Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture Temple University School of Environmental Design, May 2012
DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2008-2012
SPATIAL STUDIES | EFFECTIVE PLACES
Ghana, 2003
Kalamazoo, 2004
Rural Michigan, 2005
Valley Forge, 2008
Dunbarton Oaks, 2010
Winterthur, 2010
Northern California, 2009
Longwood Gardens, 2011
New York, 2009
Grand Rapids Michigan, 2010
New York, 2010
Philadelphia, 2012
SPATIAL STUDIES | RAT AND RABBIT ISLAND
Exposure
Refuge
PLANTING DESIGN | A COLOR GARDEN
Gerhard Richter, Cage 6
Color Analysis Collage
PLANTING DESIGN | HABITAT PLANTINGS
ENGINEERING | DOYLESTOWN PLAZA
Existing Site Condition: Six feet of grade change from top to bottom of plaza
Mies Van Der Rohe, Seagrams Tower and Plaza 2010 field trip and engineering inspiration
ENGINEERING DESIGN SOLUTION | CAPTURE THE STREET
FRANCISVILLE | OPS AND CONS
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Community Interview
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Community Interview
Community Interview
Penelope Giles
Deloris Dandritch
Penelope Giles
Deloris Dandritch
Jamal Rivers
Tony Giles
Jamal Rivers
Tony Giles
Eleanore Jordan
Barry Duncan
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Community Interview
Francisville Stories Recording Session
Penelope Giles
Deloris Dandritch
FRANCISVILLE | DESIGN BY COMMUNITY
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BERK’S PLAZA | INVENTORY AND CONCEPT
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BERK’S PLAZA
| STORMWATER ANIMATION
VIA PHILADELPHIA | ARCHITECTURE INVENTORY
VIA PHILADELPHIA | DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
WORKING EXPERIENCE
WESTERN GROVE
EAST GROVE
Milton Hershey School Meadow Installation, 2011
DRIVEWAY NORTH GROVE
AREA KEY (as per proposal) WESTERN GROVE NORTH GROVE EAST GROVE DRIVEWAY
SEED MIX KEY UPLAND SEED MIX LOWLAND SEED MIX LITTLE BLUESTEM ONLY SEED MIX
ENHANCED PATCH KEY FLOWER PATCH ANGELICA PATCH WET FLOWER PATCH NOTE: ACTUAL EXISTING TREE LOCATIONS MAY DIFFER FROM PLAN
ZUBROW RESIDENCE | MEADOW PLAN
L A R RY W EA N E R L A N D S C A P E A S S O C I AT ES
NTS
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Loading the Truax Drill Seeder, 2011
First Year Coreopsis Blooms, 2011
PLANT LIST KEY # BOTANICAL NAME HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow' Aster spectabilis Oenothera fruticosa 'Fireworks' Rhexia virginiana Baptisia tinctoria
1
2
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COMMON NAME Butterflyweed Showy Aster Sundrops Meadow Beauty Lesser Yellow False Indigo
PLANT QTY 50 50 50 50 38
SIZE Plug Plug Plug Plug Gallon
MATURE FLOWER HEIGHT COLOR 2' 2' 1-2' 1' 1-2'
Seed Mix Specifications
BLOOM TIME
Project: Howard Mix: Main "A" Site Location: NY
J F M A M J J A S O N D
x x
Botanical Name
3
Physostegia virginiana 'Pink Manners' Pycnanthemum flexuosum Muhlenbergia capillaris
4
Baptisia australis
Blue False Indigo
5
Eupatorium dubium Pycnanthemum muticum
Three nerved Joe Pye Weed Big Leaf Mountain Mint
6
Helianthus salicifolius 'First Light' Vernonia glauca Saccharum contortum
Willowleaf Sunflower Tawny Ironweed Bent Awn Plume Grass
Amsonia x 'Blue Ice' Anemone canadensis Aster divaricatus 'Eastern Star' Senecio aureus Tradescantia rosea 'Morning Grace' Carex pensylvanica Hibiscus moscheutos Osmunda regalis ssp. spectabilis
Dwarf Blue Star Flower Canada Anemone White Wood Aster Golden Groundsell Piedmont Roseling Pennsylvania Sedge Rose Mallow Royal fern
7
8
Obediant Plant Appalachian Mountain Mint Short muhly
50 50 100
Plug Plug Plug
2-3' 2' 3'
18
Gallon
2-4'
50 50
Plug Plug
2-5' 2-3'
x x x x x x
24 24 24
Gallon Gallon Gallon
3-4' 3-5' 5-6'
x x x x x x x
50 50 50 50 50 120 12 6
Plug Plug Plug Plug Plug Plug Gallon Gallon
1' 1-2' 1-2' 1-2' 1' 8" 4-7' 3-6'
9
Asclepias incarnata Iris versicolor Andropogon glomeratus
Swamp Milkweed Blue Flag Iris Bushy Beardgrass
15 15 15
Gallon Gallon Gallon
2-4' 3-4' 2-4'
10
Helianthus decapetalus Thalictrum pubescens Chelone lyonii 'Pink Temptation'
Woodland Sunflower Tall Meadow Rue Pink Turtlehead
6 6 12
Gallon Gallon Gallon
3-6' 8' 2'
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Common Name
Seed Mix Specifications Project: Howard Mix: Main "B" Site Location: NY
Qty
Seeding Notes
Seeding Notes
Qty
Botanical Name
Common Name
Grasses, Sedges and Rushes Andropogon ternarius Bouteloua gracilis Hordeum jubatum Mulenbergia capillaris
Splitbeard Broomsedge Blue Grama Grass Foxtail Barley Pink Muhly Grass
5.36 oz 0.70 oz 2.34 oz 0.48 oz
Grasses, Sedges and Rushes Bouteloua gracilis Eragrostis spectabilis Hordeum jubatum Schizachyrium scoparium
Blue Grama Grass Purple Lovegrass Foxtail Barley Little Bluestem
Forbs Allium cernuum Aster ericoides (Symphiotrichum) Cassia fasciculata (Chamaecrista) Eryngium yuccifolium Liatris pilosa (Graminifolia) Lobelia spicata Lupinus perennis Mondarda punctata Penstemon digitalis Phlox pilosa Rhexia virginica Rudbeckia hirta Sabatia angularis Scutellaria integrifolia Solidago nemoralis
Nodding Pink Onion Heath Aster Partidge Pea Rattlesnake Master Shaggy Blazing Star Spike Lobelia Perennial Lupine Horsemint White Beardtongue Meadow Phlox Virginia Meadow Beauty Black Eyed Susan Rose Pink Hyssop Skullcap Gray Goldenrod
0.99 oz 0.03 oz 1.67 oz 0.60 oz 0.82 oz 0.01 oz 6.83 oz 0.13 oz 0.17 oz 0.40 oz 0.40 oz 0.08 oz 0.09 oz 0.12 oz 0.03 oz
Forbs Asclepias tuberosa Aster spectabilis (Eurybia) Cassia fasciculata (Chamaecrista) Castilleja coccinea Coreopsis lanceolata Echinacea angustifolia Euphorbia corollata Helenium flexuosum Lespedeza capitata Mondarda punctata Penstemon laevigata Solidago sempervirens Tephrosia virginiana Tradescantia ohioensis Zizia aptera
Butterfly Weed Showy Aster Partidge Pea Indian Painbrush Tickseed Narrow Leaved Coneflower Flowering Spurge Helen's Flower Round-headed Bush Clover Horsemint Appalachian Beardtongue Sea Side Goldenrod Goats Rue Ohio Spiderwort Heart-leaf Golden Alexander
1.40 0.21 1.34 0.04 0.30 0.86 1.20 0.03 0.30 0.11 0.15 0.06 2.40 0.90 0.70
Nurse Crop Triticum
Winter Wheat
0.71 lb
Nurse Crop Triticum
Winter Wheat
0.57 lb
0.88 oz 0.19 oz 2.92 oz 15.20 oz
oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz
Notes:
Notes:
1. USE ECOTYPES THAT ARE SOURCED AS CLOSE TO LONG ISLAND, NY AS POSSIBLE.
1. USE ECOTYPES THAT ARE SOURCED AS CLOSE TO LONG ISLAND, NY AS POSSIBLE.
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Seed Mix Specifications
Botanical Name
Common Name
Grasses, Sedges and Rushes Bouteloua gracilis Elymus canadensis Hordeum jubatum Panicum amarum Sorghastrum nutans
Blue Grama Grass Canada Wild Rye Foxtail Barley Atlantic Coastal Panic Grass Indian Grass
0.42 oz 3.21 oz 1.39 oz 1.41 oz 2.09 oz
Forbs Aster laevis (Symphiotrichum) Cassia fasciculata (Chamaecrista) Coreopsis lanceolata Echinacea purpurea Epilobium angustifolium Euthamia caroliniana (Solidago tenuifolia) Heliopsis helianthoides Lilium superbum Monarda fistulosa Mondarda punctata Penstemon digitalis Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Rudbeckia hirta Solidago odora Tradescantia ohioensis
Smooth Aster Partidge Pea Tickseed Purple Coneflower Fireweed Slender Goldentop False Sunflower Turks Cap Lily Wild Bergamot Horsemint White Beardtongue Slender Mountain Mint Black Eyed Susan Scented Goldenrod Ohio Spiderwort
0.24 2.06 0.28 1.35 0.01 0.03 0.53 1.11 0.09 0.07 0.10 0.03 0.06 0.06 0.70
Nurse Crop Triticum
Winter Wheat
0.40 lb
oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz
Botanical Name Grasses, Sedges and Rushes Carex brevior Carex granularis Carex molesta Carex projecta Carex radiata Carex rosea Chasmanthium laxum Panicum anceps
Plains Oval Sedge Pale Sedge Field Oval Sedge Loose-headed Oval Sedge Wood Sedge Curly-styled Wood Sedge Slender Woodoats Beaked Panic Grass
Forbs Allium cernuum Anemone virginiana Aquilegia canadensis Aster cordifolius (Symphiotrichum) Aster divaricatus (Eurybia) Eupatorium coelestinum (Conoclinium) Monarda bradburiana Penstemon canescens Penstemon hirsutus Rudbeckia triloba Solidago bicolor Solidago caesia Teucrium canadense Zizia aurea
Nodding Pink Onion Thimbleweed Columbine Blue Wood Aster White Wood Aster Mistflower Bradbury's Monarda Gray Beardtongue Hairy Beardtongue Thin-leaf Coneflower Silverrod Wreath Goldenrod Wood Sage Golden Alexander
Nurse Crop Triticum
Notes: 1. USE ECOTYPES THAT ARE SOURCED AS CLOSE TO LONG ISLAND, NY AS POSSIBLE.
Common Name
Qty
Seeding Notes
Winter Wheat
WORKING EXPERIENCE
1.20 oz 0.20 oz 0.29 oz 0.15 oz 0.26 oz 0.03 oz 0.42 oz 0.21 oz 0.11 oz 0.32 oz 0.13 oz 0.13 oz 0.55 oz 1.33 oz
0.35 lb
18 lbs. of seed/acre 0 Total lbs. this mix 21 Total spp. 8 Number of graminoides 13 Number of forbs
Area in acres = 0.0 Area in sq ft = 401 Total seeds per sq ft = 400 % grasses = 60%
Substitutions/Comments
0.95 oz 0.86 oz 0.55 oz 0.40 oz 0.33 oz 0.26 oz 5.16 oz 12.18 oz
Results (excluding cover crop)
DATE: 10-10-11
47 lbs. of seed/acre 2 Total lbs. this mix 22 Total spp. 8 Number of graminoides 14 Number of forbs
Area in acres = 0.0 Area in sq ft = 1523 Total seeds per sq ft = 300 % grasses = 60%
Substitutions/Comments
Project: Howard Mix: Shoreline "E" Site Location: NY
Results (excluding cover crop)
DATE: 10-10-11
24 lbs. of seed/acre 1 Total lbs. this mix 20 Total spp. 5 Number of graminoides 15 Number of forbs
Seeding Notes
Qty
Seed Mix Specifications
Project: Howard Mix: Shady "D" Site Location: NY
Results (excluding cover crop)
DATE: 10-10-11 Area in acres = 0.0 Area in sq ft = 1740 Total seeds per sq ft = 160 % grasses = 60%
Substitutions/Comments
43 Limekiln Pike Suite 100, Glenside PA. 19038 / P: 215-886-9740 F: 215-886-9028 E: info@lweanerdesign.com
Seed Mix Specifications
Project: Howard Mix: Tall "C" Site Location: NY
21 lbs. of seed/acre 1 Total lbs. this mix 19 Total spp. 4 Number of graminoides 15 Number of forbs
Area in acres = 0.1 Area in sq ft = 2505 Total seeds per sq ft = 160 % grasses = 70%
Substitutions/Comments
43 Limekiln Pike Suite 100, Glenside PA. 19038 / P: 215-886-9740 F: 215-886-9028 E: info@lweanerdesign.com
Results (excluding cover crop)
DATE: 10-10-11
28 lbs. of seed/acre 2 Total lbs. this mix 19 Total spp. 4 Number of graminoides 15 Number of forbs
Area in acres = 0.1 Area in sq ft = 3131 Total seeds per sq ft = 160 % grasses = 70%
x x x x x
43 Limekiln Pike Suite 100, Glenside PA. 19038 / P: 215-886-9740 F: 215-886-9028 E: info@lweanerdesign.com
Results (excluding cover crop)
DATE: 10-10-11
x x x x
Botanical Name
Common Name
Seeding Notes
Qty
Grasses, Sedges and Rushes Andropogon glomeratus Carex annectens xanthocarpa Carex lurida Carex vulpinoidea Dulichium arundinaceum Eleocharis palustris Juncus canadensis Scirpus pungens (S. americanus)
Bushy Beardgrass Small Yellow Fox Sedge Sallow Sedge Fox Sedge Three Way Sedge Great Spike Rush Canada Rush Common Threesquare
0.57 oz 0.21 oz 0.24 oz 0.14 oz 0.42 oz 0.09 oz 0.02 oz 0.01 oz
Forbs Asclepias incarnata Aster novi-belgii (Symphiotrichum) Epilobium angustifolium Eupatorium perfoliatum Hypericum virginicum (Triadenum) Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia siphilitica Ludwigia alternifolia Mimulus ringens Penthorum sedoides Rhexia mariana Solidago uliginosa Spirea tomentosa
Swamp Milkweed New York Aster Fireweed Boneset Marsh St. John's Wort Cardinal Flower Great Blue Lobelia Seedbox Monkey Flower Ditch Stonecrop Maryland Meadow Beauty Bog Goldenrod Pink Meadowsweet
0.67 0.10 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.07 0.02 0.01
Nurse Crop Triticum
Winter Wheat
0.09 lb
Substitutions/Comments
oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz oz
Notes:
Notes:
1. USE ECOTYPES THAT ARE SOURCED AS CLOSE TO LONG ISLAND, NY AS POSSIBLE.
1. USE ECOTYPES THAT ARE SOURCED AS CLOSE TO LONG ISLAND, NY AS POSSIBLE.
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x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Managed Woods Ready for Live Plants, 2012
Penstemon Blooms During a Spring Seeding, 2012
PLANT LIST KEY # BOTANICAL NAME SHRUBS 1 Rhus copallinum 'Prairie Flame'
COMMON NAME
PLANT QTY
SIZE
MATURE FLOWER BLOOM TIME FOLIAGE COLOR LIGHT HEIGHT COLOR J F M A M J J A S O N D SP SMR FALL WTR
Flameleaf Sumac
20
#5 3-4'
Virginia creeper
70
1 Gallon
35'
x x
Asclepias tuberosa Aster oblongifolius 'October Skies' Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' Liatris spicata 'Kobold' Phlox paniculata 'Pink Flame' Phlox x 'Minnie Pearl' Solidago shortii 'Solar Cascade' Callirhoe involucrata Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
Butterflyweed Fragrant Aster Whorled tickseed Dwarf Blazing Star Summer Phlox Dwarf Hybrid Phlox Shorts Goldenrod Wine Cups Switchgrass
205 205 155 205 155 155 155 90 45
2 Quart 2 Quart 2 Quart 2 Quart 2 Quart 2 Quart 2 Quart 2 Quart 2 Quart
2-3' 18-24" 1-2' 1.5-2.5' 2-5' 12-15" 1-2' 1-2' 2-3'
5-7'
x x
x
3
Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' Panicum virgatum 'Prairie Fire'
Switchgrass Switchgrass
33 33
2 Quart 2 Quart
2-3' 2-3'
4
Aster laevis Chrysopsis mariana Echinacea purpurea Euphorbia corollata Monarda fistulosa 'Claire Grace' Pycnanthemum incanum Rudbeckia fulgida Schizachyrium scoparium Baptisia alba Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Nights' Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks' Vernonia glauca Chasmanthium latifolium
Smooth Aster Maryland goldenaster Purple Coneflower Flowering Spurge Wild Bergamot Mountain Mint Black Eyed Susan Little Bluestem White False Indigo False Sunflower Rough-leaved Goldenrod Tawny Ironweed River Oats
350 350 350 350 350 570 350 350 75 75 75 75 50
2 Quart 2 Quart 2 Quart 2 Quart 2 Quart Plug 2 Quart 2 Quart 2 Quart 2 Quart 2 Quart 2 Quart 2 Quart
1-3' 8-16" 2-3' 2-3' 3-4' 3-4' 2-3' 2-4' 3' 3-5' 2-6' 3-5' 4'
VINES Parthenocissus quinquefolia
HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 1
2
5
6
7
Senecio aureus Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon' Aster macrophyllus
Golden Groundsell Woodland Phlox Big-leaved Aster
180 190 171
2 Quart 2 Quart 2 Quart
1-3' 1' 1-2'
8
Andropogon gerardii Ratibida pinnata
Big Bluestem Yellow Coneflower
130 100
2 Quart 2 Quart
5-8' 3-6'
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
x x x x
x
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
x x x x x x x x x x x x
Typical Early Morning Live Planting
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