Boulevard Garden Design
Boulevard garden design full sun.
Boulevard garden design. Well drained soil that doesn t dry out. Boulevard plants full sun spring interest. Planning your boulevard garden.
Dianthus gratianopolitanus cheddar pinks salt tolerant phlox subulata creeping phlox salt. Cause i had no idea until i started googling around looking for inspiration for my much more mild mannered boulevard garden. The boulevard is enjoyed by many pedestrians and a conscious decision was made that the new garden should offer something to this streetscape rather than turning its back on the street which is sadly something that more and more gardens are.
This compact site was topographically challenging and the garden required clever spatial planning to integrate with the new contemporary residence ensuring lush outlooks whilst being practical for the client s growing family. Poor planning and improper boulevard garden maintenance can weaken or kill boulevard trees. The challenges and solutions to gardening in the hellstrip are similar to gardening along hot blacktop drives and streets.
But properly done the result will be a low maintenance oasis. However with proper design and care your attention can improve the health of your trees. At least six hours of direct sunlight.
Artemisia species wormwood salt tolerant coreopsis verticillata threadleaf coreopsis. Jun 22 2013 inspiration photos found on pinterest guys did you know that what i have been referring to as a boulevard garden is much more commonly known as a hellstrip. Boulevard trees face harsh growing conditions such as low nutrients compacted soil and lack of regular watering.
I realize now that hellstrip.