1-005469 0426 - Landscape Restoration Plan.pdf

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This is a Landscape Restoration Plan document prepared by Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. for the York County Industrial Development Authority (YCIDA) and the City of York, Pennsylvania. The project encompasses landscape restoration work at Gateway Gardens, located in York County, and includes the removal of existing site materials, installation of containerized shrubs and perennial plantings, placement of stone seat blocks, construction of a pea gravel trail system, installation of signage, and implementation of erosion and sediment control measures. The plan specifies 13 plant species including Little Henry Sweetspire, Blue Pacific Shore Juniper, Bearberry, Nikko Slender Deutzia, Moonbeam Tickseed, Gayfeather, White Knockout Shrub Rose, Claire Grace Wild Bergamot, Butterfly Weed, Scarlet Flame Moss Phlox, Black-eyed Susans, Fireworks Goldenrod, and Purple Lovegrass. Bids are to be received online via PennBID until Friday, May 29, 2026, at 10:00 AM local time, at which point all bids will be publicly opened and read. The plan includes detailed specifications for site preparation, planting operations, soil amendments, mulching, seeding of no-mow lawn areas, and post-planting maintenance procedures.

The landscape contractor is responsible for furnishing all materials, labor, equipment, and services required to complete the work in accordance with standards established by the American Association of Nurserymen and the City of York. All plant materials must comply with ANSI Z60.1 standards and be warranted for twelve months from the date of substantial completion, with contractors required to remove and replace dead or defective plants. The project requires soil analysis testing, submission of product data and manufacturer certificates, and final acceptance verification based on establishment of no-mow lawn seed mixes to a minimum of 75 percent coverage and 90 percent survival rate for landscape plugs. Contractors must provide supplemental watering through the growing season, implement fertilizing and weed control measures, and perform regular maintenance including mowing of no-mow areas at specified heights. Bid security is required in the form of a certified check or bid bond in an amount not less than ten percent, with all bidder questions to be submitted via PennBID in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

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1. LANDSCAPE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE FURNISHING AND INSTALLING PLANT MATERIALS SHOWN ON THE LANDSCAPE SCHEDULE AND COMPLYING

WITH THE LANDSCAPING NOTES AND PLANTING DETAILS.

2. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL MATERIAL, LABOR, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS AND SERVICES REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH ALL RELATED

WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS.

3. ALL LANDSCAPING AS SHOWN HEREIN SHALL BE INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED BY ACCEPTED PRACTICES AS RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN

ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN AND TO STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY.

4. LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLANS SHALL NOT BE UTILIZED TO DETERMINE LOCATIONS, DIMENSION, OR MEASUREMENTS OF OTHER PROPOSED

SITE IMPROVEMENTS.

5. LOCATIONS OF PLANT MATERIAL ARE APPROXIMATE. EXACT LOCATION OF PLANT MATERIALS SHALL BE STAKED OUT BY THE CONTRACTOR

PRIOR TO PLANTING OPERATIONS; LOCATIONS OF STAKES MUST BE APPROVED BY PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE OR OWNER BEFORE

PLANTING OPERATIONS BEGIN.

6. UTILITIES: DETERMINE LOCATIONS OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES AND PERFORM WORK IN A MANNER WHICH WILL AVOID POSSIBLE DAMAGE.

HAND EXCAVATE AS REQUIRED. MAINTAIN GRADE STAKES SET BY OTHERS UNTIL REMOVAL IS MUTUALLY AGREED UPON BY PARTIES

CONCERNED.

7. LANDSCAPE MULCH IN PLANTING BEDS SHALL BE DOUBLE SHREDDED HARDWOOD MULCH, COLOR: BROWN OR BLACK, MULCH THICKNESS

SHALL BE 3 INCHES MAXIMUM AFTER LIGHT TAMPING.

8. ALL PLANT MATERIAL SHALL HAVE A NORMAL HABIT OF GROWTH TYPICAL OF THEIR SPECIES OR VARIETY AND SHALL BE SOUND, HEALTHY, VIGOROUS AND FREE OF DISEASES AND INSECTS. THEY SHALL HAVE HEALTHY, WELL-DEVELOPED ROOT SYSTEMS.

9. REQUIREMENTS FOR MEASUREMENTS, BRANCHING, GRADING, QUALITY AND BURLAPPING OF ALL PLANT MATERIAL SHALL FOLLOW THE

CODE OF STANDARDS RECOMMENDED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN, INC. IN THE AMERICAN STANDARD FOR NURSERY

STOCK ANSI Z60.1 AS AMENDED. PLANT SIZES AND CONTAINER SIZES SHOWN ARE MINIMUM.

10. SUBSTITUTIONS, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS ARE PERMISSIBLE UPON APPROVAL OF THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND OWNER.

11. PLANTING SHALL BE DONE WITHIN THE FOLLOWING DATES - SHRUBS AND LANDSCAPE PLUGS SHALL BE PLANTED SEPTEMBER 1 - DECEMBER

1, OR APRIL 15 - MAY 31, AND ONLY WHEN LOCAL CLIMATIC AND SOIL CONDITIONS FAVOR SATISFACTORY PLANTING OPERATIONS. PLANTING

MAY BE DONE BEYOND THESE LIMITS ONLY IF REQUESTED IN WRITING WITH DOCUMENTATION OF REASONS FOR DELAYS AND APPROVED BY

THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

12. PLANTING OPERATIONS TO COMMENCE ONLY WHEN PRECEDING WORK WITHIN THE AREA HAS BEEN COMPLETED. PROCEED WITH AND

COMPLETE PLANTING AS RAPIDLY AS PORTIONS OF THE SITE BECOME AVAILABLE, WORKING WITHIN SEASONAL LIMITATIONS.

13. DO NOT INSTALL PLANTS WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES MAY DROP BELOW 35 DEGREES F OR ABOVE 90 DEGREES F.

14. DO NOT INSTALL PLANTS WHEN WIND VELOCITY EXCEEDS 30 MPH.

15. REFER TO THE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN FOR LIMIT OF WORK. PLANTING, SEEDING OR SODDING SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR

ALL NON-PAVED DISTURBED AREAS.

16. ALL LANDSCAPING AND IMPROVEMENTS MUST BE REPLACED IF THE REQUIRED VEGETATION IS DAMAGED, DISEASED, CUT OR DIES BEFORE

WARRANTY PERIOD ENDS.

17. LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR TO WARRANT LANDSCAPE PLANTS FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE(12) MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF SUBSTANTIAL

COMPLETION OF THE PLANT MATERIALS. SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DATE SHALL BE REQUESTED BY THE CONTRACTOR AND DETERMINED

BY THE OWNER. CONTRACTOR TO WARRANT ALL PLANTS AGAINST DEFECTS INCLUDING DEATH AND UNSATISFACTORY GROWTH AS

DETERMINED BY THE OWNER OR OWNERS AGENT. CONTRACTOR TO REMOVE AND REPLACE DEAD PLANTING IMMEDIATELY UNLESS

REQUIRED TO PLANT IN THE SUCCEEDING PLANTING SEASON.

SHRUB PITS AND PLANTING BEDS :

1. REMOVE EXISTING TURF AND PREPARE SUB-SOIL TO ELIMINATE UNEVEN AREAS AND LOW SPOTS. MAINTAIN LINES, LEVELS, PROFILES, AND

CONTOURS. MAKE CHANGES IN GRADE GRADUAL. BLEND SLOPES INTO LEVEL AREAS.

2. REMOVE FOREIGN MATERIALS, WEEDS AND UNDESIRABLE PLANTS AND THEIR ROOTS. REMOVE CONTAMINATED SUBSOIL.

3. SCARIFY SURFACE SOIL TO DEPTH OF FOUR (4) INCHES WHERE TOPSOIL AND COMPOST ARE TO BE PLACED. REPEAT CULTIVATION IN AREAS WHERE

EQUIPMENT, USED FOR HAULING AND SPREADING TOPSOIL, HAS COMPACTED SUBSOIL.

4. TOPSOIL IN SEEDED AND PLANTING AREAS: SPREAD TOPSOIL TO A MINIMUM DEPTH OF TWO (2) INCHES OVER AREAS TO BE SEEDED. RAKE UNTIL

SMOOTH.

5. TOPSOIL IN SHRUB PITS: PLANTING SOIL SHALL CONSIST OF EXISTING, NATIVE SURFACE TOPSOIL FORMED UNDER NATURAL CONDITIONS WITH THE

DUFF LAYER RETAINED DURING EXCAVATION PROCESS AND EXISTING, IN-PLACE SURFACE SOIL. WHERE EXISTING SOIL QUANTITIES ARE

INSUFFICIENT, IMPORTED OR MANUFACTURED TOPSOIL SHALL BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT. CLEAN SOIL OF ROOTS, PLANTS, SOD, STONES, CLODS, CLAY LUMPS, POCKETS OF COARSE SAND, CONCRETE SLURRY, CONCRETE LAYERS OR CHUNKS, CEMENT, PLASTER, BUILDING DEBRIS, AND OTHER

EXTRANEOUS MATERIALS HARMFUL TO PLANT GROWTH. MIX PLANTING SOIL THOROUGHLY BEFORE PLACING.

6. VERIFY DEPTH OF BEDROCK AND NATIVE SOIL IN TREE PITS AND PLANTING AREAS. NOTIFY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND OWNER IF DEPTH TO

BEDROCK IS LESS THAN THIRTY SIX (36) INCHES. PROPER DRAINAGE SHALL BE REQUIRED.

7. PLACE TOPSOIL DURING DRY WEATHER AND ON DRY, UNFROZEN SUBGRADE.

8. ALL PLANTING AREAS SHALL BE MULCHED WITH DOUBLE SHREDDED HARDWOOD MULCH TO A UNIFORM DEPTH OF THREE INCHES (3"). PLACED AFTER

PLANTING. DO NOT PLACE MULCH DIRECTLY AGAINST SHRUBS OR THE CROWNS OF LANDSCAPE PLUGS. APPLY MULCH WITHIN TWO (2) DAYS AFTER

PLANTING, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF WINTER PLANTING WHEN MULCH SHALL BE PLACED IMMEDIATELY.

NO-MOW SEEDING AREAS :

1. KILL AND REMOVE ALL EXISTING VEGETATION, INCLUDING TURF LAWN, FROM NO MOW LAWN SEEDING AREAS.

2. PREPARE SEEDED AREAS BY ADDING TOPSOIL AND INCORPORATING COMPOST AND SOIL AMENDMENTS AS CONFIRMED BY SOIL TEST RESULTS.

3. FALL SEEDING DATES: AUGUST 20 TO OCTOBER 20.

4. SPRING SEEDING DATES: MARCH 15 TO MAY 15.

5. APPLY SEED MIXES PER MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED SEEDING RATES AND SEEDING INSTRUCTIONS.

6. ROLL SEEDED SURFACES TO CONSOLIDATE, THEN WATER GENTLY AND APPLY STRAW MULCH.

SITE PREPARATION & PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS

POST-PLANTING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES

DELIVERY:

1. TRANSPORT AND HANDLE PRODUCTS ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS. KEEP PLANT MATERIAL SHADED AND COVERED

DURING TRANSPORT.

2. DELIVER PRODUCTS IN MANUFACTURER'S ORIGINAL SEALED CONTAINER OR PACKAGING, COMPLETE WITH LABELS/INSTRUCTIONS FOR

STORING, HANDLING, UNPACKING, PROTECTING, AND INSTALLING.

3. PROMPTLY INSPECT SHIPMENTS TO ENSURE PRODUCTS COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS, QUANTITIES ARE CORRECT, AND PRODUCTS ARE

UNDAMAGED.

4. DELIVER FERTILIZER IN WATERPROOF BAGS SHOWING WEIGHT, CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, AND NAME OF MANUFACTURER.

5. STORE AND PROTECT PRODUCTS ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS.

6. STORE PRODUCTS WITH SEALS AND LABELS INTACT AND LEGIBLE.

7. STORE SENSITIVE PRODUCTS IN WEATHERTIGHT, CLIMATE-CONSTROLLED ENCLOSURES IN AN ENVIRONMENT SUITABLE TO PRODUCT.

STORAGE:

1. PROTECT AND MAINTAIN PLANT LIFE UNTIL PLANTED.

2. DELIVER PLANT MATERIALS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO PLACEMENT. KEEP PLANTS MOIST.

3. DO NOT EXPOSE PLANTS TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES, WIND, OR CONTAMINANTS (FUEL OR HERBICIDES).

4. KEEP PLANTS MOIST, SHADED AND COVERED.

5. STORE PLANTS AND THEIR CONTAINERS OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT.

6. ALLOW SPACE FOR AIR CIRCULATION BETWEEN PLANT CONTAINERS, BOXES OR BAGS.

7. DO NOT EXPOSE PLANT ROOTS TO EXCESSIVE DRYING CONDITIONS.

8. DO NOT ALLOW PLANTS TO FREEZE. DO NOT PLANT SHRUBS OR LANDSCAPE PLUGS IF THEY ARE FROZEN FOR MORE THAN 2 DAYS.

9. UNPLANTED LANDSCAPE PLUGS FOUR WEEKS OR OLDER SHOULD BE CAREFULLY CHECKED FOR MILDEW, MOLD OR DECAY.

10. DON'T STACK LANDSCAPE PLUGS MORE THAN 2 BOXES / TRAYS DEEP WITHOUT SPACERS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.

11. PLANT MATERIAL DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF DELIVERY, STORAGE OR HANDLING WILL BE REJECTED.

HANDLING OF LANDSCAPE PLUGS:

1. PLANT LANDSCAPE PLUGS WITHIN TWO (2) WEEKS OF DELIVERY TO PROJECT SITE IF POSSIBLE.

2. REMOVE ONLY MINIMUM NUMBER OR LANDSCAPE PLUGS THAT CAN BE PLANTED QUICKLY AND CORRECTLY TO AVOID EXPOSING ROOTS TO

WIND AND SUN.

3. CLOSE LANDSCAPE PLUG BOXES AND PLACE OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT.

PRODUCT DELIVERY, STORAGE AND HANDLING GUIDELINES

1. TOPSOIL:

a. SATISFACTORY ON-SITE BORROW, BACKFILL AND FILL MATERIALS: NATURALLY OCCURRING, NON-CONTAMINATED SOILS OF THE

SITE FREE OF ROCK, OR GRAVEL LARGER THAN 3 INCHES IN ANY DIMENSION, DEBRIS, WASTE, FROZEN MATERIAL, VEGETATION AND

OTHER DELETERIOUS MATTER, PROVIDING REQUIRED COMPACTION DENSITIES CAN BE ACHIEVED, WHICH MAY INCLUDE APPROVED

METHODS OF MODIFICATION WITH AMENDMENTS AND MOISTURE CONTROL. MATERIAL SHALL NOT CONTAIN MORE THAN 20%

SILT/CLAY (BY WEIGHT).

b. IMPORTED TOPSOIL: NATURALLY OCCURRING SOIL WHICH IS FERTILE, FRIABLE, NATURALLY LOAMY AND REASONABLY FREE OF

SUBSOIL, CLAY LUMPS, BRUSH, WEEDS, ROOTS, STUMPS, STONE LARGER THAN ONE INCH (1") IN ANY DIMENSIONS, AND OTHER

EXTRANEOUS OR TOXI MATTER HARMFUL TO PLANT GROWTH.

c. THE PARTICLE GRADATION OF THE TOPSOIL SHALL BE WITHIN THE FOLLOWING RANGE AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL MIX:

· SAND (0.500 MM TO 0.050 MM) UP TO 50-75%

· SILT (0.050 MM TO 0.005 MM) UP TO 15-60%

· CLAY (0.005 MM AND SMALLER) UP TO 10-25%

d. ORGANIC MATTER (CONTENT BY WEIGHT):

· 4% MINIMUM

· 10% MAXIMUM

2. SOIL AMENDMENT MATERIALS - WHEN SOIL TESTS INDICATE SOIL AMENDMENT, APPLY SOIL CONDITIONERS OR FERTILIZERS TO AMEND

SOIL TO SPECIFIED CONDITIONS.

a. COMPOST - LEAF: WELL-COMPOSTED, STABLE, AND WEED-FREE ORGANIC MATTER, pH RANGE OF 5.5 TO 8; MOISTURE CONTENT 35

TO 55 PERCENT BY WEIGHT; 100 PERCENT PASSING THROUGH 1-INCH SIEVE; SOLUBLE SALT CONTENT OF 5 TO 10 DECISIEMENS/M;

NOT EXCEEDING 0.5 PERCENT INERT CONTAMINANTS AND FREE OF SUBSTANCES TOXIC TO PLANTINGS; AND AS FOLLOWS:

b. YARD DEBRIS OR ORGANIC WASTE MATERIAL COMPOSTED FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 MONTHS.

c. COMPOST - WOOD (HIGH LIGNIN): DECOMPOSED, NITROGEN-TREATED GROUND BARK OR WOOD WASTE; OF UNIFORM TEXTURE AND

FREE OF CHIPS, STONES, STICKS, SOIL, OR TOXIC MATERIALS.

d. MANURE:WELL-ROTTED, UNLEACHED, STABLE OR CATTLE MANURE CONTAINING NOT MORE THAN 25 PERCENT BY VOLUME OF

STRAW, SAWDUST, OR OTHER BEDDING MATERIALS; FREE OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES, STONES, STICKS, SOIL, WEED SEED, DEBRIS, AND MATERIAL HARMFUL TO PLANT GROWTH.

e. SPENT MUSHROOM SUBSTRATE: COMMERCIAL, WEATHERED, FREE FROM WEED SEEDS; MOISTURE CONTENT 30 TO 50 PERCENT;

ORGANIC CONTENT 40 PERCENT MINIMUM; CARBON TO NITROGEN RATIO 30:1 MAXIMUM; NITROGEN CONTENT 1.5 TO 3.0 PERCENT;

PHOSPHOROUS CONTENT 0.5 TO 2.0 PERCENT; POTASSIUM CONTENT 1.0 TO 3.0 PERCENT; pH RANGE 6.0 TO 8.0.

f. FERTILIZER: COMMERCIAL GRADE; RECOMMENDED FOR GRASS; OF PROPORTION NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE DEFICIENCIES OF

TOPSOIL, AS INDICATED IN SOIL ANALYSIS TEST RESULTS.

g. LIME: ASTM C602, CLASS 0 AGRICULTURAL LIMESTONE CONTAINING A MINIMUM 80 PERCENT CALCIUM CARBONATE EQUIVALENT

WITH A MINIMUM OF 95 PERCENT PASSING THOUGH NO. 8 SIEVE AND A MINIMUM OF 55 PERCENT PASSING THROUGH NO. 60 SIEVE.

LIME SHALL CONFORM TO STANDARDS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTS AND COMPLY WITH

APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

h. ALUMINUM SULFATE: COMMERCIAL GRADE, UNADULTERATED.

i. AGRICULTURAL GYPSUM: MINIMUM 90 PERCENT CALCIUM SULFATE, FINELY GROUND WITH 90 PERCENT PASSING THROUGH NO. 50

SIEVE.

3. MULCHING MATERIALS:

a. LANDSCAPE MULCH TO BE DOUBLE SHREDDED HARDWOOD MULCH, COLOR: BROWN OR BLACK

b. SEEDED AREAS - OAT OR WHEAT STRAW, FREE FROM WEEDS, FOREIGN MATTER DETRIMENTAL TO PLANT LIFE, AND DRY. HAY OR

CHOPPED CORNSTALKS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

1. LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR TO WARRANT LANDSCAPE PLANTS FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF SUBSTANTIAL

COMPLETION OF THE PLANT MATERIALS. SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DATE SHALL BE REQUESTED BY THE CONTRACTOR AND DETERMINED

BY THE OWNER. CONTRACTOR TO WARRANT ALL PLANTS AGAINST DEFECTS INCLUDING DEATH AND UNSATISFACTORY GROWTH AS

DETERMINED BY THE OWNER OR OWNERS AGENT.

2. CONTRACTOR TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE QUANTITY OF DEFFECTIVE OR DEAD PLANTS UP TO THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION DRAWING

SPECIFIED PLANT QUANTITY. WARRANTY PLANTINGS SHALL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT PLANTING WINDOW (SEPTEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 1 OR

APRIL 15 - MAY 31, EXCLUDING FROZEN SOIL CONDITIONS) FOLLOWING THE END OF THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD.

1. SOIL ANALYSIS: SUBMIT A MINIMUM OF ONE (1) 10 OZ (TEN OUNCE) SAMPLE OF TOPSOIL PROPOSED FOR EVERY ONE (1) ACRE OF PROJECT SITE IMPACTED BY PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS. FORWARD SAMPLE TO APPROVED TESTING LABORATORY IN SEALED CONTAINERS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT FOR EACH SAMPLE OF TOPSOIL FROM THE APPROVED TESTING LABORATORY. IF NECESSARY, SEVERAL 10 OZ SAMPLES SHALL BE TAKEN, OR SOIL TAKEN FROM SEVERAL AREAS COMBINED FOR ANALYSIS.

2. TESTING SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MOST CURRENT EDITION OF METHODS OF SOIL ANALYSIS PUBLISHED BY THE

SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC.

3. TEST REPORTS: ANALYZE TO ASCERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF NITROGEN, PHOSPHOROUS, POTASH, SOLUBLE SALT AND ORGANIC MATTER;

AND PH VALUE WITH RECOMMENDED SOIL SUPPLEMENTS AND APPLICATION RATES.

4. ALL SOIL MIXES SHALL BE TESTED FOR PARTICLE SIZE AND ORGANIC CONTENT AFTER PASSING THROUGH A 14 INCH SIEVE RATHER THAN

THE STANDARD 2-MM SIEVE TO INCLUDE LARGER PIECES OF ORGANIC MATERIAL.

5. PROVIDE A PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS, INCLUDING GRADIENT OF MINERAL CONTENT.

6. PROVIDE A CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:

a. PERCENT ORGANIC CONTENT BY OVEN-DRIED WEIGHT, PH, CHEMICAL LEVELS BY PARTS PER MILLION, SOLUBLE SALT BY ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF A 1:2 SOIL WATER SAMPLE MEASURED IN MILLIOHMS PER CENTIMETER, CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY

(CEC).

b. NUTRIENT TESTS SHALL INCLUDE THE TESTING LABORATORY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL ADDITIONS TO THE SOIL MIX

FOR THE PLANTS SPECIFIED AND NOTICE OF WHEN CHEMICAL LEVELS ARE EXCESSIVE.

c. REPORT PRESENCE OF PROBLEM SALTS, MINERALS OR HEAVY METALS, OF PRESENT.

7. ALL TESTING WILL BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONTRACTOR. THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT MAY REQUEST ADDITIONAL PLANTING MIX TEST ON DIFFERENT MIX COMPONENTS RATIOS TO ATTAIN RESULTS THAT MORE CLOSELY MEET THE MIX REQUIREMENTS.

8. TESTING IS NOT REQUIRED WHEN RECENT TESTS AND CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE FOR IMPORTED TOPSOIL. SUBMIT THESE TEST RESULTS TO TESTING LABORATORY. INDICATE, BY TEST RESULTS, INFORMATION NECESSARY TO DETERMINE SUITABILITY.

9. PRODUCT DATA: SUBMIT LIST OF PLANT MATERIAL SOURCES, DATA FOR SOIL AMENDMENTS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES.

10. PRODUCT DATA: SUBMIT DATA FOR SEED MIXES, MULCH, AND OTHER ACCESSORIES.

11. MANUFACTURER'S CERTIFICATE: CERTIFY PRODUCTS MEET OR EXCEED SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

1. PROVIDE SEED MIXTURE IN CONTAINERS SHOWING PERCENTAGE OF SEED MIX, GERMINATION PERCENTAGE, INERT MATTER PERCENTAGE, WEED PERCENTAGE, YEAR OF PRODUCTION, NET WEIGHT, DATE OF PACKAGING, AND LOCATION OF PACKAGING.

2. PROVIDE SHRUBS AND LANDSCAPE PLUGS THAT ARE STRAIGHT, STURDY AND OF REGULAR SHAPE, FREE OF WOUNDS, DECAY, FUNGUS, INSECTS, BACTERIA, AND OTHER DISEASES.

PRODUCTS

1. CONTAINERIZED SHRUBS AND LANDSCAPE PLUGS

a. SPECIES: ACCORDING TO STANDARDIZED PLANT NAMES, OFFICIAL CODE OF AMERICAN JOINT COMMITTEE ON HORTICULTURE

NOMENCLATURE.

b. SPECIES AND SIZES IDENTIFIABLE IN PLANT SCHEDULE, GROWN IN CLIMATIC CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE IN LOCALITY OF THE

WORK.

c. IDENTIFICATION: LABEL INDIVIDUAL PLANTS OR EACH BUNDLE OF PLANTS WHEN TIED IN BUNDLES.

d. PLANTS: NO.1 GRADE CONFORMING TO AMERICAN STANDARD FOR NURSERY STOCK OF AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN (ANSI Z60.1 AS AMENDED); WELL-BRANCHED, VIGOROUS AND BALANCE ROOT AND TOP GROWTH; FREE FROM DISEASE, INJURIOUS

INSECTS, MECHANICAL WOUNDS, BROKEN BRANCHES, DECAY AND OTHER DEFECTS.

TOPSOIL, SOIL AMENDMENTS, MULCH AND ACCESSORIES

WARRANTY

FINAL ACCEPTANCE

MEETINGS

TESTING AND SUBMITTALS

1. WARRANTY VERIFICATION WALK-THROUGH MEETING

a. CONVENE ONE (1) WARRANTY VERIFICATION WALK-THROUGH MEETING AT PROJECT SITE AT END OF WARRANTY PERIOD.

b. REQUIRE ATTENDANCE OF PARTIES DIRECTLY AFFECTING, OR AFFECTED BY, WORK OF SPECIFIC SECTION.

c. NOTIFY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND OWNER SEVEN DAYS IN ADVANCE OF MEETING DATE.

d. DOCUMENT STEPS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE FINAL ACCEPTANCE.

e. REVIEW COORDINATION WITH RELATED WORK.

f. RECORD MINUTES AND DISTRIBUTE COPIES TO PARTICIPANTS WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER MEETING, TO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, OWNER, AND

THOSE AFFECTED BY DECISIONS MADE.

GENERAL LANDSCAPE NOTES

FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE LANDSCAPE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE ESTABLISHMENT OF NO MOW LAWN SEED MIXES TO A MINIMUM UNIFORM 75%

COVERAGE, AND A MINIMUM SURVIVAL RATE OF 90% FOR LANDSCAPE PLUGS, AND A MINIMUM SURVIVAL RATE OF 100% FOR SHRUBS.

WATERING:

1. LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WATERING AT THE TIME OF PLANTING AND UNTIL THE JOB IS COMPLETED, TURNED OVER TO THE

OWNER.

2. WATERING NEEDS CAN VARY DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF YEAR AND SITE CONDITIONS.

WATERING - CONTAINERIZED SHRUBS AND LANDSCAPE PLUGS:

1. WATERING FREQUENCY: PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL WATER DURING THE GROWING SEASON WHEN NATURALLY OCCURRING RAINFALL TOTALS ARE

LESS THAN (ONE) 1 INCH OF RAIN PER WEEK OR AS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN PLANT HEALTH.

WATERING - SEEDED AREAS:

1. WATER SEEDED AREAS IMMEDIATELY AFTER PLACEMENT UNTIL GRASS IS WELL ESTABLISHED AND EXHIBITS VIGOROUS GROWING CONDITION.

2. SEEDS SHOULD BE WATERED EVERY OTHER MORNING FOR 15 TO 30 MINUTES DURING THE FIRST FOUR TO SIX WEEKS AFTER PLANTING, ESPECIALLY

IF PLANTING ON DRY SOILS OR IN LATE SPRING WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES ARE HIGHER.

3. ONCE ESTABLISHED, SEEDED AREAS SHOULD BE WATERED ONLY DURING DRY PERIODS.

A. OCCASIONAL THOROUGH SOAKINGS ARE BETTER THAN FREQUENT, LIGHT SPRINKLINGS.

4. DURING PERIODS OF HOT, DRY WEATHER, SEEDED AREAS SHOULD RECEIVE AT LEAST 2 INCHES OF WATER PER WEEK, APPLIED AS 1 OR 2 DEEP

SOAKINGS.

FERTILIZING AND WEED CONTROL:

1. SHRUBS: APPLY A BALANCED, SLOW-RELEASE GRANULAR FERTILIZER AT MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED APPLICATION RATES TO BALLED &

BURLAPPED AND/OR CONTAINERIZED SHRUBS EACH SPRING BEFORE FRESH MULCH IS APPLIED (PREFERABLY BETWEEN MARCH 15 - MAY 15).

LIGHTLY RAKE FERTILIZER INTO THE SURFACE OF THE PLANTING BED SOIL, WATER THOROUGHLY AND REAPPLY MULCH.

2. SEEDED AREAS AND LANDSCAPE PLUGS: FERTILIZING IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR NO MOW LAWNS OR LANDSCAPE PLUGS, AND SHOULD BE APPLIED

SPARINGLY, IF AT ALL, IN EARLY SPRING OR LATE SUMMER.

A. USE A SLOW-RELEASE, BALANCED FERTILIZER WITH EQUAL PORTIONS NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS, AND POTASSIUM.

B. DO NOT USE HIGH LEVELS OF NITROGEN FERTILIZER ON LANDSCAPE PLUGS OR SEEDED AREAS.

3. MECHANICAL AND / OR HAND PULLING OF INDIVIDUAL WEED PLANTS (IF PRESENT) IS THE PREFERRED METHOD OF WEED CONTROL.

4. SPOT TREATMENT OF WEED SPECIES WITH CONTACT HERBICIDES ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS IS PERMITTED IF MORE EXTENSIVE WEEDS APPEAR.

UTILIZE CONTACT HERBICIDES APPROPRIATE TO TREAT THE IDENTIFIED WEED SPECIES. FOLLOW ALL HERBICIDE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS

AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. SPOT TREAT INDIVIDUAL WEEDS OR WEEDY AREAS ONLY; DO NOT BROADCAST SPRAY PLANTING BEDS, NO MOW LAWN

AREAS, OR DESIRABLE PLANTS WITH CONTACT HERBICIDES.

MOWING - NO MOW LAWN

1. NO MOW LAWN DOES NOT REQUIRE FREQUENT MOWING. IT CAN BE MOWED QUARTERLY OR LESS DURING THE GROWING SEASON.

2. IF A MORE MANICURED APPEARANCE IS DESIRED, MOW ONCE A MONTH AT A HEIGHT OF 4 INCHES, STARTING IN SPRING AND CONTINUING

THROUGHOUT THE GROWING SEASON.

3. DO NOT MOW CLOSER THAN 3.5 INCHES; THIS WILL DAMAGE THE ROOTS AND WEAKEN THE TURF.

4. IMMEDIATELY REMOVE GRASS CLIPPINGS AFTER MOWING. DO NOT LET CLIPPINGS LAY IN CLUMPS.

5. FESCUE GRASSES OFTEN PRODUCE SEED HEADS UP TO TWO FEET TALL IN EARLY TO MID-JUNE. TO MAINTAIN A MORE MANICURED APPEARANCE, MOW AT FOUR (4) INCHES WHEN SEED HEADS APPEAR.

6. NO MOW TURF CAN BE MOWED CLOSELY (AT 2 INCHES) IN MID TO LATE NOVEMBER IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE U.S. CLOSE MOWING AT THIS TIME

WILL REMOVE OLD, DEAD LEAVES, HELPING REDUCE THATCH BUILDUP, AND PROMOTING A DENSER, THICKER LAWN THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

7. REMOVE DEAD LEAVES FROM THE NO MOW LAWN IN THE FALL, OR SHRED WITH A MULCHING MOWER.

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2. Blue Pacific Shore Juniper

�Juniperus conferta Blue Pacific

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4. Nikko Slender Deutzia

�Deutzia gracilis Nikko

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�Coreopsis verticillata Moonbeam

6. Gayfeather

�Liatris spicata�

7. White Knockout Shrub Rose

�Rosa x Radwhite

8. Claire Grace Wild Bergamot

�Monarda fistula Claire Grace

9. Butterfly Weed

�$sclepias tuberosa�

10. Scarlet Flame Moss Phlox

�Phlox subulata Scarlet Flame

11. Blackeyed Susans

�Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida�

12. Fireworks Goldenrod

�Solidago rugosa Fireworks

13. Purple Lovegrass

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