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Landscape Design Associates

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Urban Feast
Arlington, VA


Description:
  This small landscape was inspired by the owner’s desire to model sustainable practices in an urban environment.  Edible raised garden beds replace the conventional turf patch in the front yard; elegant Sweet Bay Magnolias shade a private bench; native grasses softly filter the site from the street.  Pollinators pause to sample the wares in the abundant shrub and herbaceous plants that wind through the garden.  A small orchard of native fruit trees provides privacy along one fence line, providing vertical structure to the rear yard.


Area:
 
5,100 sf


Built Elements
:
  Flagstone path, raised garden beds


Key Plants:
  Fig, Coast Plum, Paw Paw, Sweetbay Magnolia, Carolina Allspice, Blueberries, Cup Plant, Indian Grass, Joe Pye Weed, Apple Serviceberry


Status:
  Completed Fall 2006