Landscape Concepts West Campus Doug Wade, ASLA Landscape Architect August 10, 2004 Del Mar College 2003 Bond Improvement Plan Proposed Naturalized WKMC Architects, Inc.
Goals: Lower Initial Costs Less nursery grown stock Less irrigation Less site preparation Less chemicals Less labor on installation
Goals: Lower Long Range Costs Simplifying maintenance Reducing Mowing & trimming Air contaminates & toxic particulates Conserving water Minimizing fertilizers/insecticides
Provides: Uncluttered, natural look Enhanced Architectural Lines More $ available for High-Use Zones User Friendly
Natural Landscape with Selective Maintenance
Selective Mowing Native grasses
Entrance Sign…selective mowing
Indigenous Material
Mass Plantings
Mass Effect with no controlled edge
Massed Effect with controlled edge
Selective Mowing…..
Multi-Use…
POSSIBLE Proposed Natives for Del Mar College West Campus
Acacia berlanderi Guajillo
Acacia famesiana Huisache
Acacia greggii Catclaw
Acacia rigidula Blackbrush
Cordia boissieri Wild Olive
Pithecellobium ebano Ebony
Parkinsonia aculeata Retama
Parkinsonia texana Palo Verde
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite
Bambusa ventricosa
Sophora secundiflora Mt. Laurel
Landscape Concepts Del Mar College-West Campus Proposed natural WKMC Architects, Inc. Doug Wade, Landscape Architect ….”the positive aspects of landscaping naturally far outweigh the negative perceptions…native plants are genetically adapted to local biotic conditions and thus are more inherently resistant to local pest problems than exotic, cultivated species.” John Ingram