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*> <br />Special consideration will be given to selecting plant <br />materials and garden features that will be of Interest on a <br />year-round basis. Plant materials that hold fruit over <br />winter or with color or texture of Interest In the winter <br />will be considered In <br />developing specific plans for projects to occur within the <br />formal garden area. <br />d.Manicured Grounds; The visitor, after spending time In the <br />formal garden, would then proceed to the manicured lawn <br />area.Characteristics of this area include: <br />0 Mowed lawns under large canopy trees <br />0 Shrub massings for color and texture <br />0 Blankets of early blooming or shade tolerant flowers <br />In the lawn <br />0 Crisp edges <br />0 Paths and benches as architectural features <br />e.Natural Area:The visitor experience from the manicured <br />grounds then proceeds to the natural area at the edge of the <br />Estate.Characteristics Include: <br />0 Recreated forms of natural plant communities requiring <br />low maintenance <br />0 Paths and observation platforms allowing viewing of the <br />Estate and Lake <br />An added benefit of this area of the site would be to provide <br />a vegetative and visual buffer from the Lake channel and road <br />that It borders.