado Open de Estados Unidos
ALEJANDRO’S FAVORITE PHOTOS FOR 10SBALLS FROM SOME OF THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENTS thumbnail

ALEJANDRO’S FAVORITE PHOTOS FOR 10SBALLS FROM SOME OF THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENTS

Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a forehand to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during her second round match at the Nature Valley International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.