Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ...
Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ... Plant Selection & Landscape Design - Southwest Florida Water ...
SCENARIO D: UNDER WINDOWS Two design options (No screening, Light screening) CHALLENGES: • Dense plant blocks rear window • No plant material around front window GOAL: To frame windows with plant material to add visual interest and curb appeal. Alternately, plant material can be used to provide light screening of windows to prevent passersby from seeing in through the windows. Plant Characteristics to Look For: • Medium height • No thorns or stiff leaves • Loose foliage • Flexible branches Turf Design Solutions: • Avoid blocking views by choosing plants with medium height and compact growth habits House • Choose shrubs with a tidy growth habit and allow enough room to access windows for cleaning and hanging storm shutters • Avoid stiff, thorny plants that would prevent exiting from windows in an emergency situation Sidewalk • Be aware of the mature size of plants and choose appropriately • Use small trees with low canopies if shade or screening is desired Existing Landscape 12 FLORIDA-FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING TM GUIDE TO PLANT SELECTION AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN • 2010
SOLUTION 1 SOLUTION 2 No Screening Light Screening Medium height shrub Low shrubs Groundcover Open shrub Turf Turf House House Sidewalk Sidewalk A Florida-Friendly Landscaping TM Publication 13
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- Page 3 and 4: INTRODUCTION: What Is a Florida-Fri
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- Page 23 and 24: Converting Your Yard to a Florida-F
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- Page 31 and 32: Florida-Friendly Plant List The pla
- Page 33 and 34: KEY TO SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS FL
- Page 35 and 36: LARGE TREES Fraxinus americana Whit
- Page 37 and 38: LARGE TREES Pinus elliottii var. el
- Page 39 and 40: LARGE TREES Taxodium spp. Pond Cypr
- Page 41 and 42: MEDIUM TREES Coccoloba diversifolia
- Page 43 and 44: MEDIUM TREES Persea palustris Swamp
- Page 45 and 46: SMALL TREES Callistemon spp. Bottle
- Page 47 and 48: SMALL TREES Dodonaea viscosa Hopbus
- Page 49 and 50: SMALL TREES Myrcianthes fragrans Si
- Page 51 and 52: SMALL TREES Tabebuia aurea Silver T
- Page 53 and 54: LARGE SHRUBS Aloysia virgata Sweet
- Page 55 and 56: LARGE SHRUBS Camellia japonica Came
- Page 57 and 58: LARGE SHRUBS Cyrilla racemiflora Ti
- Page 59 and 60: LARGE SHRUBS Ilex X‘Mary Nell’
- Page 61 and 62: LARGE SHRUBS Musa spp. Banana C S 9
- Page 63 and 64: LARGE SHRUBS Rhododendron cvs. Azal
SCENARIO D: UNDER WINDOWS<br />
Two design options (No screening, Light screening)<br />
CHALLENGES:<br />
• Dense plant blocks rear window<br />
• No plant material around front window<br />
GOAL:<br />
To frame windows with plant material to add<br />
visual interest and curb appeal. Alternately,<br />
plant material can be used to provide light<br />
screening of windows to prevent passersby<br />
from seeing in through the windows.<br />
<strong>Plant</strong> Characteristics to Look For:<br />
• Medium height<br />
• No thorns or stiff leaves<br />
• Loose foliage<br />
• Flexible branches<br />
Turf<br />
<strong>Design</strong> Solutions:<br />
• Avoid blocking views by choosing plants<br />
with medium height and compact growth<br />
habits<br />
House<br />
• Choose shrubs with a tidy growth habit<br />
and allow enough room to access windows<br />
for cleaning and hanging storm<br />
shutters<br />
• Avoid stiff, thorny plants that would prevent<br />
exiting from windows in an emergency<br />
situation<br />
Sidewalk<br />
• Be aware of the mature size of plants and<br />
choose appropriately<br />
• Use small trees with low canopies if shade<br />
or screening is desired<br />
Existing <strong>Landscape</strong><br />
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FLORIDA-FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING TM GUIDE TO PLANT SELECTION AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN • 2010
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