Braeside School Garden

Project DescriptionA sustainable garden broadcasts Braeside School’s values and philosophy to students, staff, parents, and neighbours. Children are carrying the message home and to their community.

The garden is a naturalized area with numerous accessible path systems designed to enhance the school yard experience and attract wildlife. An outdoor classroom and amphitheatre are included in the design for learning and school activities.

Plants are primarily trees, shrubs and grasses, mixing native species with some drought tolerant nursery plants. Asphalt is re-used by cutting out pathways in the existing surface. The gaps in the asphalt become planting pockets. These planting pockets are rain gardens that absorb moisture, slow down storm water run-off, and reduce flooding in the area.

CODE LATIN NAME COMMON NAME SIZE QTY

CONIFEROUS TREES & SHRUBS

A PICEA GLAUCA WHITE SPRUCE 3.0 M 3

B PINUS CONTORTA LATIFOLIA LODGEPOLE PINE 3.25 M 3

C JUNIPEROUS COMMUNIS EFFUSA EFFUSA JUNIPER #5 POT 2

DECIDUOUS TREES & SHRUBS

D AMELANCHIER ALNIFOLIA SASKATOON #10 POT 5

E LARIX SIBIRICA SIBERIAN LARCH 300 CM 3

F LARIX SIBIRICA SIBERIAN LARCH 200CM 2

G POPULUS TREMULOIDES TREMBLING ASPEN (CLUMP) #15 POT 12

H POPULUS TREMULOIDES TREMBLING ASPEN (CLUMP) 60 MM 5

I CORNUS SERICEA 'FARROW' ARCTIC FIRE DOGWOOD #5 14

J CORNUS SERICEA 'FARROW' ARCTIC FIRE DOGWOOD #2 8

K POTENTILLA FRUTICOSA YELLOW GEM YELLOW GEM POTENTILLA #2 POT 23

L ROSA JOHN CABOT JOHN CABOT ROSE #5 POT 1

M SYRINGA MEYERII PALIBIN DWARF KOREAN LILAC #5 17

PERENNIALS

a HELICTOTRICHON SEMPERVIRENS BLUE OAT GRASS #1 POT 9

b CALAMAGROSTIS X ACUTIFLORA 'AVALANCHE' AVALANCHE FEATHER REED GRASS #1 POT 14

c CLEMATIS MACROPETALA BLUE LAGOON BLUE LAGOON CLEMATIS #1 POT 1

d THYMUS PSEUDOLANUGINOSIS WOOLY THYME 10 CM 33

PLANT LIST

White Spruce

Lodgepole Pine

Trembling Aspen

Larch

Saskatoon

Potentilla

Dogwood

Blue Oat Grass

John Cabot Rose

Wooly Thyme

Karl Foerster Grass

Dwarf Korean Lilac

Blue Lagoon Clematis

Gabion Seating

Maintenance

Plant material will need to be watered for the first two years. Minimal maintenance will be required once the plant material is established.

Plant material is primarily trees and shrubs due to lifespan longevity and lower maintenance requirements.

Mulch will be applied every third season to suppress weed growth and store moisture in the rain gardens.

Logs will eventually need to be re-placed. Braeside School will appoint a Landscape Committee responsible for maintaining the naturalized area. A detailed plan will be provided by the Landscape Committee prior to installation.