VT Landscape Guidelines

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER II

NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDELINES

CHAPTER III

ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES

CHAPTER IV

ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS

CHAPTER V

LANDSCAPE GUIDELINES

CHAPTER VI

SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

CHAPTER VII

APPENDIX

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DESIGN GUIDELINES

Detailed illustration of a front yard

LANDSCAPE OVERVIEW

These Landscape Guidelines illustrate options for both single unit lots and paired unit lots. The landscape at Venango Trails will both unify the architecture and help define the changing addresses throughout the neighborhood, as well as communicate the planting theme throughout the changing neighborhood adresses the signature plant lists. The signature plant palette are enhanced with year-round seasonal interest plants to maximize the beauty of the neightborhood. A general plant list is provided to clearly connect the various planting zones througout the development.

Example of a paving element Example of the Public and Semi-Private Space

Plant materials (starting from the left):

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Example of fencing material

Typical Front Porch

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Service Space 50% of Alley yards planted in materials other than lawn.

Property Line Private Space No requirements

LOT Z O N E S

Semi-Private Space At least, 40% front yard planted in materials other than lawn.

At least, 25% of side yards planted in materials other than lawn.

Diagram of a Paired Unit

Private Space No requirements

Semi-Private Space At least, 40% front yard planted in materials other than lawn.

Illlustrations on the divides single and paried units into three zones, which includes Public and Semi-Private, Private and Service Spaces. The Public Space is defined by the road to teh sidewalk including the street trees. Street Trees will be maintained by __________. Semi-Private Space is from the sidewalk to the front porch of the unit. It is required by the __ __ that at least 40% if the front yard to be landscape materials other than lawn. The rich plant palette required for the SemiPrivate Spaces establishes an pedestrian friendly edge while complimenting the architectural design and streetscape.

Private Spaces is the area between the Semi-Private and Service Space starting at the back of the porch to the front of the alley yards. Include in the Private Space is the side yard. The side yard must be planted with a minimum of 25% landscape materials other than lawn. Side yards are transition spaces from the required planting palette of the Public and SemiPrivate realm to the Private Space opened ot personal preference. Service Space contains _________. At least 50% of alley yards must be planted with landscape materials other than lawn. Alley trees will be maintained by _______. The diagrams to the left illustrates the horizontal layers but vertical layering. Vertical layering include Overhead, Eye-Level, and Ground-Level Tiers. Overhead layers like street trees not only provide shade but also their canopies create outdoor rooms and a sense of space. Eye-Level would the next layer that consist of shrubs, small ornamental trees, fences, and tall perennials. This layer accentuates the landscape with a patchwork of color, texture, and fragnance. The layer is Ground-Level which includes groundcovers, paving materials, and potted plants. These elements create the edge framework to porches, sidewalks, and property lines.

At least, 25% of side yards planted in materials other than lawn.

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Concrete Drive Fence

PLANTING OPTIONS CORNER AND MID-BLOCK LOTS

Alley Lined with Flowering treees

Fence 72”

Shrub Border 24” Ante teresenterum en terum abus se trum fata veret rest crium ocastra tus eto us.

At re nemus, quius adet aperum mei publictodium imum idet ia L. O talaticas Ahacrud esterfin senihi, nere, nonvoli ciente tabus pro ma, crus, sen peri intiae tien veris vivit. Catu veri cemovis; halis omnon vitraesusa popopos bontrei consign onducte mussuliciost vivignors dum artus cononsu lviveridet, que perum Palares abissul essena, dees horum etis.

Fitisquium fatuam que ad at vius mus rem tes cuppli

Storage with Fence Screening

Lawn Pavers Patio

Pool

Shaded Walkway Covered Patio Groundcover Ornamental Tree

Lawn Street Tree Illustrative Single Unit Option

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Brick Walk

Wrap Around Porch

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Concrete Drive ALLEY

PLANTING OPTIONS C O R N E R LOT S Seating Wall Lawn Stairs

Flagstone Patio

Privacy Evergreen Screening

Privacy Fence 72�

Ornamental Shade Tree

Ante teresenterum en terum abus se trum fata veret rest crium ocastra tus eto us.

At re nemus, quius adet aperum mei publictodium imum idet ia L. O talaticas Ahacrud esterfin senihi, nere, nonvoli ciente tabus pro ma, crus, sen peri intiae tien veris vivit. Catu veri cemovis; halis omnon vitraesusa popopos bontrei consign onducte mussuliciost vivignors dum artus cononsu lviveridet, que perum Palares abissul essena, dees horum etis. Fitisquium fatuam que

Pavers Hedge Lined Brick Walk

Broadleaf Evergreen Shrubs

Mailbox Street Tree

Illustrative Paired Units

Wrap Around Porch Option

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ALLEY

PLANTING OPTIONS M I D - B LO C K LOT S Lawn Ante teresenterum en terum abus se trum fata veret rest crium ocastra tus eto us.

At re nemus, quius adet aperum mei publictodium imum idet ia L. O talaticas Ahacrud esterfin senihi, nere, nonvoli ciente tabus pro ma, crus, sen peri intiae tien veris vivit. Catu veri cemovis; halis omnon vitraesusa popopos bontrei consign onducte mussuliciost vivignors dum artus cononsu lviveridet, que perum Palares abissul essena, dees horum etis. Fitisquium fatuam que ad at vius mus

Decorative Fence 36”

Steps to Open Lawn

Stone Wall 36” Perennial Bed Perennial Bed Deciduous Hedge 36” Flowering Tree Deciduous Shrubs Evergreen Shrubs

Groundcover

Street Tree

Illustrative Paired Units

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Privacy Fence 60”

Covered Patio

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Lawn

PLANTING OPTIONS SIDE AND BACK ALLEY

ALLEY

Two Tiered Deck

Cut Flower Garden

Ante teresenterum en terum abus se trum fata veret rest crium ocastra tus eto us.

At re nemus, quius adet aperum mei publictodium imum idet ia L. O talaticas Ahacrud esterfin senihi, nere, nonvoli ciente tabus pro ma, crus, sen peri intiae tien veris vivit. Catu veri cemovis; halis omnon vitraesusa popopos bontrei consign onducte mussuliciost vivignors dum artus cononsu lviveridet, que perum Palares abissul essena, dees horum etis.

Fitisquium fatuam que ad at vius mus rem tes cuppli

Fence 36” with Gate

Brick Walk Lawn Shrubs 36”

Alley Trees Illustrative Paired Unit Option

Street Trees

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S I G N AT U R E P L A N T LISTS OVERVIEW Each area of Venango Trails is defined by a zone of specific plantings that will define that part of the neighborhood with its own landscape identity.

The following lists will define the appropriate plantings for the adjacent zone plan.

A general plant list will follow the signature plant list.

These plant types are the universal standards that are a contiguous theme throughout the Venango Trails Neighborhood.

OVERVIEW PLAN

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Iris

Honeysuckle

Phlox

AREA 1 SIGNATURE PLANTS EARLY-MID SUMMER BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Native

Vines Lonicera x heckrottii

Coral Honeysuckle 10-15’ x 10-15’ #3 Cont. Sun/Partial Shade Yes

June/July

Perennials Calluna vulgaris ‘Red Wings’

Scotch Heather

9-24” x 12-24” #1 Cont. Sun/Partial Shade

Rudbeckia fuldiga sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’ Black-eyed Susan 4’

Summer-Pink

#1 Cont. Sun

July/Frost- Gold July/Frost- Lavender

Shrubs Hibiscus syriacus ‘Minerva’

Rose of Sharon

8-9’ x 6-8’

#5 Cont. Sun/Partial Shade

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Native to Eastern North America

Washington Hawthorn

30’

6-8’ B&B Sun

Yes

Yes

AREA 1 SIGNATURE PLANTS LATE-SEASONAL INTEREST Botanical Name Tree Crataegus phaenopyrum

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Yellow Daffodils

Muscari

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Heather

AREA 1 SIGNATURE PLANTS SPRING BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant

Bloom Season

Nacissus ‘February Gold’

Yellow Daffodils

10-14” x 2-4”

Bulb

Sun

Yes

Spring- Yellow

Muscari armeniacum ‘Cantab’

Cantab Muscari

4-8”

Bulb

Sun

Yes

Spring- Blue

Native

Spring Bulbs

Perennials Phlox subulata ‘Emerald Pink’

Emerald Pink Moss Phlox 6”

#1 Cont.

Sun

April/May-Soft Pink

Iris siberica ‘White Swirl’

White Swirl Siberian Iris

Bulb

Sun/Partial Shade

Spring/Summer

40”

Shrubs Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Toyo-Nishiki’ Flowering Quince

3-5’ x 3-5’

Sun/Partial Sun

Yes

Spring- Pink

Sun/Shade

Yes

Spring- White

Sun

Yes

Small Trees Chionanthus virginicus

Fringe Tree

15-25’ x 6-10’

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Washington Hawthorn

30’

6-8’ B&B

Tulip-tree

90’ x 35-50’

2- 2 1/2” caliper Sun

Yes

Street Trees Liriodendron tulipifera

Yes

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Lily-of-the-valley

Coreopsis

Blazing Star

AREA 2 SIGNATURE PLANTS SPRING BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Flowering Onion

30”

Sun

Summer- Purple

Iris siberica

Blue Siberian Iris

18”-4’

Sun/Partial Shade

Summer

Geranium sanguineum

Cranesbill

10”

#1 Cont.

Sun

June/Sept.- Redpurple

Lily-of-the-valley

6”

#1 Cont.

Partial/Full Shade

May-White

Burkwood Viburnum

8x5’

24-30” B&B

Sun/Partial Shade Yes

April-White

Prunus x ‘Okame’

Okame Cherry

20-25’ x 20’ 1 3/4” - 2” caliper Sun/Partial Shade

Spring & Winter- Pink

Fothergilla major

Fothergilla

6-10’ x 6-10’

Spring- White

Native

Spring Bulbs Allium aflatunense Perennials

Ground Cover Convallaria majalis Shrubs Viburnum x burkwoodii Small Trees

Cotinus coggygria ‘Red Purple’ Royal Purple Smoke Tree 12-15’

Sun/Partial Shade Yes #3 Cont., 18-21” Sun

June/Sept.- Purple

Street Trees Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’

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October Glory Red Maple 45’

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Yes

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Maple

Iris

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Rose

AREA 2 SIGNATURE PLANTS EARLY-MID SUMMER BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Native

New Dawn Rose

8-12’

#3 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade Yes

Summer- Pink

Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Sunray’

Sunray Tickseed

12”

#1 Cont.

Sun

July/Sept.-Double Gold

Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’

Blazing Star

18”

#1 Cont.

Sun

July/August- Bright Purple

Spirea japonica x bumalda ‘Anthony Waterer’ Anthony Waterer Spirea

3’ x 4-5’

#3 Cont., 15-18” Sun

Itea virginica ‘Sprich’

Little Henry Virginia Sweetspire

4x6’

#3 Cont., 21-24” Sun/Shade

Yes

Summer-White

Yes

Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’

Henry’s Garnet Virginia Sweetspire 6x9’

#3 Cont., 21-24” Sun/Shade

Yes

Summer-White

Yes

Vines Rosa ‘New Dawn’ Perennials

Shrubs March-May

Small Trees Prunus x ‘Okame’

Okame Cherry

20-25’ x 20’ 1 3/4” - 2” caliper Sun/Partial Shade

Spring & Winter- Pink

Fothergilla major

Fothergilla

6-10’ x 6-10’

Spring- White

Cotinus coggygria ‘Red Purple’

Royal Purple Smoke Tree

12-15’

Sun/Partial Shade Yes #3 Cont., 18-21” Sun

June/Sept.- Purple

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Allium

Geranium

Sweetspire

AREA 2 SIGNATURE PLANTS LATE-SEASONAL INTEREST Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp. Min. Size

Exposure

Black Gum

60’

Sun/Partial Shade

Fragrant

Bloom Season

Native

Tree Nyssa sylvatica

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2- 2 1/2” caliper

Yes

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Blue-Mist Spirea

Peony

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Viburnum

AREA 3 SIGNATURE PLANTS SPRING BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

White Hyacinths

10-12” x 3-5”

Bulb

Sun/Partial Sun

Yes

Peony

24-36” x 24-36” #1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade Yes

Spring & Summer

Viburnum x ‘Mohawk’

Mohawk Viburnum

7x7’

24-30” B&B

Sun/Partial Shade Yes

May-White

Caryopteris x clandonensis

Blue-Mist Spirea

2x3’

#2 Cont, 12-15” Sun

Shadblow Serviceberry

10-25’ x 15-25’

October Glory Red Maple

45’

Native

Spring Bulbs Hyacinth orientalis

Spring- White

Perennials Paeonia lactifolia Shrubs

Small Trees Amelanchier canadensis

Sun/Partial Shade

Spring-White

Yes

Street Trees Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’

2- 2 1/2” caliper Sun

Yes

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Kiwi Vine

Aster

Daylily

AREA 3 SIGNATURE PLANTS EARLY-MID SUMMER BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Arctic Beauty Kiwi Variable

#3 Cont.

Sun

Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’

Daylily

24”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

Hyssop officinalis

Hyssop

24” x 3’

#1 Cont.

Sun

Blue-Mist Spirea

2x3’

#2 Cont, 12-15”

Sun

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Blue-Mist Spirea

2x3’

#2 Cont, 12-15”

Sun

Fragrant Bloom Season

Native

Vines Actinidia kolomicta ‘Arctic Beauty’ Perennials May/Frost- Yellow Yes

Summer- Blue

Shrubs Caryopteris x clandonensis SUMMER-LATE SUMMER BLOOMING Botanical Name Shrubs Caryopteris x clandonensis

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Native

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White Hyacinths

Serviceberry

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AREA 3 SIGNATURE PLANTS LATE-SEASONAL INTEREST Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

18”

#1 Cont.

Sun

7x7’

24-30” B&B Sun/Partial Shade Yes

Native

Perennials Asters novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’ Purple Dome Aster

Aug/Oct- Purple

Shrubs Viburnum x ‘Mohawk’

Mohawk Viburnum

May-White

Tree Amelanchier canadensis

Shadblow Serviceberry 10-25’ x 15-25’

Sun/Partial Shade

Spring-White

Yes

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Candytuft

Iris

Foxglove

AREA 4 SIGNATURE PLANTS SPRING BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Hyacinth orientalis ‘Pink Pearl’

Pink Hyacinths

8-12”

Bulb

Sun

Yes

Iris germanica ‘Mary Frances’

Bearded Iris

2-4’ x 12-18”

Bulb

Sun

Native

Spring Bulbs Spring- Lavender

Perennials Iberis sempervirons

Candytuft

8-10”

#2 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade Yes

Sept.- White

Nepeta x faassenii ‘Dropmore’

Dropmore Catmint

12-15”

#2 Cont.

Sun

Yes

Spring- Purple

Common Periwinkle

6-12”

2” Cell

Sun/Shade

Yes

Spring- Blue

Koreanspice Viburnum

6x6’

18-24” B&B

Sun/Partial Shade Yes

April/May-White

Cornus kousa

Kousa Dogwood

35-40’

5-6’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Spring

Hamamelis virginiana

Common Witchhazel

15-20’ x 8-12’ 2- 2 1/2” caliper Sun/Shade

Ground Cover Vinca minor Shrubs Viburnum carlesii Small Trees Late Fall- Yellow

Yes

Street Trees Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Marshall Seedless’ Marshall Seedlesss Green Ash 55’ x 40’

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Yes

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Lavender

Roses

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Witchhazel

AREA 4 SIGNATURE PLANTS EARLY-MID SUMMER BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Native

Vines Euonymus kiautschovicus ‘Manhattan’

Manhattan Euonymus 6’ x 10’

#3 Cont., 15-18” Sun/Shade

Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’

Hidcote Lavender

#1 Cont.

Digitalis grandiflora

Perennials 12”

Sun

June/Sept.- Purple

Large Yellow Foxglove 24-30” x 12-24” #2 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

Summer- Yellow

Kent Shrub Rose

3’ x 4’

#3 Cont.

Sun

Okame Cherry

20-25’ x 20’

1 3/4” - 2” caliper Sun/Partial Shade

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Cornus kousa

Kousa Dogwood

35-40’

5-6’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Spring

Hamamelis virginiana

Common Witchhazel

15-20’ x 8-12’

2- 2 1/2” caliper

Sun/Shade

Late Fall- Yellow

Shrubs Rosa ‘Kent’

Yes

Summer- White

Small Trees Prunus x ‘Okame’

Spring & Winter- Pink

AREA 4 SIGNATURE PLANTS SUMMER-LATE SUMMER BLOOMING Botanical Name

Fragrant Bloom Season

Native

Tree

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Daffodils

Solomon’s-Seal

Magnolia

AREA 5 SIGNATURE PLANTS SPRING BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

White Daffodils

16”

Bulb

Partial Shade

Yes

Blue False Indigo

48-60”

#2 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

June- Blue

Solomon’s-Seal

2’

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade/Shade

May/June- White

Judd Viburnum

7’ x 7’

18-24” B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

May-White

Sweetbay Magnolia

20x15’

4-5’ B&B

Sun/Shade

Native

Spring Bulbs Thalia Narcissus

Spring- White

Perennials Baptista australis

Yes

Ground Cover Polygonatum falcatum Shrubs Viburnum juddii Small Trees Magnolia virginiana Street Trees Platanus x acerifolia ‘Bloodgood’ Bloodgood London Planetree 50’ x 40’

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2- 2 1/2” caliper Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

Late Spring-White Yes

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Clethra

London Planetree bark

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London Planetree

AREA 5 SIGNATURE PLANTS EARLY-MID SUMMER BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Native

Winter Jasmine

3x12’

#3 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

Late winter-yellow Yes

Heptacodium miconioides

Seven Son Flower

15-20’ x 10’ #3 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

Sept.- White

Monarda x ‘Petite Delight’

Petite Delight Monarda 2 1/2’

#1 Cont.

Hummingbird Clethra

5’

#3 Cont, 18-24” Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Sweetbay Magnolia

20x15’

4-5’ B&B

Sun/Shade

Yes

Vines Jasminium nudiflorum Perennials July/August- Clear Pink

Sun

Shrubs Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’ AREA 5 SIGNATURE PLANTS LATE-SEASONAL INTEREST Botanical Name

Native

Tree Magnolia virginiana

Late Spring-White Yes

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Pachysandra

Daffodils

Hydrangea

AREA 6 SIGNATURE PLANTS SPRING BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season Native

Jetfire Yellow Daffodils

6-10”

Bulb

Sun

Spring- Yellow

Siberian Iris

28”

Bulb

Sun/Partial Shade

Spring- Yellow

Pachysandra

6”

100 RC per flat Partial Shade/Shade

Spring Bulbs Narcissus ‘Jetfire’ Perennials Iris siberica ‘Butter ‘n Sugar’ Ground Cover Pachysandra terminalis Shrubs Daphne x burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’ Carol Mackie Burkwood Daphne3x4’

18-24” B&B

Partial Shade

Yes

late spring-pink

Small Trees Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ Pee Gee Hydrangea

20x15’

#5 Cont., 18-24” Sun/Partial Shade

Mid-SummerWhite to Pink

Street Trees Betula nigra ‘Heritage’

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40-50’ x 30-35’ 8-10’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

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Iris

Russian Sage

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White Coneflower

AREA 6 SIGNATURE PLANTS EARLY-MID SUMMER BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Climbing Hydrangea

10-80’ x 12-30’ #2 Cont., 15-18” Partial Shade/Shade

Late SpringWhite

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Russian Sage

3’

#1 Cont.

Sun

July/SeptemberBlue

Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’

White Swan Coneflower 3’

#1 Cont.

Sun

July/Sept.- White

Pee Gee Hydrangea

20x15’

#5 Cont., 18-24” Sun/Partial Shade

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Pee Gee Hydrangea

20x15’

#5 Cont., 18-24” Sun/Partial Shade

Native

Vines Hydrangea petiolaris Perennials

Small Trees Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’

Mid-SummerWhite to Pink

AREA 6 SIGNATURE PLANTS LATE-SEASONAL INTEREST Botanical Name

Exposure

Yes

Bloom Season

Native

Shrubs Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’

Mid-Summer

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Greenspire Linden Leaf

Greenspire Linden Flower

Greenspire Linden Bark

AREA 8 SIGNATURE PLANTS SPRING BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Greenspire Linden

40’ x 35’

2- 2 1/2” caliper Sun

Fragrant

Street Trees Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’

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Yes

Bloom Season

Native

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Purple Hyacinth

Dianthus

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Iris

AREA 7 SIGNATURE PLANTS SPRING BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Purple Hyacinths

6-10” x 3-5”

Bulb

Sun

Yes

Spring- Purple

Dropmore Catmint

12-15”

#2 Cont.

Sun

Yes

Spring- Purple

Weigela

8x10’ Std; 3-4’ x 5-6’ Compact #2 Cont., 12-15”

Sun/Partial Shade

Tree Lilac

20x20’

2- 2 1/2” caliper

Sun

2- 2 1/2” caliper

Sun

Native

Spring Bulbs Hyacinth orientalis ‘Atlantic’ Perennials Nepeta x faassenii ‘Dropmore’ Shrubs Weigela florida

April/May - Varies

Small Trees Syringa reticulata

Yes

May- White

Street Trees Zelkova serrata ‘Green Vase’

Green Vase Zelkova 60-70’ x 40-50’

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Fiveleaf Akebia

Lilac

Zelkova

AREA 7 SIGNATURE PLANTS EARLY-MID SUMMER BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant

Bloom Season

Fiveleaf Akebia

Variable

#3 Cont.

Sun/Shade

Spring- BrownishPurple

Dutch Iris

18-24”

Bulb

Sun

Summer- Yellow

#1 Cont.

Sun

May/June- Pink

Vines Akebia quinata Perennials Iris xiphium

Dianthus gratianopolitanus ‘Mountain Mist’ Mountain Mist Pink 6” Small Trees Syringa reticulata

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20x20’

2- 2 1/2” caliper Sun

Yes

May- Cream/White

Native

DESIGN GUIDELINES

Crocus

Sunflowers

Ve n a n g o Tr a i l s

Purple Loosestrife

AREA 9&9A SIGNATURE PLANTS SPRING BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Native

Spring Bulbs Crocus x hybridus

Crocus

4-6” x 4-6”

Sun/Partial Shade

Spring & Summer

Helianthus annus

Sunflowers

10’ x 18”

Sun

Summer- Yellow

Blue Salvia

18-24” x 12-18”

#1 Cont.

Sun

Spring & Summer- Blue

Oakleaf Hydrangea

8x8’

18-24” B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

June/July- White to Pink Yes

Japanese Snowbell

25x25’

5-6’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade Yes

Summer-white

Perennials Salvia x superba Shrubs Hydrangea quercifolia Small Trees Styrax japonicus Street Trees Zelkova serrata ‘Green Vase’

Green Vase Zelkova 60-70’ x 40-50’

2- 2 1/2” caliper Sun

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Clematis

Iron Weed

Joe Pye Weed

AREA 9&9A SIGNATURE PLANTS EARLY-MID SUMMER BLOOMING Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Snow Queen Clematis

6-10’

#2 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

May/Aug.- White

Monarda x ‘Petite Delight’

Petite Delight Monarda

2 1/2’

#1 Cont.

Sun

July/August- Pink

Achillea millefolium ‘Terra Cotta’

Terra Cotta Yarrow

30”

#1 Cont.

Sun

June/August- Pink

Lythrum virgatum

Purple Loosestrife

24-36” x 12-18”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

Summer- Purple

Eupatorium purpureum ‘Gateway’

Joe Pye Weed

5-6’ x 36”-4’

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

Summer- Purple

Vernonia noveboracensis

Iron Weed

4-6’ x 18-24”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

Summer- Varies

Native

Vines Clematis ‘Snow Queen’ Perennials

Shrubs Buddleia davidii ‘Royal Red’

Royal Red Butterfly Bush 8’

#3 Cont, 18-24” Sun/Partial Shade Yes

July/Sept- Purple

Japanese Snowbell

25x25’

5-6’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade Yes

Summer-white

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Bloom Season

Native

Oakleaf Hydrangea

8x8’

18-24” B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

June/July- White

Yes

Small Trees Styrax japonicus AREA 9&9A SIGNATURE PLANTS LATE-SEASONAL INTEREST Botanical Name

Yes

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RECOMMENDED DECIDUOUS TREES - GENERAL PLANT LIST Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Carpinus betulus ‘Fastigiata’

Columnar European Hornbeam 35’ x 25’

2- 2 1/2” caliper Sun/Partial Shade

Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Katsura Tree

2- 2 1/2” caliper Sun

40-60’ x 30’

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Fraxinus americana ‘Autumn Purple’ Autumn Purple White Ash

40-60’ x 40-50’ 2- 2 1/2” caliper Sun/Partial Shade

Ginkgo biloba ‘Princeton Sentry’

70’ x 20’

2- 2 1/2” caliper Sun 1 1/2-1 3/4’ B&B Sun/Partial Shade Yes

Princeton Sentry Ginkgo

Oxydendrum arboreum

Sourwood

40’-50’

Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’

Chanticleer Pear

20-30’ x 15-20’ 2- 2 1/2” caliper Sun

Quercus rubra

Northern Red Oak

40-60’ x 40-60’ 2- 2 1/2” caliper Sun

Quercus phellos

Willow Oak

40-60’ x 30-40’ 2- 2 1/2” caliper Sun

Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’

Greenspire Littleleaf Linden

30-40’ x 25-35’ 2- 2 1/2” caliper Sun/Shade

Ulmus parvifolia

Lacebark Elm

50x40’

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Native

Summer-White Yes April Yes

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RECOMMENDED EVERGREEN TREES - GENERAL PLANT LIST Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Abies concolor

White Fir

30’-50’

Sun

Abies fraseri

Fraser Fir

30’-50’

Sun

Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’

Blue Atlas Cedar

70’-90’

5-6’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca Pendula’

Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar

40’-50’

5-6’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Aurea’

Golden Hinoki Falsecypress

25’x15’

3-4’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Gracilis Compacta’ Compact Hinoki Falsecypress

6-8’x4-6’

24”-30” B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera Aurea’

Goldthread Falsecypress

15’x15’

#3 Cont, 15-18” Sun/Partial Shade

Juniperus scopulorum ‘Denserecta’

Spartan Juniper

20’x6’

4-5’ B&B

Sun

Picea abies

Norway Spruce

80’

5-6’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Picea abies ‘Pendula’

Weeping Norway Spruce

20’-40’

4-5’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Pices abies ‘Pumila’

Pumila Norway Spruce

4’x7’

#3 Cont., 15-18” Sun/Partial Shade

Picea glauca

White Spruce

35’-50’ x 15’-20’ 6-7’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Picea omorika

Serbian Spruce

50’x20’

5-6’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Picea pungens

Green Colorado Spruce

35’-60’ x 15’-25’ 6-7’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Picea pungens var. Glauca

Colorado Blue Spruce

35’-60’ x 15’-25’ 6-7’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Pinus mugo v. mugo

Mugo Pine

3’x12’

Fragrant

Native

#2 Cont., 12-15” Sun/Partial Shade

Pinus nigra

Austrian Pine

50’

5-6’ B&B

Sun

Pinus strobus

Eastern White Pine

100’+

5-6’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

Pinus strobus ‘Nana’

Dwarf White Pine

6’x6’

24-30” B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Douglas Fir

40’-80’ x 25’-30’ 6-7’ B&B

Sun

Thuja occidentalis ‘Emerald’

Eemerald Arborvitae

12’-20’ x 3’-6’

6-7’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

Thuja occidentalis ‘Fastigiata’ (‘Pyramidalis’)

Pyramidal Arborvitae

30’x8’

6-7’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

Thuja occidentalis ‘Nigra’

Dark American Arborvitae

25’-40’ x 8’-12’

6-7’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

Thuja occidentalis ‘Rheingold’

Dwarf Golden Arborvitae

4’x3’

#2 Cont., 12-15” Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

Thuja occidentalis ‘Woodwardii’

Globe Arborvitae

6’x12’

18-24” B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

Tsuga canadensis

Canadian Hemlock

60’x30’

4-5’ B&B

Sun/Shade

Yes

Tsuga canadensis f. pendula

Weeping Canadian or Sargent Hemlock

20’x40’

4-5’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

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RECOMMENDED ORNAMENTAL TREES - GENERAL PLANT LIST Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Acer griseum

Paperbark Maple

25x30’

1 1/2” - 1 3/4” caliper

Sun

Acer palmatum atropurpueum ‘Bloodgood’

Bloodgood Japanese Maple

15x20’

4-5’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Acer palmatum atropurpueum ‘Moonfire’

Moonfire Japanese Maple

10x15’

4-5’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’ Crimson Queen Cutleaf Japanese Maple 12’ height 24-30” B&B

Fragrant Bloom Season

Native

Sun/Partial Shade

Amelanchier canadensis

Shadblow Serviceberry

20’

4-5’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

Cercis canadensis

Redbud

20’ x 20’

7-8’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Spring- Pinkish-Purple Yes

Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’

Forest Pansy Eastern Redbud

15x15’

1 1/2” - 1 3/4” caliper

Sun/Partial Shade

Cornus florida

Eastern Flowering Dogwood

30-35’

4-5’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Spring

Cornus mas

Cornelian-Cherry Dogwood

20x15’

5-6’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Spring

Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’

Royal Purple Smokebush

12-15’

4-5’ B&B

Sun

June-Sept.

Halesia tetraptera

Carolina Silverbell

30x25’

5-6’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

April-May-White

Hibiscus syriacus

Rose-of-Sharon

15x10’

#5 Cont., 3-4’

Sun/Partial Shade

Summer

Yes

Larix decidua ‘Pendula’

Weeping European Larch

10-20’

#10 Cont.

Sun

Magnolia x ‘Ann’

Ann Magnolia

10x8’

4-5’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade Yes

Spring-white

Magnolia x ‘Jane’

Jane Magnolia

8-12’

4-5’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade Yes

Spring-purple/pink/white

Magnolia kobus stellata ‘Royal Star’

Royal Star Magnolia

15x15’

3-4’ B&B

Sun/Partial Shade Yes

Spring-double white

Malus x ‘Branzam’

Brandywine Crabapple

25’

1 1/2” - 1 3/4” caliper

Sun

Yes

Spring-Double Pink

Malus x ‘Indian Summer’

Indian Summer Crabapple

18’

1 1/2” - 1 3/4” caliper

Sun

Yes

Spring-Rose-Red

Malus x ‘Mary Potter’

Mary Potter Crabapple

15’

1 1/2” - 1 3/4” caliper

Sun

Yes

Spring-Pink/White

Malus x ‘Prairifire’

Prairifire Crabapple

20’

1 1/2” - 1 3/4” caliper

Sun

Yes

Spring-Purple/Red

Malus x ‘Sutyzam’

Sugar Tyme Crabapple

20’

1 1/2” - 1 3/4” caliper

Sun

Yes

Spring-Pink/White

Prunus cerasifera ‘Thundercloud’

Thundercloud Plum

20x20’

1 1/2” - 1 3/4” caliper

Sun

Yes

Spring-Light Pink

Stewartia pseudocamellia

Japanese Stewartia

30x20’

7-8’ B&B

Sun

Yes

June/July-White

Syringa vulgaris

Common Lilac

15x8’

30-36” B&B

Sun/Shade

Yes

May- Varies

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RECOMMENDED DECIDUOUS SHRUBS - GENERAL PLANT LIST Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp. Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea ‘Crimson Pygmy’

Crimson Pygmy Japanese Barberry

3’

#2 Cont, 12-15” Sun/Partial Shade

Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea ‘Rose Glow’

Rose Glow Japanese Barberry

5’

#2 Cont, 12-15” Sun/Partial Shade

Berberis thunbergii ‘Aurea Nana’

Dwarf Golden Japanese Barberry

4’

#2 Cont, 12-15” Sun/Partial Shade

Buxus semperivirens ‘Vardar Valley’

Vardar Valley Boxwood

3x5’

#2 Cont, 12-15” Sun/Partial Shade

Calycanthus floridus

Carolina Allspice

8x10’

#3 Cont

Cornus sericea ‘Elegantissima’

Variegated Redtwig Dogwood

8’

#3 Cont, 15-18” Sun/Partial Shade

winter interest

Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’

Harry Lauder’s Walkingstick

8x12’

30-36”

winter interest

Cotoneaster adpressus praecox

Creeping Cotoneaster

2 1/2x6’

#2 Cont., 12-15” Sun/Partial Shade

Cytisus

Broom

3-5’

#2 Cont., 12-15” Sun/Partial Shade

Native

Sun/Shade Sun/Partial Shade

Deutzia gracilis

Slender Deutzia

7’

#3 Cont., 15-18” Sun/Partial Shade

mid-spring-white

Deutzia gracilis ‘Nikko’

Nikko Dwarf Deutzia

2x5’

#2 Cont., 12-15” Sun/Partial Shade

mid-spring-white

Erica x darleyensis ‘Mediterranean Pink’

Mediterranean Pink Heath

2x4’

#1 Cont., 8-10”

Sun/Partial Shade

winter/spring-pink

Erica x darleyensis ‘Mediterranean White’

Mediterranean White Heath

2x4’

#1 Cont., 8-10”

Sun/Partial Shade

winter/spring-white

Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’

Lynwood Gold Border Forsythia

9x12’

#5 Cont., 2-3’

Sun/Partial Shade

early spring-yellow

Forsytia suspensa sieboldii

Weeping Forsythia

7x7’

#2 Cont., 15-18” Sun/Partial Shade

Fothergilla gardenii

Dwarf Fothergilla

4x4’

#2 Cont., 12-15” Sun/Partial Shade

Yes Yes

early spring-yellow spring

Yes

spring

Yes

Fothergilla major ‘Mt Airy’

Mt Airy Fothergilla

7x4’

#3 Cont., 15-18” Sun/Partial Shade

Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’

Annabelle Hydrangea

5x6’

#3 Cont., 15-18” Sun/Partial Shade

June-Sept.-White

Hydrangea macrophylla

Bigleaf Hydrangea

5x5’

#5 Cont., 18-24” Sun/Partial Shade

June-Sept.

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’

Tardiva Panicled Hydrangea

20x15’

#3 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

September - White Yes

Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’

Snow Queen Oakleaf Hydrangea

6x6’

18-24” B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Summer-White

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Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Native

Hypericum kouytchense ‘Sungold’

Sungold St John’s Wort

4x4’

#3 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

Summer-Yellow

Hypericum x ‘Hidcote’

Hidcote St John’s Wort

3x3’

#3 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

Summer-Yellow

Ligustrum ovalifolium

California Privet

15’

30-36” B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

Summer

Ligustrum x vicaryi

Golden Vicary Privet

10-12’

#3 Cont., 15-18” Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

Summer

Myrica pensylvanica

Northern Bayberry

8x8’

#3 Cont., 18-24” Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

Philadelphus x ‘Natchez’

Natchez Mockorange

10’

#3 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

May-White

Philadelphus x virginalis ‘Minnesota Snowflake’

Minnesota Snowflake Mockorange

8’

#3 Cont., 18-24” Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

May-Double White Yes

Sun/Shade

Yes

Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliantissima’

Brilliant Red Chokeberry

8x4’

#3 Cont.

Potentilla

Bush Cinquefoil

3x3’

#2 Cont., 12-15” Sun/Shade

All Summer

May-White

Prunus x cistena

Purpleleaf Sand Cherry

8x6’

#5 Cont., 24-30” Sun

Spring-Pink

Prunus glandulosa

Dwarf Flowering Almond

4x4’

#3 Cont., 18-24” Sun

April/May-White

Rhamnus frangula ‘Asplenifolia’

Fernleaf Buckthorn

10x8’

#3 Cont., 30-36” Sun/Partial Shade

Rosa rugosa

Salt Spray Rose

6x6’

#2 Cont., 12-15” Sun

Stephanandra incisa

Cutleaf Stephanandra

5x8’

#2 Cont., 15-18” Sun/Partial Shade

Yes

Summer

Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’

Dwarf Korean Lilac

5x7’

#5 Cont., 18-24” Sun/Shade

Yes

May-Purple

Syringa pubescens patula ‘Miss Kim’

Miss Kim Manchurian Lilac

6x6’

#3 Cont., 15-18” Sun/Shade

Yes

May/June- Blue

Yes

Syringa x prestoniae

Preston Lilac

8x6’

#3 Cont., 18-21” Sun/Shade

Viburnum lantana ‘Mohican’

Mohican Wayfaringtree Viburnum

9x9’

24-30” B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Viburnum opulus ‘Nanum’

Dwarf European Cranberrybush Viburnum

2x3’

12-15” B&B

Sun/Partial Shade

Viburnum plicatum ‘Shasta’

Shasta Doublefile Viburnum

6x12’

#3 Cont., 18-24” Sun/Shade

April/May-White

Viburnum x rhytidophylloides ‘Allegheny’

Allegheny Lantanaphyllum Viburnum

12x12’

#5 Cont., 18-24” Sun/Shade

May-Yellow/White

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May/June- Varies May-White

Yes Yes

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RECOMMENDED EVERGREEN SHRUBS - GENERAL PLANT LIST Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Buxus x ‘Green Velvet’

Green Velvet Boxwood

4’

#2 Cont, 12-15” Sun/Partial Shade

Buxus microphylla koreana ‘Winter Gem’

Winter Gem Korean Boxwood

3-4’

#2 Cont.

Buxus semperivirens ‘Vardar Valley’

Vardar Valley Boxwood

3x5’

#2 Cont, 12-15” Sun/Partial Shade

Native

Sun/Partial Shade

Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald Gaiety’

Emerald Gaiety Euonymus

3x6’

#2 Cont., 12-15” Sun/Shade

Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald ‘n Gold’

Emerald ‘n Gold Euonymus

2x6’

#2 Cont., 12-15” Sun/Shade

Euonymus kiautschovicus ‘Manhattan’

Manhattan Euonymus

6x10’

#3 Cont., 15-18” Sun/Shade

Ilex crenata

Japanese Holly

Ilex glabra ‘Compacta’

Compact Inkberry

to 5’

#5 Cont., 18-24” Sun/Shade

#3 Cont., 18-21” Sun/Shade

Ilex x ‘Mesdob’

China Boy Holly

8x6’

#5 Cont., 21-24” Sun/Shade

Ilex x ‘Mesog’

China Girl Holly

4x4’

#5 Cont., 21-24” Sun/Partial Shade

Ilex verticillata

Winterberry

10x10’

30-36” B&B

Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’

Blue Star Juniper

Sun/Partial Shade

3x3’

#3 Cont., 12-15” Sun

Juniperus chinensis ‘Sea Green’

6x8’

Sun

Juniperus horizontalis ‘Prince of Wales’

2-3’x6-8’

Sun

Juniperus x pfitzeriana ‘Nick’s Compact’

6x8’

Sun

Juniperus x pfitzeriana ‘Old Gold’

6x8’

Sun

Kalmia latifolia

Mountain Laurel

10’

24-30” B&B

Sun/Shade

Spring-Deep Pink Yes

Kalmia latifolia ‘Olympic Fire’

Olympic Fire Mountain Laurel

5-7’

#5 Cont., 18-21” Sun/Shade

Late Spring-Pink

Yes

Kalmia latifolia ‘Sarah’

Sarah Mountain Laurel

5-7’

#5 Cont., 18-21” Sun/Shade

Spring-Pink-Red

Yes

Leucothoe axillaris

Coast Leucothoe

4x6’

Partial Shade/ #3 Cont., 15-18” Shade

Yes

April/May- White

Yes

Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Girard’s Rainbow’ Rainbow Leucothoe

4x6’

Partial Shade/ #2 Cont., 12-15” Shade

Yes

April/May- White

Yes

Mahonia aquifolium

Oregon Grapeholly

6’

Partial Shade/ #3 Cont., 15-18” Shade

Picea abies ‘Little Gem’

Little Gem Spruce

3’

#1 Cont, 9-12”

Pieris x ‘Brouwers Beauty’

Brouwers Beauty Pieris

4x4’

#3 Cont., 15-18” Sun/Partial Shade

April-Yellow

Sun/Partial Shade Spring-Purple/Red

Pieris japonica

Japanese Pieris

10x6’

#3 Cont., 18-21” Sun/Shade

Spring-White

Pieris japonica ‘Mountain Fire’

Mountain Fire Pieris

6x6’

#3 Cont., 18-21” Sun/Shade

Spring-White

Rhododendron

Rhododendron

Varies to 6’ #2 Cont., 15-18” Sun/Partial Shade

May-Varies

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RECOMMENDED GROUNDCOVERS - GENERAL PLANT LIST Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Exposure

Andromeda polifolia

Bog-Rosemary

18”

#1 Cont., 9-12”

Sun/Partial Shade

Cotoneaster dammeri ‘Coral Beauty’

Coral Beauty Cotoneaster 1x6’

#2 Cont,, 12-15” Sun

Juniperus conferta ‘Blue Pacific’

1x8’

Sun

Juniperus horizontalis ‘Bar Harbor’

1x8’

Sun

Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’

1x8’

Fragrant Bloom Season

Late Spring - pink Yes

Sun

Liriope exiliflora ‘Silvery Sunproof’

Silvery Sunproof Lilyturf

12”

#1 Cont., 9-12”

Partial Sun/Shade

Summer-lavender

Liriope muscari ‘Big Blue’

Big Blue Lilyturf

12”

#1 Cont., 9-12”

Partial Sun/Shade

Summer-lavender

Liriope muscari ‘Variegata’

Variegated Lilyturf

12”

#1 Cont., 9-12”

Partial Sun/Shade

Summer-lavender

Microbiota decussata

Siberian Carpet Cypress 1x15’

#2 Cont,, 12-15” Sun/Partial Shade

Ajuga sp.

Carpet Bugle

4-6” x 12-24” 2 1/4”pp; 50/flat Sun/Shade

Euonymus fortunei ‘Coloratus’

Wintercreeper

12-24”

100rc/flat

Sun/Shade

Galium odoratum

Sweet Woodruff

6-8”

#1 Cont.

Partial Sun/Shade

Hedera helix

English Ivy

6-12”

100rc/flat

Sun/Shade

Vinca minor

Periwinkle

6-12”

2 1/4”pp; 50/flat Sun/Shade

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RECOMMENDED PERENNIALS - GENERAL PLANT LIST Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp. Min. Size

Exposure

FragrantBloom Season

Adiantum pedatum

Maidenhair Fern

12-18”

#1 Cont.

Moist Shade

Athyrium felix-femina

Lady Fern

18-24”

#1 Cont.

Moist Shade

Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum

Japanese Painted Fern

12-18”

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade/Shade

Dennstaedtia punctiloba

Hayscented Fern

2-3’

#1 Cont.

Sun/Shade

Dryopteris erythrosora

Autumn Fern

18-24”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

Evergreen

Dryopteris marginalis

Shield Fern

12-24”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

Evergreen

Dryopteris villarii

Limestone Woodfern

10-15”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Ostrich Fern

3-5’

#1 Cont.

Acidic Moist Sun/Partial Shade

Osmunda cinnamomea

Cinnamon Fern

3-5’

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

Prefers Wet Areas

Polystichum acrostichoides

Christmas Fern

24-30”

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade/Shade

Evergreen

Polystichum polyblepharum

Tassel Fern

18-24”

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade/Shade

Evergreen

Polystichum setiferum

Alaskan Fern

2’

#1 Cont.

Deep Shade

Evergreen

Agastache barberi ‘Apricot Sunrise’

Apricot Sunrise Hyssop

18”

#1 Cont.

Sun

July/Aug.-Apricot-Orange

Alchemilla mollis

Lady’s Mantle

30”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

June/July-Yellow

Aquilegia

Columbine

12”

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade

May/June-Varies

Artmesia schmidtiana ‘Powis Castle’ Powis Castle Mugwort

18”

#1 Cont.

Sun

Artmesia schmidtiana ‘Silver Mound’ Silver Mound Mugwort

24”

#1 Cont.

Sun

Aster x novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’ Purple Dome Aster

18”

#1 Cont.

Sun

Aug./Oct.-Deep Purple

Aster x novi-belgii ‘Mixed Hybrids’

2’

#1 Cont.

Sun

Aug./Oct.-Varies

Aster x novi-belgii ‘Winston Churchill’ Winston Churchill Aster

3’

#1 Cont.

Sun

Aug./Oct.-Dark Red

Astilbe x arendsii ‘Fanal’

Fanal Plume Flower

18”

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade

June/July-Red

Astilbe x chinensis ‘Pumila’

Pumila Plume Flower

15”

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade

June/July-Pink

Astilbe x chinensis ‘Visions’

Visions Plume Flower

15”

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade

June/July-Raspberry Red

Astilbe x hybrida ‘Snowdrift’

Snowdrift Plume Flower

2’

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade

June/July-White

Astilbe japonica ‘Deutschland’

Deutschland Plume Flower

18”

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade

June/July-White

Astilbe japonica ‘Red Sentinal’

Red Sentinal Plume Flower

2’

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade

June/July-Red

Astilbe japonica ‘Rhineland’

Rhineland Plume Flower

18”

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade

June/July-Rose

Mixed Hybrids Asters

Astilbe x rosea ‘Peach Blossom’

Peach Blossom Plume Flower 2’

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade

June/July-Light Pink

Astilbe simplicifoila ‘Sprite’

Sprite Plume Flower

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade

June/July-Shell-Pink

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RECOMMENDED PERENNIALS - GENERAL PLANT LIST Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp. Min. Size

Exposure

FragrantBloom Season

Bergenia cordifolia

Saxifrage

1’

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade

April-Pink

Campanula carpatica ‘Blue Clips’

Blue Clips Bellflower

8”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

June-Blue

Campanula carpatica ‘White Clips’

White Clips Bellflower

8”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

June-White

Delosperma cooperi ‘Starburst’

Starburst Iceplant

4”

#1 Cont.

Sun

June/Frost-Rose-Purple

Dicentra formosa ‘Luxuriant’

Fern Leaf Bleedingheart

15”

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade/Shade

May/June-Deep Pink

Dicentra spectabilis

Old-Fashioned Bleedingheart

3’

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade/Shade

June/July-Pink

Dicentra ‘Alba’

Old-Fashioned Bleedingheart

2’

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade/Shade

June/July-White

Echinacea purpurea ‘Kim’s Knee High’

Kim’s Knee High Coneflower

18”

#1 Cont.

Sun

June/August-Pink w/ Red Cones

Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’

Magnus Coneflower

4’

#1 Cont.

Sun

July/Sept.- Purple

Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Baby Cole’

Baby Cole Blanket Flower

8”

#1 Cont.

Sun

June/Frost- Red w/Gold Margins

Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Kobold’

Kobold or Goblin Blanket Flower 10”

#1 Cont.

Sun

June/Frost- Maroon w/ Yellow

Gypsophila paniculata ‘Bristol Fairy’

Baby’s Breath

2’

#1 Cont.

Sun

June/August- White

Heuchera micrantha ‘Palace Purple’

Alumroot

15”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

July/August-White w/Purple Leaves

Heuchera x brizoides ‘Pewter Veil’

Alumroot

15”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

June/July-White w/Metallic-purple leaves

Hosta

Plantain Lily

Varies

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade/Shade

Summer-Varies From June to September

Sedum x ‘Autumn Joy’

Autumn Joy Sedum

2’

#1 Cont.

Sun

Sept./Nov.- Salmon

Sedum spectabile ‘Brilliant’

Sedum

2’

#1 Cont.

Sun

Sept./Nov.- Pink

Sedum x ‘Vera Jameson’

Sedum

2’

#1 Cont.

Sun

Sept./Nov.-Pale Pink

Iberis sempervirens

Candytuft

10”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

May/June-White

Lamium maculatum ‘Beacon Silver’

Deadnettle

20”

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade/Shade

May/June- Pink

Lamium maculatum ‘Pink Pewter’

Deadnettle

20”

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade/Shade

April/July- Pink

Lamium maculatum ‘White Nancy’

Deadnettle

20”

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade/Shade

May/June- White

Leucanthemum x superbum

Shasta Daisy

18”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

July/Sept.- White

Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Alaska’

Shasta Daisy

2’

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

July/Sept.- White

Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Becky’

Shasta Daisy

2’

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

June/July- White

Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Snow Lady’ Shasta Daisy

2’

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

June/July- White

Ligularia dentata ‘Desdemona’

Goldenray

4’

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

Aug./Sept.- Orange

Ligularia stenocephala ‘The Rocket’

Senecio

5’

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

June/July- Yellow

Lobelia x speciosa ‘Queen Victoria’

Cardinal Flower

2’

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

June/July- Red

Nipponanthemum nipponicum

Autumn-Flowering Shasta Daisy 2”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

October- Yellow

Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’

Husker red Beardstongue

3’

#1 Cont.

Sun

May/July- White

Phlox paniculata ‘Bright Eyes’

Bright Eyes Garden Phlox

3’

#1 Cont.

Sun

July/August-White w/Pink Eyes

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Common Name

Ht. x Sp. Min. Size

Exposure

Bloom Season

Phlox paniculata ‘Eva Cullum’

Eva Cullum Garden Phlox

3’

#1 Cont.

Sun

July/August-Pink w/Magenta Eyes

Phlox paniculata ‘Fujiyama’

Fujiyama Garden Phlox

3’

#1 Cont.

Sun

July/August- White

Phlox paniculata ‘Little Boy’

Little Boy Garden Phlox

3’

#1 Cont.

Sun

July/August- Purple w/white eyes

Phlox paniculata ‘Mrs. Pepper’

Mrs. Pepper Garden Phlox

3’

#1 Cont.

Sun

July/August- Pink w/dark pink eyes

Phlox paniculata ‘Tenor’

Tenor Garden Phlox

3’

#1 Cont.

Sun

July/August- Red

Polemonium reptans

Jacob’s Ladder

10”

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade

May/June- Blue

Pulmonaria saccharata

Lungwort

10”

#1 Cont.

Partial Shade/Shade April/May

Stachys byzantina ‘Big Ears’

Lamb’s Ear

10”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Shade

Veronica austriaca teucrium ‘Crater Lake Blue’ Crater Lake Blue Speedwell

10”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Light Shade

June/August- Sky Blue

Veronica austriaca teucrium ‘Sunny Border Blue’Sunny Border Blue Speedwell 12”

#1 Cont.

Sun/Light Shade

June/August- Deep Blue

Veronica spicata ‘Red Fox’

#1 Cont.

Sun/Light Shade

June/August- Rose-Red

Red Fox Speedwell

15”

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RECOMMENDED GRASSES - GENERAL PLANT LIST Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size Exposure

Bloom Season

Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’

Karl Foerster’s Reed Grass

4-5’

#1 Cont.

Plumes June-Sept.

Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Stricta’

Stricta Feather Reed Grass

5-6’

#1 Cont.

Early June

Carex morrowii ‘Aureo Variegata’

Gold Variegated Japanese Sedge

1’

#1 Cont. Sun/Partial Shade Evergreen

Carex morrowii ‘Old Gold’

Old Gold Japanese Sedge

2’

#1 Cont. Sun/Partial Shade Evergreen

Festuca cinerea ‘Elijah Blue’

Elijah Blue Fescue

6-10”

#1 Cont. Sun/Partial Shade Early Summer

Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’

Japanese Forest Grass

12”

#1 Cont. Partial Shade

Helictotrichon sempervirens

Blue Oat Grass

18-24”

#1 Cont. Sun/Partial Shade Plumes-Summer

Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’

Red Baron Japanese Bloodgrass

12-18”

#1 Cont. Sun/Partial Shade

Leymus arenarius (Elymus arenarius)

Blue Lyme Grass

24-30”

#1 Cont. Sun

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Autumn Light’

Autumn Light Silver Grass

5-6’

#1 Cont. Sun

Plumes-Sept./Oct.

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’

Maiden Grass

5-6’

#1 Cont. Sun

Plumes-Sept.

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’

Morning Light Silver Grass

4-5’

#1 Cont. Sun

Plumes-Oct.

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Purpurascens’

Red Leaved Silver Grass

3-4’

#1 Cont. Sun

Plumes-Sept.

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Silberfeder’

Silver Feather Grass

6-8’

#1 Cont. Sun

Plumes-Aug./Sept.

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Strictus’

Porcupine Grass

6-8’

#1 Cont. Sun

Plumes-Aug./Sept.

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Yaku Jima’

Yaku Jima Silver Grass

4-5’

#1 Cont. Sun

Early Bloomer

Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’

Heavy Metal Switch Grass

5-6’

#1 Cont. Sun

Fall

Pennisetum alopecuroides

Fountain Grass

3-4’

#1 Cont. Sun

White Plumes-Sept.

Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’

Hameln Dwarf Fountain Grass

2-3’

#1 Cont. Sun

Pennisetum orientale

Oriental Fountain Grass

15-18”

#1 Cont. Sun

Saccarum ravennae (Erianthus ravennae)

Plume Grass

9-12”

#1 Cont. Sun

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DESIGN GUIDELINES

Ve n a n g o Tr a i l s

RECOMMENDED VINES - GENERAL PLANT LIST Botanical Name

Common Name

Ht. x Sp.

Min. Size

Wisteria floribunda

Japanese Wisteria

15-60’ x 40-50’ #2 Cont., Trellis Sun/Partial Shade Yes

Mid-Spring- Purple

Campsis radicans

Trumpet Creeper

25-50’

#3 Cont.

Sun/Partial Shade

Spring & Summer

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia Creeper

30-50’

#3 Cont.

Sun/Shade

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Boston Ivy

40-60’ x 40-60’ #3 Cont.

Sun/Shade

Wisteria sinensis

Wisteria

20-30’

Sun/Partial Shade Yes

#3 Cont.

Exposure

Fragrant Bloom Season

Native

Yes

Spring

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