Spanish Fountain Garden (LEGO 10359)

About this set

This is the LEGO Icons Spanish Fountain Garden (10359), a 1302-piece courtyard/garden scene rated 5/5 for difficulty. The finished model centers on a light-blue fountain, framed by a white colonnade of Roman columns capped with a red-tiled roof, giving the garden a clear enclosed architectural feel. Planting carries much of the character: green cypress, trees and bushes fill the courtyard, climbing flower vines wrap the columns, and orange, red and yellow blooms break up the white columns and red roof. A bench and a butterfly are small details that are easy to miss while building but read clearly once the scene is together. Start with the fountain base and the column rows, laying the ground color patches before standing the columns up; save the red roof tiling for the end and press it flat in one pass. At 1302 pieces and 5/5 difficulty, it suits builders who have finished a mid-sized scene and want to try mixing architecture with dense planting, or adults drawn to the palette and garden subject who don't mind a slower build. Watch the column spacing and the vine attachment points, since both decide whether the roof and planting line up later.