Low Maintenance Park DesignDepartment of Natural Resources Division of Outdoor Recreation, Planning and Special Studies Section, 1981 - Parks - 12 pages |
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aesthetically pleasing Asphalt avoided barrier plantings Bluegrass Bollards building cause maintenance problems compact considered damage deal of maintenance Deciduous density designed for low drainage edging erosion control example existing vegetation fencing flower beds foliage fragile areas fruits function ginkgo GRASS STRIP ground cover grow hardiness height herbicides Honey Locust Gleditsia impact injury intend to plant landscape levels of maintenance Locust Gleditsia triacanthos low maintenance design Low Maintenance Park maintenance needed Maintenance Park Design minimize Moraine mowers MOWN Native Plant Materials naturally needed maintenance open areas park users parking lots paved or mulched Perennial Ryegrass planning a park plant grouping Plant Litter plant massings Platanus playground pruning Recreation remote areas removed replacement costs require less maintenance roots ryegrass seedling select plants shade shape SHORTCUTTING shrubs slope snow screen softball soil soil pH species suit surface Tall Fescue tolerance traditional park traffic turf areas walk walkway wildflowers windbreak