greening the landscape of aiken
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Greening the Landscape of Aiken. Mentor: David Raphael Molly Bruno, Raina Brot -Goldberg, Donald Keith, Daniel Hammerberg . Goals of the Project. Establish testing locations Determine type of experiment Propose ideas to UVM grounds committee - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Greening the Landscape of Aiken
Mentor: David RaphaelMolly Bruno, Raina Brot-Goldberg, Donald Keith,
Daniel Hammerberg
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Goals of the Project
Establish testing locationsDetermine type of experimentPropose ideas to UVM grounds committee Begin planting in forestry greenhouse Install plots outside Aiken Center
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Proposed Box Placements
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Plot Notes
Goal was to create something that can be easily installed and tested.
Create 10 boxes: 6’ x 9’’ x 6’’Decided to locate plots equally spaced
around the building in order to test different sunlight patterns and sub-climate zones.
Filled boxes with compost potting mix and planted with two native species of grasses.
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Rain Garden Notes
Designed to capture water runoff as it continued down the hill towards drain.
Clean water before it enters the drain and heads towards the lake.
Will encourage pedestrians to stay on the path instead of walking through the grass and creating cow paths
Consist of Vermont Native grasses, flowers, and sedges. ***Due to time and financial restraints, the garden has
been put on hold.*** Plan on proposing to complete next year
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Plot Testing
How the compost affects temperature change of plots
How the different sunlight regimes affects growth
Testing variations in pHTesting the impact that different wind
patterns surrounding the building have on the overall growth of the plants.
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Compost
We are using a mix of soil and compost from the Gardener's Supply store located on 128 Intervale Rd, Burlington, VT 05401.
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The construction of the plant boxes
White Cedar Wood
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Species Planted in PlotsEastern Star Sedge
GrassPennsylvania Sedge Grass
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Maintenance
Require bi-weekly watering starting May 1, 2013Needed to be tested every two weeks starting
May 1, 2013 Tests will include:
Height of plants (growth) Temperature of soil medium, and outside
temperature pH of soil Overall all appearance of plants in terms of their
health and structure
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Current Status
Picked up soil from Garden Supply on Interval road last Friday morning.
The plant boxes are planted and located in the Forestry Greenhouse.
The next step is to plant the boxes around the Aiken center and maintain.
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Future Goals
Looking to see plots become part of the landscape
Want to provide future testing sitesDetermine the overall growth success of the two
different types of plants.Provide a learning space for studentsCreate a lasting impact on the Aiken Center using
data from our experiment and determining which plants will perform best around the Aiken center.