Could you have hopped over the flowers and into the planter with the trees?
It didn't seem appropriate at the time but that may have been because I was nervous overall to start with. By the layout, it is obvious the intent is for people to NOT go into that area BUT I bet I could have jumped in and out without leaving a trace or damaging anything. Of course, the guys who cut the grass and trim the trees stand in it. Would you use that thought process?

