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o 02/26/99 14:54 FAX 812 337 5601 \ '. DSU, INC.@003> 6. 6. landscaping would result in harsh uninterrupted frontages (70 to 100 feet long) along the garage sides of the buildings. We recommend that the narrow parking islands be slightly crowned (approximately 6 inches) and planted vyith living ground covers. The area between the crosswalk and the street should be sodded or planted with ground cover. The area between the crosswalk and the garage should be filled with a combination of rugged low maintenance shrubs such as Bush Honeysuckle, Shrub Roses or Anthony Waterer Spirea, and edged with appropriate (sun or shade tolerant depending on exposure) perennials such as Daylily, Phlox, Hosta, or Sedum. Provisions for watering, or irrigation should be provided. The landscape plan also proposes a 3 to 3 Vi feet wide rock mulch maintenance strip surrounding each building with 4 shrubs planted only on the entrance deck side. A maintenance strip will be needed especially in the dry shady areas under the eaves and porches or decks. However, additional shrubs and perennials should be planted In this strip at the walk and drive entrances, between the walk and the building, and at the building entrances. Shrubs and perennials should be planted in groups or clusters of the same species rather than as single isolated plants. The proposed shrub palette is generally acceptable but should be expanded to include a few. additional deciduous and evergreen shrubs such as Hardy Shrub Roses, Viburnums, Japanese Barberry, Alpine Currant, Andorra Juniper, and Dwarf Yew. The primary entrance points along the walks and drives should also include massed perennial plantings. * The plan .indicates that two Red Twigged Dogwoods would be planted adjacent to the entrance to some of the units. The suitability of this large suckering plant (8-10 feet high) for this location depends on the elevation of the entrance/deck and on the presence/absence of lower level windows. The smaller Isanti or Kelsey Dwarf Dogwoods or other lower or more open shrubs should be substituted where appropriate. The landscape plan proposes planting 15 Little Leaf Linden in the larger islands between buildings along Livingston Avenue. Overstory Trees In these Islands will be critical to creating an acceptable streetscape. At maturity, the Little Leaf Lindens are small overstory deciduous trees (35 to 45 feet high) that are fragrant, dependable and have a soft yellow fall color. They would be generally acceptable ici these locations. However, larger showier species -5- i I