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1 Sustainable Landscape Management Case Study Approach Trilogy at Redmond Ridge Patrick Schwartzkopf Pacific Landscape Management

2 BIOGRAPHY OF AN ECO-PRO HORTICULTURALIST 2

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4 I am a Landscape Artist An Expert on Aesthetics My Philosophy 4

5 Fluidity! 5

6 Cookie Cutter 6

7 Unique 7

8 Open to interpretation 8

9 Scientist of the Garden Pseudo-meteorologist Plant Identification Plant Health Care Knowing your soils Knowing micro-zones within a landscape Disease and Pest Identification 9

10 Energy is infectious Walk and Talk Respect Teachable moments People Based 10

11 TRILOGY AT REDMOND RIDGE 11

12 TRILOGY At Redmond Ridge Started building in 2002 and finished in homes > 955,000 sqft of irrigated turf > 727,000 sqft of landscaped beds > 600,000 sqft of wetland and hillsides On-site Landscape Supervisor Weekly Newsletter 55 and over community High expectations Horticultural knowledge varies Jardinero Program 12

13 Original State of Affairs Lack of topsoil for lawns Short Term Installation Strategy Differing ages of plant material (1 yr to 12 yr landscapes) Poor pruning Lack of attention to detail 13

14 Original State of Affairs Poor selection of initial plant material 14

15 Original State of Affairs Poor Installations 15

16 Weekly drive through with site supervisor (issues, quality control) Agreed upon a Rip and Repair budget Weekly enhancements Devise a Plan 16

17 Devise a Plan Bed Maintenance Task Specific Program In-Depth Note Taking Seasonality 17

18 Devise a Plan Lawn Maintenance No Mulch Mowing No Moss Control Timed Weed Control Measures Four Fertilizations a year TIMING!!!

19 Winter (November to February) Stay off lawns when frozen Drainage Restorative Pruning Wood chips! Budget for Spring Project 19

20 If Frozen, Keep Off! 20

21 Drainage Issues Galore 21

22 Drainage proper installation is key! 22

23 Suspect Pruning Practices 23

24 Suspect Pruning Practices 24

25 Suspect Pruning Practices 25

26 Top 10 Sheered Plants 1. Hydrangeas 2. Barberry 3. Spirea 4. Abelia 5. Weigelia 6. Ninebark 7. Japanese Maples 8. Nandina 9. Red Twig Dogwood 10. Witchhazel 26

27 Wood Chips!!! Sheet Mulching! 27

28 Spring (March to May) Lawns New Lawns Turf Renovations Disease and Pest Treatments Coppicing 28

29 Builders are NOT landscapers Turf! 29

30 Builders are NOT landscapers 30

31 Turf Renovations Thatching 31

32 Turf Renovation Aeration 32

33 Turf Renovation Top-dress 33

34 Turf Renovation Overseed 34

35 Disease and Pest Problems 35

36 Dogwood Anthracnose Dogwood Test Over 250 infected trees Normal treatment is a series of 4 fungicide applications after bud break at day intervals Budget restraints 2 applications 36

37 Dogwood Anthracnose 37

38 Thrips on Hollywood Junipers All Hollywood Junipers on property infected 38

39 Thrips on Hollywood Junipers Paper test Know the life cycle 39

40 Verticillum Wilt on Japanese Maples 40

41 Pitch Pine Moth on Japanese Pine 41

42 Pruning Teaching and training 42

43 Coppicing - weigela 43

44 Coppicing Red Twig Dogwood 44

45 Summer (June to August) Plant Removal and Replacements Summertime Pruning Keep up on perennials Eliminating turf Budget for Fall Projects 45

46 Heather Dead Plant Removal and Plant Blue Oat Grass vs vs Replacements Evergreen Huckleberry/Sarcoccoa Blue Star Juniper Azalea vs Goshiki Osmanthus/Fothergilla Requirements: Slow-growing or dwarf varieties Drought tolerant Interesting 46

47 Summertime Pruning 47

48 Perennial daylilly in November 48

49 Eliminating Unnecessary Turf Areas 49

50 Eliminating Unnecessary Turf Areas 50

51 Fall (September to November) Plant Installations Common Areas Plant Selection 51

52 Planting Properly 52

53 Crimson Pygmy Barberry Berberis thunbergii Crimson Pygmy 53

54 Fothergilla Fothergilla major Mt. Airy 54

55 Dwarf Mugo Pine Pinus mugo Pumillo 55

56 Goshiki Osmanthus Osmanthus heterophyllus Goshiki 56

57 Cavantine Pieris Pieris japonica Cavantine 57

58 Gold Thread Cypress Chamaecypair pissifera Mops 58

59 Thujopsis dolbrata Nana Dwarf False Arborvitae 59

60 Blue Star Juniper Juniperis communs Blue Star 60

61 On the horizon. Mulch Mowing of common areas Case study with Green Gardening Program Continue cutting, chipping, mulching Composting on-site? 61

62 What would you do? 62

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