Landscape Management, February 2011
6 7 THE WORK 1 A thing of beauty The clubhouse is the heart of this community overlooking two lakes The owner made sure that much of the natural beauty of the surrounding environment was highlighted while creating an atmosphere reminiscent of Tuscany 2 Perfect placement An 100 ton crane was used to install the eld grown oaks including an 18 in caliper with a 15 ft spread and 25 ft tall no small feat when working in the tight spaces as the courtyards offered 3 Italian renaissance The Tuscan ambiance was achieved through the use of Italian style plant material including tall Italian Cypress drifty Mexican Sage stately Black Olive trees and owering Rosemary 4 Smart irrigation Austin Outdoor installed more than 7 miles of dripline using the nearby lake as the water source In total more than 3000 hours were devoted to the irrigation installation 5 Water conservation Native droughttolerant plants include blue Plumbago trailing Lantana and wispy Fakahatchee grass 6 Lots of pots Potted plants were an important theme element But moving and arranging more than 100 pots was sometimes a challenge during the process 7 Turf choices The 4 acre site features Bahia grass and Zoysia grass A full time crew of eight plus Wester worked for nearly 18 months to complete the landscape installation Austin Outdoor is a horticultural organization dedicated to creating building and maintaining sustainable landscapes This particular installation garnered a 2010 Environmental Improvement Grand Award from the Professional Landcare Network PLANET For more information visit AustinOutdoor net 5 43 FEBRUARY 2011 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET 4
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