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    The document discusses sustainable landscaping practices. It begins by introducing the Clallam Conservation District and its role in conserving natural resources through sustainable land management practices. It then provides an overview of the benefits of sustainable landscapes, which are designed with people and the environment in mind to be multi-purpose, informed by nature, have minimal site impact, and require low maintenance. The document goes on to outline steps for sustainable landscape design, including analyzing the site, developing schematic plans, and selecting appropriate plant species. It emphasizes using native plants and minimizing lawn areas.

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    The document discusses sustainable landscaping practices. It begins by introducing the Clallam Conservation District and its role in conserving natural resources through sustainable land management practices. It then provides an overview of the benefits of sustainable landscapes, which are designed with people and the environment in mind to be multi-purpose, informed by nature, have minimal site impact, and require low maintenance. The document goes on to outline steps for sustainable landscape design, including analyzing the site, developing schematic plans, and selecting appropriate plant species. It emphasizes using native plants and minimizing lawn areas.

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    The document discusses sustainable landscaping practices. It begins by introducing the Clallam Conservation District and its role in conserving natural resources through sustainable land management practices. It then provides an overview of the benefits of sustainable landscapes, which are designed with people and the environment in mind to be multi-purpose, informed by nature, have minimal site impact, and require low maintenance. The document goes on to outline steps for sustainable landscape design, including analyzing the site, developing schematic plans, and selecting appropriate plant species. It emphasizes using native plants and minimizing lawn areas.

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    Sustainable

    Landscaping
    Clallam Conservation District
    Joe Holtrop, District Manager
    „ Sub-division of State Government
    Created in 1959 to Conserve Renewable
    Natural Resources of Clallam County
    – Help land users manage natural resources in
    a sustainable manner
    – Not a regulatory agency
    „ Funded by Grants
    A Landscape Is…
    • A Place to:
    5 Grow Food
    5 Recreate
    5 Relax and Enjoy the Beauty of Nature

    • Part of the Environment:


    5 Fish & Wildlife Habitat
    5 Stormwater Management
    5 Air Quality
    Sustainable Landscapes
    Landscapes Designed with
    PEOPLE and the
    ENVIRONMENT in mind
    • Multi-Purpose
    • Informed by Nature
    • Minimum Impact to Site
    • Low Maintenance
    Unsustainable

    Unproductive
    DON’T
    Zeroscape!

    Xeriscape!
    Lincoln Institute of Land Policy- Visualizing Density Project
    Natural Landscaping
    Landscaping WITH Nature
    – Suited to ecological conditions of site
    • Soil, topography and moisture
    • Local climate and microclimate
    – Mimic Natural Plant Communities
    • Predominantly NATIVE trees, shrubs and
    groundcovers
    – View site conditions as Opportunities
    “Consult the genius of the place.”
    Landscape Design Steps
    1. Identify Wants and Needs
    2. Analyze Site
    3. Develop Schematic Plan
    • Site Layout – How Site can meet Needs
    • Design Patterns & Plant Communities
    4. Develop Detailed Designs
    • Select Plant Species
    Wants and Needs
    List goals & objectives for landscape
    1. Food Production
    2. Lawn for Recreation
    3. Space for Pets
    4. Low Maintenance
    5. Low Water Use
    6. Attract Birds, Butterflies
    7. Enhance mountain views
    8. Screen neighbor’s house
    Site Analysis
    • Built Resource
    – Buildings, Patios, Decks, Fences
    – Roads and Trails
    – Utilities, Septic Drainfields
    • Natural Resources
    – Topography
    – Soils
    – Hydrology (streams, ditches, wet areas)
    – Vegetation
    • Climate and Microclimate
    Site Analysis - Inventory
    Buildings
    Roads
    Trails
    Buried Utilities
    Overhead
    Utilities
    Septic Drainfield
    Septic
    Irrigation
    Drainfield
    Ditches

    Stream
    Irrigation
    Ditch
    Wetland
    Soils
    • Depth
    – To Hardpan
    – Seasonal Water Table
    • Texture
    – Gravelly, Sandy, Silt, Clay
    • Condition
    – Subsoil?
    – Compacted?
    • Variability on Site
    Rocky Soil?
    Climate and Microclimate
    Climate and Microclimate
    Sun and Shade - Winter
    SHADOW LENGTH – NOON ON DECEMBER 22

    100
    feet

    SOUTH SHADOW LENGTH = APPROXIMATELY 280 FEET NORTH


    Sun and Shade - Summer
    SHADOW LENGTH – NOON ON JUNE 22

    100
    feet

    SOUTH SHADOW LENGTH = APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET NORTH


    Site Analysis
    Landscape View
    Schematic Plan
    Landscape Design Basics
    • Form
    • Function
    • Fit
    Divide Landscape into Rooms
    – Rooms based on Function

    Divide Landscape into Zones


    – High-Maintenance High-Disturbance
    Activities Near House
    The Zone Approach

    • Zone 1: People Place (Cultivated System)


    • Zone 2: Shared Space
    • Zone 3: Wild Areas (Natural Ecosystem)
    Landscape Maintenance and
    Wildlife Disturbance

    High Maintenance Low Maintenance


    High Disturbance Low Disturbance
    Landscape View
    Schematic Plan
    Site Design
    Plants in the Landscape
    Each Plant serves at least 3 Functions
    1. Food
    • Human, Animal
    2. Aesthetics
    • Beauty, Fragrance
    3. Modify Microclimate
    • Windbreak, Shade
    4. Screen or Frame Views
    5. Delineate Space
    6. Recreation
    7. Habitat
    • Fish, Wildlife, Beneficial Insects
    8. Nectar
    9. Mulch
    Planting Plan
    • Minimize Lawn
    • Group Plants
    – Water Requirements
    – Soil Conditions
    – Sun, Shade, Wind
    • Mix Edible Plants and Ornamentals
    (the original cottage garden)
    Practical Lawn Areas
    Size lawn according to actual needs
    • Recreation
    • Aesthetics
    • High-traffic areas

    Choose water-saving varieties


    • Dwarf Tall Fescue, Fine Fescues, Clover

    Choose alternative groundcovers


    • Ecoturf
    • Wild or Ornamental Strawberry, Kinnickinnick, Salal
    Low Oregon Grape, Creeping Raspberry
    Alternatives to Lawn

    Ecoturf:
    • Hardy dwarf turf grass
    • Clover
    • Dwarf Yarrow
    • English Daisy
    • Sweet Allysum
    • Roman Chamomile
    Native Groundcovers

    Kinnikinnick
    Arctostophylos uva-ursi

    Wild
    Strawberry
    Fragaria spp.
    Non-Native Groundcovers
    Ornamental Raspberry
    Rubus calycinoides
    Ornamental
    Strawberry
    Fragaria spp.
    Xeriscapes &
    Rock Gardens
    Alternatives to Lawn
    Microclimate Modification
    and Visual Barriers
    Windbreaks
    • Woodlots and Wildlife Habitat
    • Edible Windbreaks (Tree Fruits & Nuts)
    Screens and Fences
    • Living Fences
    – Cane Berries, Hedgerows

    Afternoon Shade in Summer


    • Deciduous Trees
    • Vines
    Living Fences

    Live Raspberries Spent Raspberry Canes


    Hedge Snowberry
    Symphoricarpos albus

    -rows
    Nootka Rose
    Rosa nutkana
    Stormwater Management
    • Maintain maximum Natural
    Vegetative Cover
    • Minimize Impervious Surfaces
    • Collect Runoff Water
    – Store for Irrigation
    – Direct to Rain Gardens
    Rain
    Gardens

    Compost
    Rain Garden Plants

    Black Twinberry Red-osier


    Lonicera Dogwood
    Cornus
    involucrata
    stolonifera

    Pacific Ninebark
    Physocarpus
    capitatus
    Small Trees

    Serviceberry
    Amalanchier alnifolia
    Douglas Maple
    Acer glabrum
    Shrubs

    Indian Plum
    Oemleria cerasiformis Red-flowering Currant
    Ribes sanguineum
    Shrubs

    Evergreen
    Huckleberry Oregon
    Vaccinium Grape
    ovatum Mahonia spp.
    Shrubs
    Mock Orange
    Philadelphus lewisii
    Oceanspray
    Holodiscus discolor
    Site Preparation
    Sheet Composting
    (Lasagna Gardening)
    1. Cut vegetation close to ground, roughen surface
    2. Sprinkle area with high-nitrogen organic matter
    3. Cover with smothering material (cardboard,
    several layers of newspaper, etc.)
    4. Water well
    5. Cover with ~3” of high-nitrogen organic matter
    6. Cover with ~6” of mulch
    7. Water until fairly well soaked

    Total cover should be at least 8” (for productive


    gardening) but less than 14”
    Sheet Composting
    (Lasagna Gardening)
    Maintenance
    • Conserve water and control competing
    vegetation
    – MULCH

    • Protect from Rodents, Deer, Weed Eaters


    – Install tree protectors

    • Irrigate Until Established (1-3 years)


    – Once or twice per month May through August
    – Soak root zone to encourage deep rooting
    For More Information
    about Natural Landscaping
    • Observe Natural Landscapes
    • Learn to Identify Native Plants
    – Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Pojar
    and MacKinnon
    • Native Plants in the Coastal Garden by April
    Pettinger with Brenda Costanzo
    • Landscaping for Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest
    by Russell Link
    • Grow Your Own Native Landscape by M. Leigh,
    WSU Extension
    For More Information about
    Edible Landscaping
    • Designing and Maintaining Your Edible
    Landscape Naturally by Robert Kourik
    • The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping
    by Rosalind Creasy
    • Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale
    Permaculture by Toby Hemenway
    http://patternliteracy.com/index.html
    Helpful Websites
    • Native Plants
    – http://gardening.wsu.edu/text/nwnative.htm
    – http://4hwildlifestewards.org/creating%20your%20
    wildlife%20garden/native.htm
    • Natural Landscaping
    – http://www.seattle.gov/util/Services/Yard/Natural_
    Lawn_&_Garden_Care/index.asp
    – http://green.kingcounty.gov/gonative/index.aspx
    • Firewise Landscaping
    – http://www.firewise.org/resources/fwl/contents.html
    For More Information and
    Technical Assistance
    Natural Landscaping Short Course: April
    Native Plant Field Workshop: spring & fall

    Joe Holtrop
    District Manager
    Clallam Conservation District
    1601 E. Front St., Ste. A
    452-1912 x 5 http://clallam.scc.wa.gov/
    Remember,
    We All Live Downstream

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