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Landscape Concepts West Campus Doug Wade, ASLA Landscape Architect August 10, 2004 Del Mar College 2003 Bond Improvement Plan Proposed Naturalized WKMC Architects, Inc.
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Goals: Lower Initial Costs Less nursery grown stock Less irrigation Less site preparation Less chemicals Less labor on installation
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Goals: Lower Long Range Costs Simplifying maintenance Reducing Mowing & trimming Air contaminates & toxic particulates Conserving water Minimizing fertilizers/insecticides
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Provides: Uncluttered, natural look Enhanced Architectural Lines More $ available for High-Use Zones User Friendly
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Natural Landscape with Selective Maintenance
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Selective Mowing Native grasses
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Entrance Sign…selective mowing
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Indigenous Material
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Mass Plantings
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Mass Effect with no controlled edge
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Massed Effect with controlled edge
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Selective Mowing…..
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Multi-Use…
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POSSIBLE Proposed Natives for Del Mar College West Campus
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Acacia berlanderi Guajillo
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Acacia famesiana Huisache
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Acacia greggii Catclaw
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Acacia rigidula Blackbrush
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Cordia boissieri Wild Olive
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Pithecellobium ebano Ebony
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Parkinsonia aculeata Retama
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Parkinsonia texana Palo Verde
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Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite
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Bambusa ventricosa
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Sophora secundiflora Mt. Laurel
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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
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