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    Presentation by PRAIRIEFORM to the LCC Environment &Transportation Committee on the concept of irrigation-free landscaping and its benefits.

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    THE DRY LANDSCAPE!

    PRAIRIEFORM

    The dry landscape merges a formal, front-yard-friendly landscape aesthetic with drought-tolerant planting techniques and a subsequent drought training for the plants, to create a landscape that ultimately does not require supplemental watering.

    WHY THE DRY LANDSCAPE?!

    CHANGES IN CLIMATE: hotter, drier summers!

    AESTHETICS AND THE NEED FOR A LANDSCAPE MIDDLE GROUND: - A landscape that is neither too formal/sterile nor too wild/overgrown. - A landscape that can attract wildlife but still respect the formality of the prevailing neighborhood landscape and form.

    Reduce time and money spent on watering and maintenance, still get a full-looking landscape with high aesthetic and wildlife value.

    You dont have to lug a hose around during a drought, and the plants survive and thrive.

    ELEMENTS OF THE DRY LANDSCAPE!

    1. SITE/SOIL PREP !
    The key is vigorous root growth, so decompacted, friable soil is essential. Addition of organic matter may be needed depending on soil type.

    2. THE WATERING BASIN (a.k.a. the mini rain garden, tailored to the specic needs of each plant)!

    3. THE TOUGH ONES ! (a sampling)

    3. THE TOUGH ONES ! (observe: not scrubbylooking)

    4. DROUGHT TRAINING !
    (photo to right illustrates opposite of drought training)!

    4. DROUGHT TRAINING!

    5. WEEDING then MULCH!

    Sample dry landscape plan view!

    Sample dry landscape installed, phase 1.!

    PRECEDENTS!

    1. Beth Chattos Gravel Garden!


    Located in Essex, the driest region in the UK; installed in 91 and 92, not given supplemental water since; mix of plants from dry ecosystems of world (prairie too)!

    2. Olivier Filippi, Montpellier, France!


    Pioneer of the watering basin + droughttraining approach. Uses a range of noninvasive but drought-hardy plants from around the world.!

    3. Furrow irrigation!
    An irrigation technique practiced in arid regions of the world, and practiced for centuries.!

    4. Rain gardens!
    The dry landscape can be thought of as many mini-rain gardens each tailored to the specic needs of the particular plant.!

    Why the dry landscape and Longfellow?!

    Progressive, active citizenry, interested in issues pertaining to sustainability and environmental stewardship !

    Goal 12 of the NRP:

    Develop and enhance


    Longfellows urban green spaces by promoting responsible stewardship by private and public landowners.!

    Educational component and replicability of the dry landscape

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