Plan Example 1 - NS-Conventional

A 12' x 15' area bordered by a driveway to the south, a side walk, a front walkway and a brick foot path. The design consists of overstory trees (2-red alder, clustered) and a small tree/large shrub (vine maple). The vine maple is situated toward the house to create a larger separation between the house and the canopy of the larger trees (the alders).

Various shrubs can be placed under the trees and various smaller plants can be placed around the shrubs. In the present design, we have selected salal, creeping Oregon grape and sword fern as shrubs because they are low to the ground, creating a separation between the trees and the shrubs, and they are evergreen (which is apparently desired in conventional landscaping). The smaller plants include a mix of strawberry (coastal or wood) and twinflower, which both may exhibit ground cover like tendencies and are also evergreen. Other smaller plants and wild flowers could be added amongst the strawberry and twinflower to add color and varied texture/structure. Substitute trees and shrubs could also be provided and a few of those are pointed out below. Though not shown in the diagrams, red flowering currant could be provided on both sides of the front walkway near the house to add color and fragrance.

Grown-In Diagram
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Planting Diagram
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