Designing Parkstrips

Shaun Moser

Landscape Designer/ Horticulturist

Conservation Garden Park

Designing Park Strips

Drought tolerant plantsPractical lawn areasEfficient watering systemsMulches

Waterwise Landscaping

Waterwise Landscaping

Waterwise

Zeroscape or Xerascape

Traditional Utah Landscape

• 50” of water per year• More maintenance• Lacks curb appeal

Waterwise Utah Landscape

• 18” of water per year• Planned maintenance• Excellent curb appeal

Waterwise Park StripPerfect place to start your waterwise garden

Wasted Water

Problems

Tree heaving sidewalks

Problems

Hot, dry, and trampled

Problems

Owned by the city but maintained by youCheck local regulations and codes

Salt Lake CityAt least 33 percent of space must contain plantsGroundcovers and continuous plants must be below

18”Individual accent plants may be 36” tallPlants can’t block site lines from driveway or

roadwayThe use of concrete or mortar is prohibited in park

strips larger than 24” or that have existing trees

Ordinances and Guidelines

1) Remove weeds and unwanted plantsDig them up, spray them, or cover with plastic

Steps to Reclaim a Park Strip

2) Design and plan new park stripThis includes pathways, plants, and irrigationProper plant selection is important


3)If soil is compacted till 2-3”


4) Set up or modify sprinkling systemDrip is the most effective


Netafim Drip LineDrip emitters are in the line itself3 or more lines depending on width of stripCan be used under grass

Steps to Reclaiming Park Strip

5) Add any Hardscape


6) PlantPlants should be water wise, compact, and

tough.


7) MulchHelps the soil to retain moistureReduces soil surface temperaturePersonal preference on material (Compost,

Bark, Gravel)


8) MaintainWater

New plants need regular waterOnce established needs water once or twice a

monthPrune

Keep off of sidewalkSpring and fall clean-up

WeedHand pull or spray depending on density of plantsHigher density of ornamental plants= less weeds


The power of foliage

The Parkstrip Palette

Repeat plants


Full Sun Parkstrip Plants


Tetraneuris acaulis- Sundancer DaisyFull Sun7-9” Tall


Mirabilis multiflora- Desert 4 O’ClockFull Sun/ Part Shade2’ Tall x 6’ WideFor wide parkstrips


Berlandiera lyrata- Chocolate FlowerFull Sun1’ Tall x 2’ WideSmells like chocolate


Penstemon eatonii- Firecracker PenstemonFull Sun3’ Tall x 2’ WideSpring blooming


Ratibida columnifera- Mexican HatFull Sun2’ Tall x 2’ WideHigh Impact/ Low Maintenance


Penstemon barbatus- Rondo PenstemonFull Sun2’ Tall x 1’ WideBeautiful mix of colors


Zauschneria californica – Fire ChaliceFull Sun2’ Tall x 2’ WideExcellent ground cover


Solidago ‘Dansolitlem’- Little Lemon GoldenrodFull Sun1’ Tall x 1’ WideCompact long bloomer


Agastache- Hummingbird MintFull Sun/ Part ShadeSize depends on varietyMid-late summer


Apricot SpriteSummer Love

Nepeta- CatmintFull Sun/ Part ShadeSize depends on varietyLate summer


Little Trudy Walkers Low

Buddleja Lo and Behold & Micro Chip- Dwarf Butterfly Bush

Full SunSize depends on varietyRepeat bloomer


Blue Chip Pink Micro Chip

Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’- Feather Reed Grass

Full Sun4’Tall x 2’ WideMulti season interest


Helictotrichon sempervirens- Blue Oat GrassFull Sun4’Tall x 2’ WideMulti season interest


Part Shade/ Full Shade Parkstip Plants


Heuchera- Coral BellsPart Shade/ Full Shade8” Tall x 1’ WideFoliage Super Hero!


Carex- SedgePart Shade/ Full ShadeSize depends on varietyDry shade grass


Banana Boat Blue Zinger

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi- KinnikinnikPart Shade/ Full Shade2’ Wide x 6” TallGroundcover shrub


Lamium- Dead NettlePart Shade/ Full Shade1’ Wide x 8” TallGroundcover perennial


Pulmonaria- LungwortPart Shade/ Full Shade1’ Wide x 8” TallGroundcover perennial


Trees for Parkstrips


Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree20-30’Tall x 25-35’ Wide


Tilia cordata- Little-Leaf Linden40’Tall x 30’ Wide


Celtis occidentalis- Common Hackberry50’Tall x 40’ Wide


Zelkova serrata ‘Green Vase’- Green Vase Zelkova55’ Tall – 35’ Wide


Syringa reticulate ‘Ivory Silk’- Ivory Silk Lilac 20’ Tall – 15’ Wide


Prunus x cerasifera 'Cripoizam‘- Crimson Pointe Flowering Plum20’ Tall – 5’ Wide


Sensation Boxelder- Acer negundo ‘Sensation’30’ Tall – 25’ WideSeedless male clone


Bulbs for the Parkstrip


Great Parkstrips

Questions and Answers

Designing Parkstrips

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