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LawnUpdate2More than 145,000 businesses in the United States and more than 5,000 businesses in Georgia are classified as landscaping services (NAICS 561730). These establishments are primarily engaged in providing landscape care and maintenance services and/or installing trees, shrubs, plants, lawns, or gardens. According to Dun & Bradstreet's Marketplace, the most predominant businesses in landscape for Georgia are lawn care services, landscape services, lawn and garden services, and ornamental shrub and tree services. Spending for lawn/landscape maintenance, landscape installation/construction, landscape design, and tree care totaled $14.2 billion in 1995 and grew to $17.4 billion in 1999. Source: American Nursery and Landscaping Association, The Value of Plants and Landscaping, http://www.anla.org/industry/facts/valueof.htm According to Gallup Poll, landscaping can GARDENING and Landscaping each consumers seeking advice and information specific to the unique challenges of seasonal gardening R in the region. From property enhancements to gardening supplies, YANKEE readers invest in year-round lawn and garden care. %Comp Index Ranking Have a garden 51.1 145 #5 Purchased indoor plant food in the last 6 months 42.1 148 #1 In the last 12 months-Lawn care or flower/ornamental gardening 47.7 139 #10 Spent $150+ on property/garden maintenance 34.0 138 Purchased lawn/garden fertilizer 44.8 134 Purchased flower bulbs/seeds or vegetable plants/seeds 43.1 137 #14 Outdoor gardening in the last 12 months ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPING CONTROL COMMITTEE RULES
The purpose of this series of booklets is to provide readers with the information needed to incorporate methods that enhance water quality when landscaping their property. Landscaping practices can impact the quality of our water systems. We need to landscape with an eye for water quality. Installing landscaping that doesn't require fertilizing, watering or mowing - now that's an idea worth exploring! Landscaping for water quality is a method that invites nature back into our lives and yards. In reality, incorporating water quality into your plans for landscaping is not at all limiting. This first booklet will give an overview of the "why" and "what" of Landscaping for Water Quality. If we use landscaping for water quality practices, any water that does leave our property will be cleaner and reduced in volume. alternative%20landscaping%20applicatio1. 2. 3. LANDSCAPING OF PROPERTY Describe the impact of the proposed landscaping on adjacent properties: 4. 7. Provide a narrative description of the proposed landscaping delineating in detail the proposed alternative landscaping: 8. Attach a landscaping plan for the property. H:\FORMSLET\alternative landscaping application Ord26-VIIThe purpose of the landscaping requirements in this Ordinance shall be to enhance, conserve and stabilize property values by encouraging pleasant and attractive surroundings in all zones of the City and thus create the necessary atmosphere for the orderly development of a uniformly pleasant community. Landscaping also contributes to the relief of heat, noise and glare through the proper placement of green plants and trees. Landscaping shall mean some combination of planted trees, shrubs, vines, ground cover, flowers or lawns. In all commercial and industrial zones (SC-1, CC-1, GC-1, HS-1, HS-2, I&M-1, I&M-2) there shall be landscaping provided and maintained along the right-of-way line of dedicated streets in accordance with a detailed landscaping plan approved by the City Building Inspector. However, the amount (in square feet) of landscaping which is eliminated due anaheimbroDesigned to illustrate the beauty of waterwise landscaping, the plants were selected for their contrast in colors, textures and shapes. Upon viewing the garden it will become evident that water-efficient landscaping and irrigation techniques can produce a luxurious and abundant landscape. Waterwise landscaping alone can result in a 50 to 80 percent water savings. It creates a beautiful yet practical landscape and results in many economic and environmental benefits. This translates into money saved and a beautiful landscape. The following programs are designed to assist you with your landscape needs: Home Utility Check-Up, TreePower and Protector del Agua (water-efficient landscape classes). Water-Efficient L andscape Award Each year, Anaheim Public Utilities honors the owners of single-family and multifamily residences, as well as commercial businesses, in Chapter19.47Other features or improvements which may affect the location of proposed streets, structures, and landscaping B. A list of all proposed plant and landscape material including species, size, and quantity and labeled on the plan. If weather conditions do not allow for installation of landscaping at the time the initial acceptance is requested, or if City staff has other reason to believe the immediate installation of landscaping would jeopardize its viability, City staff may grant initial acceptance if the applicant provides both (1) a cost estimate from All landscaping improvements shall be inspected by the City for compliance with the approved landscaping and irrigation plan and regulations of this chapter prior to granting initial acceptance or releasing the letter of credit, as the case may be. All landscaping improvements shall be inspected by the City for Chapter 18-Article 06Section 18.612 provides requirements for the installation and maintenance of required landscaping, and Section 18.613 describes the procedure for calculating landscaping requirements for this Section. (1) All landscaping requirements are stated in terms of the number of landscaping points required. In general, landscaping schemes similar to Alternative A are best for building foundations, landscaping schemes similar to Alternative B are best for developed lots, landscaping schemes similar to Alternative C are best for street frontages, landscaping schemes similar to Alternative D are best for paved areas (including parking lots, walkways and plazas), landscaping schemes similar to Alternative E are best for reforestation, and landscaping schemes similar to Alternative F are best for bufferyards. Such landscaping shall not be located in those areas TestTheir striking appearance adds both color and activity to the most pleasing of landscapes. They may also be observed more easily and closely than other species of wildlife. Moths expand the enjoyment time of your garden because they are active primarily during the night, while butterflies and skippers are active during the day. Virtually all members of this order are instru-mental in pollinating plants, some specific to a single plant species. This is an excellent way to incorporate additional native plants into your landscaping theme, because most larval-food plants are native plants. When landscaping to attract Lepidopterans, keep in mind these principles for formulating your garden plan. Manual of woody landscape plants. Landscaping for wildlife. The purpose of this section is to establish minimum standards for the provision, installation, and maintenance of landscape plantings in order to achieve a healthy, beautiful, and safe community. D. Improve environmental quality by recognizing the numerous beneficial effects of landscaping upon the environment. F. Provide direct and important physical and psychological benefits to human beings through the use of landscaping to reduce noise and glare, and to break up the monotony and soften the harsher aspects of urban development. Where required, a landscape plan shall conform to the following requirements: A. B. A landscape plan is required for each lot within the proposed development. It is recommended that the landscape plan be prepared by a landscape architect, nurseryman, or other professional experienced in landscape design and the installation and care All animals have food preferences and dislikes. People living near deer habitat can use this trait to their advantage in selecting ornamental plants for landscaping. Selection of unpalatable or "deer-resistant" plants will generally eliminate or reduce the problem of browsing damage by deer. This approach is often preferable to construction of high deer fences, which are expensive and not very attractive, or the use of offensive noise and odor repellents. Only poisonous plants are completely deer-proof. Palatability of plants to deer depends on the quality and quantity of other available food. During periods of food shortage, plants normally not eaten by deer will be readily browsed. Palatability also varies with plant age, fertilizer rates, seasonal phenological changes and other factors. In many cases, however, the "lushness" of our yard is "artificially created". We tend to over water, invest in plant species not suited to the prairies, and battle the natural tendency of plants to go dormant in dry conditions. Our efforts result in lots of time and money spent on yard maintenance and weaker less drought tolerant plants. There are other yard and gardening options. To begin, it's important to remember that you live on the prairies and native plant species thrive, even with the lack of moisture, for a reason - they've adapted to the semi-desert climate zone of Okotoks. "Raindrops won't keep falling on our heads" ! MAINTAIN THE LANDSCAPE PROPERLY by mowing, Water Efficient Landscaping ws2Unit costs drop with larger flows and landscaped areas. Specify and install wastewater plumbing piping to capture "graywater" - drain water from baths, showers, laundry and bathroom sinks - for sub-surface irrigation of outdoor landscaping. Graywater piping should be labeled to distinguish it from other sanitary piping. A simple non-pumped gravity system is appropriate if leaching chambers or box troughs can be located downhill from the building, and maintenance staff is available for regular inspec-tions and filter changes. Where maintenance staff are not expected, pumped systems equipped with automatically backwashed sand filters are most appropriate, though more expensive. These systems, unlike other graywater systems, can be used for drip irri-gation of lawns and require minimal service. .Ensure graywater will not be exposed on the ground surface, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, GEORGIA WITH RESPECT TO ZONING - FENCES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. The Commission of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia hereby ordains as follows: SECTION 1. Section 9-15-1, entitled "Fences," paragraph A, subpart (3) of the Code of Athens-Clarke County is hereby amended by deleting said subpart (3) in its entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof: "3. The height of fences or walls in rear or sideyard setback areas abutting a public right-of-way shall be 48 inches or less if said fences or walls are within ten feet of any public right-of-way except an alley, except as otherwise required by the Athens-Clarke Building Code." SECTION 2. 2. Landscaping should be installed on both sides of a fence in any front yard or yard adjacent to a public right-of-way, or adjacent to a private drive or street. 3. An | |
