Eliminate or reduce the need for gas-powered maintenance

Options

  • …by eliminating lawn areas requiring mowing.
  • …by eliminating hedges requiring trimming.
  • …by eliminating other elements that necessitate powered maintenance tools (blowers, chainsaws, etc.).
  • …by designing for and specifying the use of electric, rather than gas powered maintenance equipment.
  • …by designing low maintenance, naturalistic, and/or native plant landscapes.

Case Study

At Tilal Park, SLA designed a planting palette with only native plant species. In addition to lower water demands, the careful research that went into the 40 plant list, informed by previous work at Al Fay Park, ensures no high maintenance areas, eliminating the need for lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and hedge trimmers.

Case Study for 1.2.2

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