The Living Landscape

Max Fein, Erin Haney, Daniel Lim, Matt Peters, Amy Lam, Min Zheng

The Living Landscape

Beyond scenery, landscaping as an integrated ecological system

Benefits: Food, water and climate control, teaching materials, community building, aesthetics, and inspiration

Put the “Green” in the Green Mountain Walkway, the transportation spine of the campus as developed in the UVM Master Plan

Aiken

Davis

Terrill

Marsh

WetlandCommons

ForestGardens

RockGarden Pathway

Green Mountain Walkway Gardens

Aiken

Greenhouse

Marsh

North

Indicators

Forest Garden

Rock Garden Pathway

Rock Garden Pathway

Wetland Commons

•Surface water retention pond •Environmental art• Social gathering area• Food production- fruits & berries• Plant diversity and birdlife

Plant materials

Ash Sugar maple Shagbark hickory

Black chokeberry Winterberry Elderberry

Cardinal flowers Joe-pye weed Wild blue iris

Budget

• $250,000-350,000

• Not including maintenance

• Student maintenance of community garden through GSAB