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HANDS ON PROJECTS
THROUGH HANDS ON EXPERIMENTATION WITH PLANTS AND OTHER MATERIALS, I'VE GOTTEN TO LEARN THROUGH REAL TIME LANDSCAPING AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE.
THESE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF THIS ONGOING EXPERIMENTAL AND EXPERIENCIAL LEARNING I HAVE DONE FOR MYSELF AND FOR OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR HIRE.
DATE
SUMMER 2025
PROJECT LOCATION
212 OAK STREET
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
TECHNIQUES + TOOLS USED
REMOVAL OF INVASIVE PLANT MATERIAL
HAND WEEDING AND ROTO-TILLING
ENRICHED WITH COMPOST, ORGANIC GARDEN SOIL AND BONE MEAL
SHOVEL FOR PLANTINGS AND STONE ARRANGEMENT
CONTINUED MAINTENANCE AND ONGOING MAINTENANCE
PLANTS
SPIREA JAPONICA (GOLDMOUND SPIREA)
PENNISETUM ALOPECUROIDES (REDHEAD FOUNTAIN GRASS)
PLANTING AND DESIGN LOGIC
I WANTED TO EXPERIEMENT WITH PLANT SELECTION, PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE FOR A HOT, DRY GARDEN BED IN FRONT OF MY APARTMENT. I HOPED TO FILL IN WHERE PREVIOUS SPIREAS HAS DIED AND CONTINUE THE GRADIENT OF SPIREA TO COVER THE FULL LENGTH OF THE BED ONCE AGAIN. THE REDHEAD FEATHER REED GRASS CREATES A BOOK END WHERE OVER TIME IT WILL PROVIDE A NATURAL SCREEN FOR WHERE THE GRBAGE AND RECYCLING BINS ARE PARKED. THE STONE WILL HELP TO SLOW STORMWATER AND ALLOW IT TO INFILTRATE INTO THE GROUND WITHOUT ERODING THE BED, AS THERE ARE NO GUTTERS ON THIS HOUSE SO THE WATER FALLS DIRECTLY INTO THE GARDEN BED AND YARD.
THIS BED HAD NOT BEEN CARED FOR FOR MANY YEARS, IT WAS TIME TO CLEAN AND REFRESH IT.
JUNE
2025
HERE YOU SEE WHERE BISHOPS WEED HAD TAKEN OVER WHERE SPRIEAS USED TO RESIDE.
BLACK WALNUT SAPLINGS HAD ALSO CREEPED IN. OVERALL, IN NEED OF WEEDING AND CLEANUP.
JULY
2025
UPON WEEDING AND ROTO-TILLING. AMENDED THE SOIL AND TILLED IN FRESH COMPOST/GARDEN SOIL.
ESTABLISHED SPIREAS CAN BREATH AGAIN AND SPREAD OUT INTO THE BED NOW FREE OF INVASIVES.
AUGUST
2025
PROJECT IS UNDERWAY, FIRST ROUND OF STONE INSTALLED. SOIL STILL EXPOSED.
SEPTEMBER
2025
PLANTS ARE MORE ESTABLISHED, BEING MAINTAINED WEEKLY, WATERED AND WEEDED. SIGNS OF CARE ARE NOW PRESENT. NOT ONLY IS THIS DESIGN FUNCTIONAL, IT ALSO ADDS BEAUTY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND MY HOPE IS THAT IT INSPIRES OTHERS TO ADD CARE AND BEAUTY TO THEIR YARDS AND NEIGHBORHOODS.
DATE
SUMMER 2025
PROJECT LOCATION
706 DEMONG DRIVE
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
TECHNIQUES + TOOLS USED
WEEDING AND INSTALLATION OF STONE AND GARDEN PLANTINGS
ONE SHOVEL,ONE BUCKET AND PURE STRENGTH
PLANTS
WEIGELIA
LAVENDAR
GARDEN PHLOX
PLANTING AND DESIGN LOGIC
THIS CLIENT NEEDED STONE INSTALLED AND WEED FABRIC TO LOWER MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.
THEY REQUESTED I ADD A FEW ADDITIONAL PLANTS TO THE OTHER BEDS FOR COLOR AND DENSITY.
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