REVIEW OF THE�LANDSCAPE PLAN�

FEBRUARY 17.22

Based on HLD Design and Resources

WHY LANDSCAPING?

• Restore and repair our yard after disruption and demolition
• An outdoor space that makes us want to use it
• Shady

Cool

Sunny

Flexible use (play, plant, socialize, relax, read)

Beautiful

Delightful

Peaceful

WHY LANDSCAPING?

• Precious outdoor space, rare resource in a city

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• Monetary value of our property is high

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• Preserve and increase our investment

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• Enhance health and future of community life

WHY LANDSCAPING NOW

• Opportunity to get it right

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• Implement the design we have already spent time, effort and money on

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• Workers and tools already onsite

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• Momentum

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• Cost part of the assessment

EARLY COHOUSING

TODAY

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AFTER SOME TIME

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WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN TELLING US

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• Environmentally sensitive landscaping

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• More trees

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• More shade

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• Pleasant places to sit

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WHAT YOU HAVE HAVE BEEN TELLING US

• Preserve open grassy area

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• Leave play structure where it is

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WHAT YOU HAVE TOLD US

• More seating on dining patio

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• Benches and occasions for socializing

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• Make it easier to water

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• Better storage for toys and tools

DEMOLITION

PROPOSED PLAN

DINING PATIO AREA

PAVING AND PLANTINGS

NOTES AND DIMENSIONS

CONCRETE ALTERNATIVE

More Trees and plants = �Shade, cooling, care of the environment

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Patio Edge

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• 4-6 new trees reach 3, floor in 5-10 years
• 3’wide bed of grasses and perennials, groundcover

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On the Patio

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• 7 Tree Boxes
• 7 planters for grasses, shrubs, herbs and flowers

In the Yard

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• Salvaged trees and shrubs replanted in the yard
• Rectangular bed along entry path doubled in size.
• Beds added in West end lawn for small trees, shrubs, groundcover.

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Socializing

Dining and Grill Patios

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• Larger areas
• More seating, more tables
• Benches w. storage

Added Seating

(near play structure)

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• Benches w. storage
• Near-by flagstone sitting area
• Table and chairs

Quiet Corner

(Western part of lawn)

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• Shady flagstone patio with table and chairs

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Water Play

(Near play structure)

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• Kool Fog Misting for children and adults

Integration of Drainage and Landscape

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Improved Lawn

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• Regraded to slope away from buildings towards the street.
• Improved absorption with amended soil and core aeration

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Rain Garden

(Near #102 garden)

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• Planted decorative depression collects overflow and prevents flooding in nearby area.

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Patio Edge Treatment

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• Added trees and underplanted edge absorb more water.
• Grasses, shrubs, perennials with intermittent stepping stones for access prevent compaction.

AREAS OF DEMOLITION AND DISRUPTION