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David
and Deirdre (URI Master Gardener) Wrenn, Wickford, RI
What
you will see!
Area 2: Shade
bed -- sustainable plants -- this page
Existing
conditions & sustainable plantings
2004 photo gallery
2005 photo gallery
Area
1: Coastal bank -- sustainable plants
Area
3: Roof runoff control Back
to demonstration sites
Area 2:
Shade bed -- sustainable plants -- this page
Tip
1 - choose the right plants
Tip 6 - reduce soil erosion
Existing
conditions:
The
presence of large, native trees in the yard creates shaded
conditions. A shallow drain field, which is part of an enhanced
treatment septic system installed as part of a demonstration
project in 1997 lies west of the front porch.
This
area must remain in lawn grass to protect the integrity
of the shallow
drain operation and design. Areas outside of
the shallow drain field are difficult to manage due to
contours created
by the local street (a small dirt
road) and shaded conditions.
Goal: The plan for this location is to create
a contoured, mulched shade garden, incorporating
the edge of Loop Drive
and an existing native tree, to be planted
with shade tolerant shrubs, groundcovers, and
other perennial plants. The design
will allow for future placement of steppingstones
and a larger stone or boulder.
Sustainable
plantings: September 22, 2003
Plant
list includes: Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia); Redvein
Enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus); Mountain Laurel (Kalmia
latifolia); Blue Lacecap Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrohpylla);
Inkberry (Ilex glabra); Winterberry (Ilex verticillata);
Leucothoe; Double File Viburnum (Viburnum plicatun); Ginger
(Asarum); Yellow Coreopsis; Blue Salvia; and Pink Sedum.
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| The
URI 101 class of students learn about sustainable
landscaping practices and techniques from Dr. Richard
Casagrande, URI Plant Science Department. |
10
cubic yards of loam was used to provide for a mounded area
and to correct uneven grades along the existing retaining
wall. |
Plants
selected and placed by Patricia Mullens,
URI Landscape Architecture Program. |
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The existing lawn was treated with roundup about two
weeks before this installation. Plants were planted
directly into the dead sod and mulched. |
Spreading
mulch. |
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The Wisteria plant was removed and transplanted to a
more suitable location in the back yard. The area was
filled with topsoil, seeded and mulched (the bluish-green
patch beyond the lilac bush). |
October
2003 |
October
2003 |
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2004
Photo Gallery
May
2004, Ilex Helleri, dwarf Japanese Black Holly is planted
to fill in bed areas. |
Hostas
from on-site were transplanted during Fall 2003 installation,
May 2004. |
May
2004, sedum, blue salvia, ginger. |
July 2004 |
July
2004 |
July
2004 |
July
2004 |
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2005
Photo Gallery
Mountain
Laurel in bloom, June 17, 2005. |
Mountain
Laurel in bloom, June 17, 2005. |
Salvia
in bloom, July 6, 2005.
Blue
Lacecap Hydrangea in bloom, July 6, 2005.
Blue Lacecap Hydrange, July 6, 2005.
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Area
1: Coastal bank -- sustainable plants
Area
3: Roof runoff control
Back to demonstration
sites
Special
thanks to Patricia Mullins, URI Landscape Architecture
Program, for dedicating much thought and time to the site
design and plant selection.
Special thanks to Dr. Richard Casagrande and Dr. Brian Maynard (URI Plant Science
Department); URI Master Gardeners Rudi Hempe, Vicky Wilson, Linda Hughes, and
Joy Gerstenblatt; and the URI 101 class of students for their time, expertise,
and assistance with planning, implementation and maintenance.
Special
thanks to Dr. Sue Gordon and the Kinney Azaelea Gardens
for a generous plant donation. |
