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LS-1.0 COVER SHEETLS-2.0 AREA 3- LITTLE ROCK ROAD EXTENSIONLS-3.0 AREA 4- MAIN ENTRYLS-4.0 PLANTING DETAILSLS-4.1 PLANT SCHEDULE AND NOTES

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BALLS GREATER THAN 2' IN DIAMETERSHALL SIT ON MOUND OF UNDISTURBEDSOIL TO PREVENT SETTLING. BALLSSMALLER THAN 2' MAY SIT ONCOMPACTED SOIL MIXTURE

TOP OF BALL 1"-2"ABOVE GRADE

REMOVE PAPER, PLASTICOR METAL CONTAINER THATMAY BE AROUND ROOTS. IFTHE ROOTBALL IS WRAPPED

IN BURLAP, LEAVE BURLAPIN PLACE WHEN PLANTING

SEE SPECIFICATIONS FORBACKFILL MIXTURE

BALLS GREATER THAN 2'DIAMETER SHALL SIT ON

MOUND OF UNDISTURBEDSOIL TO PREVENT SETTLING.

BALLS SMALLER THAN 2'MAY SIT ON COMPACTED

SOIL MIXTURE

DIAMETER OF HOLE FOR BALL UP TO 2'SHALL BE TWICE DIAMETER OF BALL.DIAMETER OF HOLE FOR BALL 2' ANDGREATER SHALL BE 2' LARGER THANDIAMETER OF BALL

IF PLANT IS IN BIG BED DO NOT BUILD BASINBUT MULCH AND WATER ENTIRE BED

3" MULCH, SEE SPECIFICATIONS(DO NOT LEAVE SOIL ON TOP OF BURLAP)

SHAPE OF SHRUB IN THIS DRAWING NOTTYPICAL FOR ALL VARIETIES

GRADE AT WHICH TREEGREW IN NURSERY

BACKFILL PLANTINGMIXTURE, SEE

SPECIFICATIONS

2 x 4 x 30" TREATEDPINE STAKE

3" MULCH, SEESPECIFICATIONS

NOTE:SET TOP OF ROOT BALL 3" ABOVEADJACENT FINISH GRADE

DIAMETER OF HOLE FOR BALL UP TO 2'SHALL BE TWICE DIAMETER OF BALL,DIAMETER OF HOLE FOR BALL GREATERTHAN 2' SHALL BE 2' LARGER THANDIAMETER OF BALL.

5" SOIL SAUCER

REMOVE WIRE BASKET AND REMOVE BURLAPFROM TOP HALF OF ROOTBALL

TREE GUYING/SUPPORT, SEESPECIFICATIONS

LAWN AREA PAVED AREA

1/2" EDGE SMOOTH& PARALLEL WITHPAVEMENT

FINISH GRADE

SOIL & ROOT LAYER

ROUGH GRADE

SOD

3"

2"

1 1/2"

NOTE:1. INSTALL SOD SO THAT TOP OF SOIL & ROOT

LAYER IS LEVEL WITH TOP OF PAVEMENT.2. INSTALL STEEL EDGING AT EDGE OF ALL LAWN

AREAS WHERE ADJACENT TO PLANTING BEDS.

CULTIVATED SOIL

SUBGRADE3"

8"

6"

1'-0"SEE PLAN

FORSPACING 2" MULCH, SEE SPECIFICATIONS

SEASONAL COLOR

3"

8"

6"

2'-0"SEE PLAN

FORSPACING

3" MULCH,SEE SPECIFICATIONS

GROUND COVER

REMOVE WIRE BASKET AND REMOVE BURLAPFROM TOP HALF OF ROOTBALL

SCARIFY BASE OF PLANT PIT, BREAK ANDLOOSEN ALL HARDPAN

REMOVE ANY DEAD BRANCHES AND TRIMBROKEN OR CROSSED BRANCHES - NEVERLEAVE V-CROTCHES OR DOUBLE LEADERS

NOTE:SET TOP OF ROOT BALL 3" ABOVEADJACENT FINISH GRADE

4"

BALLS GREATER THAN 2' IN DIAMETERSHALL SIT ON MOUND OF UNDISTURBEDSOIL TO PREVENT SETTLING, BALLSSMALLER THAN 2' MAY SIT ONCOMPACTED SOIL MIXTURE

3" MULCH, SEESPECIFICATIONS

2 x 2 x 30" TREATED PINESTAKE

BACKFILL PLANTINGMIXTURE, SEE

SPECIFICATIONS

DIAMETER OF HOLE FOR BALL UP TO 2'SHALL BE TWICE DIAMETER OF BALL,DIAMETER OF HOLE FOR BALL GREATERTHAN 2' SHALL BE 2' LARGER THANDIAMETER OF BALL.

GRADE AT WHICH TREEGREW IN NURSERY

TREE GUYING/SUPPORT, SEESPECIFICATIONS

N.T.S.4

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TREE PLANTING

N.T.S.5

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EVERGREEN TREE PLANTING

N.T.S.6

LS-4.0

SHRUB PLANTING

N.T.S.7 LS-4.0

GROUNDCOVER PLANTING

N.T.S.8

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ANNUAL/SEASONAL COLOR PLANTING

N.T.S.9

LS-4.0

SODDING

PLANTING MIX

SHRUB PLANTING

NOTES:

1- SHRUBS SHALL BE OF QUALITY AS PRESCRIBED IN THE ROOT OBSERVATIONS DETAIL AND SPECIFICATION.

2- SEE SPECIFICATIONS FOR FURTHER REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THIS DETAIL.

SHRUB.

ROOT BALL.

4" HIGH X 8" WIDE ROUND - TOPPED SOIL BERM

ABOVE ROOT BALL SURFACE SHALL BE CENTERED

ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE OF THE ROOT BALL FOR

240°. BERM SHALL BEGIN AT ROOT BALL

PERIPHERY.

4" LAYER OF MULCH.

NO MORE THAN 1" OF

MULCH ON TOP OF

ROOT BALL. (SEE

SPECIFICATIONS FOR

MULCH).

PRIOR TO MULCHING, LIGHTLY TAMP SOIL AROUND

THE ROOT BALL IN 6" LIFTS TO BRACE SHRUB. DO

NOT OVER COMPACT. WHEN THE PLANTING HOLE

HAS BEEN BACKFILLED, POUR WATER AROUND THE

ROOT BALL TO SETTLE THE SOIL.

ORIGINAL SLOPE SHOULD

PASS THROUGH THE

POINT WHERE THE TRUNK

MEETS SUBSTRATE/SOIL.

MODIFIED SOIL.

DEPTH VARIES. (SEE

SPECIFICATIONS FOR SOIL

MODIFICATION).

BOTTOM OF ROOT BALL

RESTS ON EXISTING OR

RECOMPACTED SOIL.

EXISTING SOIL.

SECTION VIEW

N.T.S.10

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SHRUB PLANTINGSHRUB PLANTING ON SLOPE 5% 20:1 TO 50% 2:1-MODIFIED SOIL

TRUNK CALIPER SHALL MEET

ANSI Z60 CURRENT EDITION

FOR ROOT BALL SIZE.

ROUND-TOPPED SOIL BERM 4" HIGH X 8" WIDE

ABOVE ROOT BALL SURFACE SHALLBE CENTERED ON THE DOWNHILLSIDE OF THE ROOT BALL FOR 240°.

BERM SHALL BEGIN AT ROOT BALLPERIPHERY.

ORIGINAL GRADE.

BOTTOM OF ROOT BALL RESTS ON

EXISTING OR RECOMPACTED SOIL.

CENTRAL LEADER. (SEE CROWN

OBSERVATIONS DETAIL).

SECTION VIEW

ORIGINAL SLOPE SHOULD PASS

THROUGH THE POINT WHERE THE

TRUNK BASE MEETS

SUBSTRATE/SOIL.

4" LAYER OF MULCH. NO MORE

THAN 1" OF MULCH ON TOP OF ROOT

BALL. (SEE SPECIFICATIONS FOR

MULCH).

MODIFIED SOIL. DEPTH

VARIES. (SEE SOIL PREPARATION

PLAN).

ROOT BALL MODIFIED AS

REQUIRED.

PRIOR TO MULCHING, LIGHTLY TAMP

SOIL AROUND THE ROOT BALL IN 6"

LIFTS TO BRACE TREE. DO NOT OVER

COMPACT. WHEN THE PLANTING

HOLE HAS BEEN BACKFILLED, POUR

WATER AROUND THE ROOT BALL TO

SETTLE THE SOIL.

NOTES:

1- TREES SHALL BE OF

QUALITY PRESCRIBED IN

CROWN OBSERVATIONS

AND ROOT OBSERVATIONS

DETAILS AND

SPECIFICATIONS.

2- SEE SPECIFICATIONS

FOR FURTHER

REQUIREMENTS RELATED

TO THIS DETAIL.

N.T.S.11 LS-4.0

TREE PLANTING ON SLOPE 5% 20:1 TO 50% 2:1-MODIFIED SOIL

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TREES BOTANICAL NAME / COMMON NAME SIZE SPACING COMMENTS

6 CEDRUS DEODARA 'BBC' / DEODAR CEDAR 3" Cal 10`-12`H AS SHOWN DENSE FOLIAGE, FULL TO

GROUND

26 GINKGO BILOBA 'AUTUMN GOLD' / GINKGO 3" Cal 12`-14`H AS SHOWN CENTRAL LEADER,

STRAIGHT TRUNK, FULL

CROWN

54 LAGERSTROEMIA FAURIEI 'SARA'S FAVORITE' / CRAPE MYRTLE 10`-12`H AS SHOWN DENSE FOLIAGE,

MULTI-TRUNK (3-5 CANES)

24 MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA `ALTA` / MAGNOLIA 3" Cal 10`-12`H AS SHOWN DENSE FOLIAGE, FULL TO

GROUND

30 PRUNUS SUBHIRTELLA `AUTUMNALIS` / AUTUMNALIS CHERRY 3" Cal 12`-14`H AS SHOWN GOOD FORM, STRAIGHT

TRUNK, FULL CANOPY

SHRUBS BOTANICAL NAME / COMMON NAME SIZE SPACING COMMENTS

567 ABELIA X GRANDIFLORA `KALEIDOSCOPE` / KALEIDOSCOPE ABELIA #3 CONT. 3' o.c. FULL FORM, DENSE

FOLIAGE, GOOD COLOR

287 ABELIA X GRANDIFLORA `ROSE CREEK` / ROSE CREEK ABELIA #3 CONT. 3'-6" o.c. FULL FORM, DENSE

FOLIAGE, GOOD COLOR

264 AZALEA ENCORE 'AUTUMN CARNIVAL' / ENCORE AZALEA #3 CONT. 3' o.c. FULL FORM, GOOD FOLIAGE

206 AZALEA INDICA `GEORGE L. TABER / SOUTHERN AZALEA #7 CONT. 5' o.c. FULL FORM, GOOD FOLIAGE

101 CLETHRA ALNIFOLIA `RUBY SPICE` / CLETHRA #3 CONT. 5' o.c. FULL FORM, GOOD FOLIAGE

65 DISTYLIUM MYRICOIDES `EMERALD HEIGHTS` / DISTYLIUM #7 CONT. 5' o.c. FULL FORM, GOOD FOLIAGE

563 ILEX VOMITORIA `SCHILLINGS` / YAUPON HOLLY #3 CONT. 3'-6" o.c. FULL FORM, GOOD FOLIAGE

100 ITEA VIRGINICA `HENRY`S GARNET` / SWEETSPIRE #3 CONT. 5' o.c. FULL FORM, GOOD FOLIAGE

212 LOROPETALUM CHINENSE RUBRUM `RUBY` / LOROPETALUM #7 CONT. 5' o.c. FULL FORM, GOOD FOLIAGE

356 MUHLENBERGIA CAPILLARIS / PINK MUHLY GRASS #3 CONT. 3'-6" o.c. FULL FORM, GOOD FOLIAGE

29 CHIONANTHUS VIRGINICUS `WHITE KNIGHT` / FRINGETREE #7 CONT. 10' o.c. FULL FORM, GOOD FOLIAGE

62 PANICUM VIRGATUM `SHENANDOAH` / SWITCH GRASS #3 CONT. 5' o.c. FULL FORM, GOOD FOLIAGE

GROUND COVERS BOTANICAL NAME / COMMON NAME SIZE SPACING COMMENTS

61,332 SF MEADOW SEED MIX SEE MEADOW MIX INFO

BELOW

191 HIBISCUS COCCINEUS / SCARLET ROSEMALLOW #1 CONT. 4' o.c.

4,598 SF ANNUALS / SEASONAL COLOR BY CONTRACTOR, ROTATE

SEASONALLY

42,042 SF FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA `ELITE` / FESCUE SOD

PLANT_SCHEDULE

MEADOW PREPARATION, SEEDING, AND MAINTENANCE:SUCCESSFUL UPLAND MEADOW ESTABLISHMENT DEPENDS ON THREE BASIC FACTORS: SITE PREPARATION, GOOD SEED-TO-SOIL CONTACT ANDPOST-PLANTING MAINTENANCE.

FOR ALL PLANTINGS ON FLAT AREAS OR SLOPES LESS THAN 20% GRADIENT, WE RECOMMEND ERADICATING AND REMOVING EXISTING UNDESIRABLEVEGETATION WITH GLYPHOSATE (ROUNDUP®). WAIT ONE WEEK AFTER SPRAYING BEFORE PLANTING. IF PERENNIALS OR ANNUAL WEEDS HAVE RE-EMERGED ATPLANTING TIME, AN ADDITIONAL APPLICATION OF ROUNDUP® CAN BE APPLIED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PLANTING TO ENSURE GOOD CONTROL OF INVASIVEANNUALS AND PERENNIALS.

FOR ALL PLANTINGS ON SLOPES GREATER THAN 20% GRADIENT, WE RECOMMEND LEAVING THE EXISTING EROSION CONTROL VEGETATION IN PLACE; MOW TO8� HEIGHT. AFTER MOWING, MECHANICALLY SCARIFY THE SOIL SURFACE WITH A HARD RAKE, THEN AERATE AREA TO 2� DEPTH (1/2� TINE DIAMETER). IFAERATION IS NOT POSSIBLE, OPEN THE SOIL TO PROVIDE GOOD SEED TO SOIL CONTACT.

PRIOR TO PLANTING, EVALUATE ALL AREAS OF THE SITE FOR SOIL COMPACTION AND OBTAIN A SOIL ANALYSIS. TO EVALUATE FOR COMPACTION, PUSH A PIECEOF REBAR OR THE POINTED TIP OF A TIRE IRON INTO THE SOIL. THE SOIL IS COMPACTED IF IT DOES NOT EASILY GO DEEPER THAN 3�. IF COMPACTED, WERECOMMEND ROTOTILLING 1�-2� OF WELL-DECOMPOSED COMPOST INTO THE SOIL. WELL-DECOMPOSED COMPOST HAS NO RECOGNIZABLE PARENT MATERIAL(I.E., LEAVES, WOOD CHIPS).

THE SOIL SHOULD NOT REQUIRE LIME UNLESS THE PH IS BELOW 5.5. DO NOT APPLY NITROGEN FERTILIZER TO YOUR WILDFLOWER/GRASS MEADOW MIX, ASNITROGEN ENHANCES WEED GROWTH. PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM MAY BE ADDED IF THE SOIL TEST INDICATES A DEFICIENCY OF THESE MINERALS.

OPTIMAL SEEDING TIME IS AFTER THE FIRST FALL KILLING FROST OR AT SPRING GREEN UP. IF PLANTING IN LATE FALL/EARLY WINTER, YOUR WILDFLOWERSEEDS WILL EXPERIENCE CONDITIONS THAT WILL GO THROUGH STRATIFICATION WHICH REDUCES DORMANCY LEVELS IN THE SEED, RESULTING IN GOODGERMINATION OF FLOWERING SPECIES IN THE FIRST GROWING SEASON. IF PLANTING IN THE SPRING, THE NATIVE GRASSES AND MOST OF THE FLOWERS WILLGERMINATE IN THE FIRST YEAR, WITH SOME OF THE WILDFLOWERS GERMINATING IN THE SECOND YEAR.

YOUR MEADOW CAN BE PLANTED BY BROADCASTING (HAND OR MECHANICAL), DRILLING OR HYDRO-SEEDING. SEEDS SHOULD BE PLANTED APPROXIMATELY1/4�-1/2� DEEP.

FOR HAND AND MECHANICAL BROADCASTING, MIX 50 LB OF CLAY-BASED KITTY LITTER PER ACRE (43,560 SQ FT) WITH YOUR SEED PRIOR TO PLANTING, DIVIDINGTHIS MIX AND APPLYING HALF IN ONE DIRECTION OF PASSES, THEN APPLYING THE OTHER HALF IN A SERIES OF PASSES THAT ARE PERPENDICULAR TO THEFIRST PASSES. FOLLOWING BROADCASTING, USE A GARDEN RAKE OR SPRING-TOOTH HARROW TO INCORPORATE THE SEED INTO THE SOIL. THE SEEDBEDSHOULD THEN BE FIRMED USING A CULTIPACKER, LAWN ROLLER OR ATV TIRES. FOR SMALL SITES, FIRM THE SEEDBED BY WALKING ON IT. FIRMING THESEEDBED WILL ENSURE GOOD SEED-TO-SOIL CONTACT, LEADING TO GREATER ESTABLISHMENT SUCCESS. MULCH THE AREA WITH WEED-FREE WHEAT OR OATSTRAW AT A RATE THAT COVERS APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE SOIL (APPROXIMATELY 1,000- 4,000 LB PER ACRE).

IF DRILLING SEED, USE A NO-TILL DRILL THAT IS ADAPTED TO NATIVE SEEDS (I.E., TRUAX). IT CAN BE USEFUL TO MIX YOUR MEADOW SEED WITH 50 LB OFCLAY-BASED KITTY LITTER PER ACRE TO BE SEEDED. NO-TILL DRILLS INCORPORATE SEED INTO THE SOIL AND FIRM THE SEEDBED.

WHEN HYDRO-SEEDING, WE RECOMMEND A TWO-STEP APPLICATION OF NO MORE THAN 500 LB OF MULCH PER ACRE AS AN APPLICATION MARKER WITH THESEED AND 1,000 LB OF MULCH OVER THE TOP. GENERALLY, HYDRO-SEEDING IS NOT FOLLOWED UP WITH FIRMING THE SEEDBED.

DURING THE FIRST GROWING SEASON AFTER PLANTING, ALL VEGETATION SHOULD BE CUT BACK TO A HEIGHT OF 8� WHEN GROWTH REACHES 18�-20�.TYPICALLY, A PLANTING WILL NEED TO BE TRIMMED 3-5 TIMES WITH A STRING TRIMMER OR 3-POINT HITCH BRUSH HOG. MOWING LOWER THAN 4� CAN KILLSEEDLINGS OF SOME OF THE SPECIES. NO TRIMMING SHOULD BE DONE AFTER MID-SEPTEMBER. TRIMMING BACK THE GROWTH DURING THE FIRST SEASONREDUCES WEED SEED PRODUCTION AND ALLOWS SUNLIGHT TO REACH THE SLOWER-GROWING, NATIVE SEEDLINGS.

FAILURE TO MOW DURING THE ESTABLISHMENT YEAR WILL ALLOW WEEDS, SUCH AS RAGWEED AND FOXTAIL, TO SMOTHER OUT THE MEADOW SPECIES,CAUSING STAND FAILURE. PROBLEM WEEDS (I.E., BURDOCK, DOCK, MILE-A-MINUTE AND THISTLE) SHOULD BE REMOVED BY MECHANICAL OR APPROPRIATECHEMICAL MEANS.

BEFORE NEW GROWTH BEGINS IN THE SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT GROWING SEASONS, THE MEADOW SHOULD BE TRIMMED TO A HEIGHT OF 2�-4� AND THECHAFF REMOVED TO ALLOW FASTER WARMING OF THE SOIL, WHICH HELPS THE NATIVE SPECIES COMPETE WITH WEEDY SPECIES. IT ALSO HELPS TO PREVENTENCROACHMENT BY WOODY SPECIES. BETWEEN THE ONSET OF NEW GROWTH AND LATE-JUNE, PROBLEM WEEDS SHOULD BE REMOVED BY HOEING OR SPOTSPRAYING WITH AN APPROVED HERBICIDE APPLIED BY A LICENSED APPLICATOR.

YOUR MIX WILL CHANGE WITH TIME. SOME SPECIES ARE ANNUALS, BIENNIALS OR SHORT-LIVED PERENNIALS THAT WILL BE PRESENT FOR ONE TO A FEW YEARS.OTHERS MAY BE SLOWER TO ESTABLISH, BUT ARE LONG-LIVED PERENNIALS. SOME SPECIES HAVE LIVED MORE THAN A DECADE IN OUR PRODUCTION FIELDS.

SUCCESSFUL WET MEADOW ESTABLISHMENT DEPENDS ON THREE BASIC FACTORS: SITE PREPARATION, GOOD SEED-TO-SOIL CONTACT AND CONTROL OFINVASIVE SPECIES.

FOR ALL PLANTINGS, WE RECOMMEND ERADICATING EXISTING UNDESIRABLE VEGETATION WITH AN APPROVED HERBICIDE, SUCH AS GLYPHOSATE (RODEO®) ORTRICLOPYR (GARLON® 3A) BY A LICENSED SPRAY TECHNICIAN. WITHOUT THIS CONTROL, EXISTING VEGETATION MAY SMOTHER OUT ANY NEW SEEDING. WAITONE WEEK AFTER SPRAYING BEFORE PLANTING.

NEWLY CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS, WET MEADOWS AND RETENTION BASINS SHOULD BE SEEDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER CONSTRUCTION. OPTIMALSEEDING TIME IS THE FALL THROUGH THE END OF JUNE. SEEDING CAN BE DONE OUTSIDE THIS WINDOW, BUT SOME LOSS OF SEEDLINGS WILL LIKELY OCCURDUE TO A LACK OF HARDINESS PRIOR TO FROST. DORMANT SEED IN THE MIX CAN COMPENSATE FOR A PORTION OF THESE LOSSES. SUPPLEMENTAL SEED MAYBE APPLIED AS NECESSARY FOLLOWING A STAND EVALUATION 2-4 WEEKS AFTER THE ONSET OF NEW GROWTH IN THE SECOND GROWING SEASON.

GOOD SEED-TO-SOIL CONTACT IS CRITICAL FOR SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT. IF THE WATER TABLE IS DRAWN DOWN, YOUR MEADOW CAN BE PLANTED BYMECHANICAL BROADCASTING OR DRILLING. IF MECHANICAL BROADCASTING, MIX 50 LB OF CLAY-BASED KITTY LITTER PER ACRE (43,560 SQ FT) WITH YOURSEED PRIOR TO PLANTING, DIVIDING THIS MIX AND APPLYING HALF IN ONE DIRECTION OF PASSES, THEN APPLYING THE OTHER HALF IN A SERIES OF PASSESTHAT ARE PERPENDICULAR TO THE FIRST PASSES. FOLLOWING BROADCASTING, USE A GARDEN RAKE OR SPRING-TOOTH HARROW TO INCORPORATE THE SEEDINTO THE SOIL. THE SEEDBED SHOULD THEN BE FIRMED BY ROLLING OVER THE SITE WITH A LAWN ROLLER, ATV TIRES OR BY WALKING ON IT. WHEN DRILLING,SEED IS INCORPORATED INTO THE SOIL AND THE SEEDBED FIRMED DURING THE PLANTING PROCESS.

IF THE WATER TABLE IS HIGH, APPLY SEED BY HAND BROADCASTING OR HYDRO-SEEDING. AS MOST WETLAND SPECIES SEEDS CAN FLOAT, THEY SHOULD NOTBE SCATTERED ON THE WATER. INSTEAD, BEGINNING AT THE WATER'S EDGE, APPLY THE SEEDS TO THE MOIST AREAS ACROSS THE SITE. FOR GREATERUNIFORMITY WITH A HAND BROADCAST PLANTING, PRIOR TO SPREADING SEED, MIX IT WITH50 LB OF CLAY-BASED KITTY LITTER PER ACRE. WHEN HYDRO-SEEDING, WE RECOMMEND A TWO-STEP APPLICATION OF NO MORE THAN 500 LB OF MULCH PERACRE AS AN APPLICATION MARKER WITH THE SEED AND 1,000 LB OF MULCH OVER THE TOP.

MULCH A BROADCAST-SEEDED PLOT WITH WEED-FREE WHEAT OR OAT STRAW AT A RATE THAT COVERS APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE SOIL (APPROXIMATELY1,000- 4,000 LB PER ACRE).

DURING THE FIRST GROWING SEASON AFTER PLANTING, TRIM BACK ALL VEGETATION TO A HEIGHT OF 8� WHEN GROWTH REACHES 18�-20�. THIS WILL NOT BEFEASIBLE ON MANY SITES AS IT WOULD TYPICALLY BE DONE WITH A STRING TRIMMER. TRIMMING LOWER THAN 4� CAN KILL SEEDLINGS OF SOME OF THESPECIES. NO TRIMMING SHOULD BE DONE AFTER MID-SEPTEMBER. SPOT CONTROL OF PROBLEM WEEDS SHOULD BE DONE BY HAND WEEDING OR WITH ANAPPROPRIATE HERBICIDE APPLIED BY A LICENSED APPLICATOR.

IN THE SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT GROWING SEASONS, PROBLEM WEEDS SHOULD BE REMOVED BY SPOT SPRAYING OR HOEING. EARLY SPRING TRIMMINGWITH A STRING TRIMMER MAY BE APPROPRIATE IF AESTHETIC CONCERNS OR CONTROL OF WOODY SPECIES WARRANTS IT. TRIMMING SHOULD BE DONE PRIORTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE THAN 2-�4� OF NEW GROWTH AND NO LOWER THAN 2�-4� ABOVE THE TOP OF TUSSOCKS (CLUMPS) FROM WHICH SOME SEDGEAND BULRUSH SPECIES REGROW. PROBLEM WEEDS SHOULD BE CONTROLLED BY HAND WEEDING OR WITH AN APPROPRIATE HERBICIDE APPLIED BY ALICENSED APPLICATOR.

YOUR MIX WILL CHANGE WITH TIME. SOME SPECIES ARE ANNUALS, BIENNIALS OR SHORT-LIVED PERENNIALS THAT WILL BE PRESENT FOR ONE TO A FEW YEARS.OTHERS MAY BE SLOWER TO ESTABLISH, BUT ARE LONG-LIVED PERENNIALS. SOME SPECIES HAVE LIVED MORE THAN A DECADE IN OUR PRODUCTION FIELDS.

SUCCESSFUL ANNUAL WILDFLOWER MEADOW ESTABLISHMENT DEPENDS ON TWO BASIC FACTORS: SITE PREPARATION AND GOOD SEED-TO-SOIL CONTACT.

FOR ALL PLANTINGS, WE RECOMMEND ERADICATING EXISTING UNDESIRABLE VEGETATION WITH GLYPHOSATE (ROUNDUP®). WAIT ONE WEEK AFTER SPRAYINGBEFORE PLANTING. IF PERENNIALS OR ANNUAL WEEDS HAVE RE-EMERGED AT PLANTING TIME, AN ADDITIONAL APPLICATION OF ROUNDUP® CAN BE APPLIEDIMMEDIATELY AFTER PLANTING TO ENSURE GOOD CONTROL OF INVASIVE ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS.

PRIOR TO PLANTING, EVALUATE THE SITE FOR SOIL COMPACTION AND OBTAIN A SOIL ANALYSIS. TO EVALUATE FOR COMPACTION, PUSH A PIECE OF REBAR ORTHE POINTED TIP OF A TIRE IRON INTO THE SOIL. THE SOIL IS COMPACTED IF IT DOES NOT EASILY GO DEEPER THAN 3�. IF COMPACTED, WE RECOMMENDROTOTILLING WELL-DECOMPOSED COMPOST INTO THE SOIL. WELL-DECOMPOSED COMPOST HAS NO RECOGNIZABLE PARENT MATERIAL (I.E., LEAVES, WOODCHIPS).

THE SOIL SHOULD NOT REQUIRE LIME UNLESS THE PH IS BELOW 5.5. DO NOT APPLY NITROGEN FERTILIZER TO YOUR WILDFLOWER/GRASS MEADOW MIX, ASNITROGEN ENHANCES WEED GROWTH. PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM MAY BE ADDED IF THE SOIL TEST INDICATES A DEFICIENCY OF THESE MINERALS.

OPTIMAL SEEDING TIME IS AFTER THE FIRST FALL KILLING FROST OR AT SPRING GREEN UP. YOUR MEADOW CAN BE PLANTED BY BROADCASTING (HAND ORMECHANICAL), DRILLING OR HYDRO-SEEDING. SEEDS SHOULD BE PLANTED APPROXIMATELY 1/4�-1/2� DEEP.

FOR HAND AND MECHANICAL BROADCASTING, MIX 50 LB OF CLAY-BASED KITTY LITTER PER ACRE (43,560 SQ FT) WITH YOUR SEED PRIOR TO PLANTING, DIVIDINGTHIS MIX AND APPLYING HALF IN ONE DIRECTION OF PASSES, THEN APPLYING THE OTHER HALF IN A SERIES OF PASSES THAT ARE PERPENDICULAR TO THEFIRST PASSES. FOLLOWING BROADCASTING, USE A GARDEN RAKE OR SPRING-TOOTH HARROW TO INCORPORATE THE SEED INTO THE SOIL. THE SEEDBEDSHOULD THEN BE FIRMED USING A CULTIPACKER, LAWN ROLLER OR ATV TIRES. FOR SMALL SITES, FIRM THE SEEDBED BY WALKING ON IT. FIRMING THESEEDBED WILL ENSURE GOOD SEED-TO-SOIL CONTACT, LEADING TO GREATER ESTABLISHMENT SUCCESS. MULCH A BROADCAST-SEEDED PLOT WITHWEED-FREE WHEAT OR OAT STRAW AT A RATE THAT COVERS APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE SOIL (APPROXIMATELY 1,000- 4,000 LB PER ACRE).

IF DRILLING SEED, USE A NO-TILL DRILL THAT IS ADAPTED TO NATIVE SEEDS (I.E., TRUAX). MIX YOUR MEADOW SEED WITH 50 LB OF CLAY-BASED KITTY LITTERPER ACRE TO BE SEEDED. NO-TILL DRILLS INCORPORATE SEED INTO THE SOIL AND FIRM THE SEEDBED.

WHEN HYDRO-SEEDING, WE RECOMMEND A TWO-STEP APPLICATION OF NO MORE THAN 500 LB OF MULCH PER ACRE AS AN APPLICATION MARKER WITH THESEED AND 1,000 LB OF MULCH OVER THE TOP. GENERALLY, HYDRO-SEEDING IS NOT FOLLOWED UP WITH FIRMING THE SEEDBED.

MULCH A BROADCAST-SEEDED PLOT WITH WEED-FREE WHEAT OR OAT STRAW AT A RATE THAT COVERS APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE SOIL (APPROXIMATELY1,000-4,000 LB PER ACRE).

GENERAL PLANTING NOTES:1. QUANTITIES NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE WORK ON THE DRAWINGS SHALL BE FURNISHED BY THE CONTRACTOR. QUANTITY ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN MADECAREFULLY, BUT THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS. HIS ESTIMATES ARE ONLY AN AID FOR CLARIFICATION OF UNITSAND A CHECK FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO COMPARE WITH HIS OWN ESTIMATES. DIFFERENCES SHALL BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE LANDSCAPEARCHITECT. NO EXTRA COMPENSATION SHALL BE ALLOWED FOR EXTRA QUANTITIES NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE WORK.

2. CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION OF PLANT MATERIALS ACCORDING TO THE DRAWINGS AND PLANT SCHEDULE. CONTRACTOR SHALLPROVIDE SPECIFIC CULTIVARS AND/OR VARIETIES AS INDICATED ON THE PLANT SCHEDULE. ANY SUBSTITUTIONS INSTALLED WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OFLANDSCAPE ARCHITECT WILL BE REJECTED AND SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE CONTRACTOR AT NO EXTRA COST TO THE OWNER.

3. PLANTING PLANS INDICATE DIAGRAMMATIC LOCATIONS ONLY. SITE ADJUSTMENTS OF PLANTING DESIGN AND RELOCATION OF PLANT MATERIALS DUE TO ON-SITECONDITIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. PLANTS INSTALLED PRIOR TO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT'S APPROVAL ARESUBJECT TO RELOCATION BY THE CONTRACTOR AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE OWNER.

4. PLANTS SHALL BE SPECIMEN QUALITY AND SHALL BE SOUND, HEALTHY AND VIGOROUS, WELL-BRANCHED, AND DENSELY FOLIATED WHEN IN LEAF. PLANTMATERIAL SHALL BE FIRST QUALITY STOCK AND SHALL CONFORM TO THE CODE OF STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THE CURRENT EDITION OF THE AMERICANSTANDARDS FOR NURSERY STOCK SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN, INC.

5. HEIGHT AND SPREAD DIMENSION SPECIFIED REFER TO THE MAIN BODY OF THE PLANT AND NOT FROM BRANCH TIP TO TIP. IF A RANGE OF SIZE IS GIVEN, NOPLANT SHALL BE LESS THAN THE MINIMUM SIZE AND NOT LESS THAN SPECIFIED.

6. SHADE TREES SHALL BE STRAIGHT UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.

7. LEAVES MUST BE OF MEDIUM FOLIAGE, ALL GOOD LEAVES, MAXIMUM OF 10% CHLOROSIS ALLOWED, WITH NO EXTREME SUCCULENCE.

8. ROOTS MUST BE STURDILY ESTABLISHED IN BALL THAT HAS BEEN TIGHTLY WRAPPED AND SECURELY TIED WITH TWINE OR WIRE, OR PINNED.

9. PLACE PLANTS UPRIGHT AND TURNED SO THAT THE MOST ATTRACTIVE SIDE IS VIEWED.

10. PROVIDE 3" THICKNESS MULCH AT ALL PLANTS AND PLANTING BEDS. MULCH SHALL BE SHREDDED HARDWOOD UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. MULCH SHALLBE CLEAN, FRESH, AND FREE OF STICKS, CONES, BRANCHES, OR SOIL.

11. BACKFILL PLANTING MIXTURE SHALL BE ONE PART APPROVED PLANTING SOIL MIXED WITH ONE PART NATIVE SOIL FROM THE TREE PIT OR SHRUB BED AREA ORAS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT SAMPLES OF PLANTING SOIL TO BE USED TO LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR FOR APPROVAL PRIORTO PLANTING.

12. PLANTS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AT NURSERY OR ON SITE PRIOR TO PLANTING. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT WILL BE THE SOLEJUDGE OF THE QUALITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF MATERIALS AND PLACEMENT. CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT PHOTOS OF PLANT MATERIALS AS DIRECTED INSPECIFICATIONS OR AS OTHERWISE REQUESTED BY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OR OWNER.

13. THE LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR SHALL TAKE SOIL SAMPLES FROM ALL PARTS OF THE SITE AND SHALL HAVE THEM TESTED BY THE LOCAL COUNTY AGENT. THECONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ONE COPY OF THE TEST RESULTS TO THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PRIOR TO ORDERING PLANT MATERIALS OR MAKING ANYAMENDMENTS TO THE ON SITE SOIL. ANY SOIL AMENDMENTS REQUIRED AS INDICATED BY THE SOIL TEST SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR.THE LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OF AMENDMENTS AND OBTAIN A WRITTEN APPROVAL FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

14. FERTILIZER SHALL BE A COMPLETE FERTILIZER; 50 % OF NITROGEN OF WHICH IS DERIVED FROM NATURAL ORGANIC SOURCES OR UREAFORM. FERTILIZERSHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE SITE IN STANDARD SIZE UNOPENED CONTAINERS WHICH SHOW THE WEIGHT, CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, AND MANUFACTURER. IT SHALL BESTORED IN A DRY LOCATION UNTIL ITS USE. FERTILIZER FOR TREES, SHRUBS, AND GROUNDCOVER AREAS SHALL BE A SLOW RELEASE TYPE AND SHALL BE APPLIEDAS FOLLOWS:

TREES AND SHRUBSMARCH-MAY 10-10-10 TREES: 1 LB / INCH OF CALIPERJUNE-OCTOBER 6-10-10 SHRUBS: 1/2 LB / INCH HT. NOVEMBER-FEBRUARY 6-12-12

15. LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM PERCOLATION TESTS IN ALL TREE PITS. IF PITS DO NOT DRAIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES, CONTACT LANDSCAPEARCHITECT AND DO NOT PLANT THE TREE WITHOUT ON SITE INSPECTION OF DRAINAGE. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SUBSURFACE DRAINLINES FROM THE TREE PITS.

16. IF SURFACE DRAINAGE IS NOT SUFFICIENT (STANDING WATER) NOTIFY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT IN WRITING BEFORE INSTALLING THE PLANTS, OTHERWISECONTRACTOR SHALL BE TOTALLY REPONSIBLE FOR THE GUARANTEE AND LIVABILITY OF THE PLANTS.

17. BE FAMILIAR WITH UNDERGROUND UTILITIES BEFORE DIGGING. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL DAMAGE OF UNDERGROUND OROVERHEAD UTILITY LINES.

18. CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PLANT MATERIALS SHALL ACCOMPANY EACH INVOICE FOR EACHSHIPMENT OF PLANTS. CERTIFICATES SHALL BE FILED WITH LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE OF MATERIAL. INSPECTION BY STATE OR FEDERALAUTHORITIES AT THE PLACE OF GROWTH DOES NOT PRECLUDE REJECTION OF THE MATERIAL BY THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

19. ALL PLANT MATERIALS AND INSTALLED LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES SHALL BE WARRANTED FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR AFTER FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROJECT.

20. CONTRACTOR'S PRICES SHALL INCLUDE ALL LABOR AND MATERIALS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE WORK (i.e. MULCH, PLANTING, SOIL MIX, WOOD AND WIRESTAKING MATERIAL, ETC.).

21. THE COMPLETION OF THE CONTRACT WILL BE ACCEPTED AND NOTICE OF COMPLETION RECORDED ONLY WHEN THE ENTIRE CONTRACT IS COMPLETED TO THESATISFACTION OF THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, OWNER, AND THE OWNER'S CONSTRUCTION REPRESENTATIVE. WITHIN TEN DAYS NOTICE BY THE CONTRACTOR OFSUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT WILL INSPECT THE PROPERTY. HE WILL EITHER APPROVE THE WORK FOR THE OWNER'S ACCEPTANCE ORWILL ISSUE A "PUNCH LIST" OF ITEMS TO BE COMPLETED OR CORRECTED. IF A PUNCH LIST IS ISSUED, FINAL ACCEPTANCE WILL BE DONE AS SOON AS THECONTRACTOR COMPLETES ALL PUNCH LIST ITEMS.

22. TREES SHALL HAVE ROOT FLARES CLEARLY VISIBLE AND AT OR SILIGHTLY ABOVE GRADE. AT NO TIMES SHALL MULCH COVER THE ROOT FLARE.

23. NEITHER SHRUBS NOR TREES SHALL BE SHEARED WITHIN ONE MONTH PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. SELECTIVE PRUNING OF DEAD OR DAMAGED MATERIAL ISACCEPTABLE WHEN NOT IN EXCESS.

24. CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WATERING OF ALL MATERIAL FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT. ANY MATERIAL LOST BY THE END OF THISESTABLISHMENT PERIOD SHALL BE REPLACED BY CONTRACTOR AT THEIR EXPENSE.

25. ALL PLANT MATERIAL SHALL BE SOURCED WITHIN A 200-MILE RADIUS OF THE PROJECT SITE. COORDINATE ANY EXCEPTIONS FOR HARD-TO-FIND ITEMS WITHOWNER AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PRIOR TO PROCUREMENT.

MEADOW SEED MIX

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