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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemos re plantings Evelyn M. Turner From: Smyth, John R [John.Smyth@bonestroo.com] Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 2:29 PM To: 'Stacy Smith' Cc: Evelyn M. Turner Subject: RE: 595 Bohn's Point Road, Orono Attachments: image This is sufficient. You can proceed with the planting and seeding work per the modified plan. Please mail a hard copy of the plan with your e-mail note below added to the plan sheet. The mailing addresses are provided below: Bonestroo Attn. John Smyth 2335 Highway 36 W St. Paul, I�1N 55113 City of Orono Attn. Eveliyn Turner 2750 Kelley Parkway Orono, MN 55356 7ohn Srnyth Associate Tel 651-6U4-4708 Cel I 651-775-5104 'ohn.sm hC�a bonestroo.com � �onestroo From: St:acy Smith [mailto:stacy@yardscapesinc.com] Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 2:17 PM To: Smyt:h, John R Subject: 1595 Bohn's Point Road, Orono )ohn The maintenance for the wetlancf bu�fer incfudes using compost when initially seeded and straw mufch on top. Mawing will be c#one 1-2 times in the �rst year and an additionaf 1-2 times in the second year. Between mowing, regular maintenance will be done with watering, if it becomes very dry and pruning oftrees and shrubs v�rhen needed. There wifl also be spot weed treatment done manua��y an� a limited amount of treatment with a herbicide. Pfease let me know i�this is through enough. thank you, Stacy Isaacson Smith Lanc}scape Designer 8609 Harriet Avenue South Bloomin<�ton, MN 55420 1 � � ,,._' ,, ., „ y ar scapes , ._ _ � �� � _� �� x� y �� a� R���,��� Yardscapes '�`�'� J Q ��09 8609 Harriet Avenue South Bloomington, MN 55420 CITY OF ORONO June 29, 2009 City of Orono 2750 Kelley Parkway Crystai Bay, MN 55323 Attn; Evelyn Turner Re: 1595 Bohn's Point Road Orono, MN 55391 Dear Evelyn, Enclosed is a copy of the plan, planting list and maintenance schedule for the wetland buffer at 1595 Bohn's Point, as previously submitted and approved by John Smyth at Bonestroo. Please let us know if there is anything else additional. Thank you, David Kopfmann Designer/ President yardscapes, inc. • 8609 harriet avenue south • bloomington, mn • 55420 952/887-2794 • fax 952/887-2796 • yardscapes@yardscapesinc.com NATIVE GRASSES Quantity Scientific Name Common Name Size 4o Andropogon gerardii Big Blue Stem 4" 3o Carex crinita Nodding Sedge 4" 3o Carex vulpinoidea Fox Sedge 4" 5o Panicum virgatum Switch Grass 4" 5o Schizachyrium scoparius Little Bluestem 4" z5 Scirpus cyperinus Wool Grass 4" 5o Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass 4" 5o Sporobolus heterolepis Prairire Dropseed 4" NATIVE PERENNIALS Quantity Scientific Name Common Name Size Color Bloom zo Allium cernuum Nodding Onion 4" Pink Jun-Jul �o Asdepias tuberosa Butterfly Flower 4" Orange Jun-Sep 3a Asternovae-angliae New England Aster 4" Purple Aug-0ct z5 Aqui(egia canadensis Wild Columbine 4" Yellow Apr-Jun 4o Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower 4" Purple Jun-Aug �5 Heuchera richardsonii Prairie Alumnroot 4" Green/Blue May-Jun 3o Iris versicolor Northern Blue Flag Iris 4" Blue Jun-Jul 3o Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing Star 4" Purple Jul-Sep z5 Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower 4" Red Jul-Oct �o Petalostemum purpureum Purple Prairie Clover 4" Purple Jul-Sep z5 Polemonium reptans Jacob's Ladder 4" Blue Apr-Jun 4o Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan 4" Yellow Jun-Oct I GRASS SEED MIX Scientific Name Common Name PLS(Ib/ac) %of Mix Andropogongerardii Big Blue Stem 2.0 12.5 Bromus ciliatus Fringed Brome 2.0 12.5 Elymus virginicus Virginia Wild Rye 4.0 25.0 Panicum virgatum Switch Grass 1.0 6.3 Poa pa/ustris Fowl Bluegrass 5.0 31.3 Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass 2.0 12.5 Grass Totals: 16.0 100.0 COVER CROP SEED MIX Scientific Name Common Name PLS (Ib/ac) %of Mix Tritieum aestivum Winter Wheat 56.0 80.0 Lolium multiflorum Annual Rye-Grass 11.2 16.0 Elymus trachycau/us Slender Wheatgrass 2.8 4.0 Cover Crop Totals: 70.0 100.0 FORB SEED MIX Scientific Name Common Name PLS(Ib/ac) %of Mix Asclepias incarnata Marsh Milkweed 0.3 15.0 Desmodium canadense Showy Tic-Trefoil 0.3 15.0 Heliopsis helianthoides Ox-Eye Sunflower 0.3 15.0 Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan 0.5 25.0 Peta(ostemum purpureum Purple Prairie Clover 0.3 15.0 Verbina hastata Blue Vervain 0.3 15.0 Forb Totals: 2.0 100.0 Seed Mix Total 88.0 100.0 WETLAND BUFFER MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR 1595 BOHN'S POINT ROAD The maintenance for the wetland buffer includes using compost when initially seeded and straw mulch on top. Mowing will be done 1-z times in the first year and an additional i-�times in the second year. Between mowing, regular maintenance will be done with watering, if it becomes very dry and pruning of trees and shrubs when needed. There will also be spot weed treatment done manually and a limited amount of treatment with an herbicide.