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Existing Conditions
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New Meadow
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New Meadow
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Outdoor Classroom
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Outdoor Classroom
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New Green Areas and
New School Yard Entry
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New Green Areas and
New School Yard Entry
Why? For a variety of play
spaces and to reduce
stormwater runoff and
urban heat island
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New Plantings
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New Plantings
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1st ro ect: New lantin s at east wall
Magnolia virginiana
Hydrangea quercifo lia
Fothergilla gardenii, Witch Alder orClethra alnifolia, Summersweet or
Itea virginica, Sweetspire Viridian Landscape Studio
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Dumpster Relocated and
Fencing
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Expanded Teaching
Gardening Program
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Expanded Teaching
Gardening Program
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Kinder arten Pla Yard
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For the future . . .
arya vata, Shagbark Hickory
The nuts produced by shagbark hickory are
amongst the sweetest of the hickories, rivaling.
Indian tribes relished them as a wintertime food.
William Bartram, in his Travels through North &
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, tells of
were stored by a single family for wintertime
use. The nuts were pounded, shells and all, and
then boiled. The liquid was strained to produce
used as a base for making homony and corncakes.
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Fagus grandiflora, American
Beech
Edible, wood was used for
Colonial waterwheels, toys,
aging beer
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For toda . . .
Asimina triloba, Paw Paw
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American Indian is credited with spreading the pawpaw across the easternU.S. to eastern Kansas and Texas, and from the Great Lakes almost to the
Gulf. Fossils prove the pawpaw is indigenous to the U.SViridian Landscape Studio
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Cor lus americana
American Filbert or Hazelnut
Edible, wood was used forColonial waterwheels, toys,
urn ure an arre s or
aging beer
Sambucua canadensis,
mer can er erry
Edible and used for wine and
jellies
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Fall Ve etables Kale - Nutritious leafy greens on productive plants that over-winter easily even in cold climates.
Collards - Another leafy green similar to kale but with larger, stronger flavored leaves.
Lettuce - Plant varieties bred especially for growing during the fall season or in cold frames.
Spinach - Not as easy to grow as kale and collards, these leafy greens will also over-winter.
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Rutabagas - Larger and sweeter than turnips, plant earlier in the summer for fall harvests.
Broccoli - Popular, productive and much easier to grow than cauliflower. Cauliflower- Finicky grower, planting must be timed well in order to develop large heads.
Mustard - Spicy hot leaves, this is a very fast growing vegetable.
Mache - Very cold hardy, mild greens can be grown right into the winter months.
Cabbage - Grow from transplants (like broccoli and cauliflower) or start seeds indoors underlights.
Oriental Vegetables - Wide range of unusual varieties are available for fall production. Escarole - A bitter leaf reen ve etable that can be cooked or used raw as a salad reen.
Endive - Similar to escarole with attractive frilly leaves.
Brussels sprouts - Start seed in early summer or purchase transplants.
Arugula - Fast growing leafy greens for salads or gourmet recipes.
Leeks - One of the hardiest plants in the garden, leeks can even withstand winter freezes.
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Tennis courts modified to
Youth Size
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Tennis courts modified to
Youth Size
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Access through Green and
Around Campus
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Access through Green and
around Campus
Teaching Opportunities
Gardening
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Infiltration
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Woodland Habitat
Orchard
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Enhanced fence, Signage
and new Electronic Sign
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Enhanced fence, Signage
and new Electronic Sign