Looming over the vines are massiveoutcroppingsofblackandgraygraniteinterspersed with flower-strewnmeadowsandwoodedhillsthat inevitably call to mind theSoundof Music.
More than 300, 000 wetlands plants and hundreds of thousands of flowers and bulbs in varied parklands are also to be included in wooded hills, meadows, ponds, lawns, gardens and wet woodlands.
From Bristol, a state-designated music trail known as the Crooked Road zigzags through the wooded hillsides and meadows of South Virginia, past white picket fences and trout-filled creeks along the North Carolina border.
In Miesian style, Mr. Van Valkenburgh and MVVA principal Matthew Urbanski choreographed the surrounding countryside to look informal and timeless, alternating wooded areas with open meadows.