2025 Design & Master Plan - South Dakota State University
2025 Design & Master Plan - South Dakota State University
2025 Design & Master Plan - South Dakota State University
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planting methods<br />
Use suitable topsoil to establish finished grades in plant beds, maintaining<br />
minimum recommended topsoil depths. Leave room in the plant beds for the<br />
addition of compost. Till plant beds to a 12 inch depth. Add compost material<br />
as recommended, tilling it into the top 8 inches of the topsoil. Smoothly<br />
outline the edges of all planting beds where indicated on the plans. Rake the<br />
soil surface smooth and lightly compact. Set out all plantings beginning with<br />
the tree, shrubs, then perennials. Adjust spacing as necessary and install<br />
plantings.<br />
Refer to typical shrub and perennial planting detail in Figure 10.2.<br />
mulch<br />
All mulch to be used on campus shall be a shredded hardwood mulch placed<br />
directly on the prepared topsoil plant beds (no weed barrier fabric or plastic).<br />
Mulch shall be clean, fresh, and free from soil, rocks, diseased material and<br />
foreign organic and nonorganic matter.<br />
Mulch for tree and shrub beds shall be 3 to 4 inches deep after settlement.<br />
figure 10.2: typical shrub and perennial planting detail<br />
Mulch for perennial beds shall be 2 to 3 inches deep after settlement.<br />
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