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IMPLEMENTING THE DESIGN & EVERYDAY SUBSTAINABILITY

Nick McCullough

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:  APLD Certified Designer [email protected]  Perennial Association Young Professional of the Year mccland.com  Ohio Landscape Nursery Association: Young Professional of thinkingoutsidetheboxwood.com

the Year CONTACT NICKMCCLAND  GPN Magazine 40 under 40 (2019)  B.S. Horticulture, The Ohio State University NICKGARDENGUY  Certificate of Landscape Design, Myerscough College, Preston England.

MCCULLOUGH’S LANDSCAPE & NURSERY Residential landscape design, installation and maintenance. EPA Licensed for green materials Family owned business, located in Columbus, Ohio. Primary clients are executive level that use all services and are long-term clients Last year we received 300 tons of from design through maintenance with majority of work within 15 leaves from maintenance and miles of offices. local municipality, yielding close to 2k yards in compost we then COMPOSTING use in gardens.  FOUNDED: 1997  EMPLOYEES: 35-40 peak season – 20 year round NICK’S MIX COMPOST / MULCH  CLIENTS: 110 clients  50 % Leaf compost  DIVISIONS:  25% Bark DESIGN 10%  25% Pine fines INSTALL 40% MAINTAIN 50%

NURSERY & PLANT PRODUCTION Maintain a private nursery where we grow annuals, tropicals, perennials and specimen trees / shrubs used in our designs. We strive to source and grow unique to make our client’s gardens unique from what any other company can offer.

 Under cover: 10,000 sf  Production Fields: 3 acres  Test Garden Space: 1.5 acres  passed through per year: 20-30K  Primary pot size: 2 quart square pot  Soil mix for Perennials: Berger mix 7- bark mix

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CASE STUDY: NEW ALBANY FARMS NEW ALBANY, OH IMPLEMENTING THE DESIGN Year(s) Installed: 2012- current Key Features: Hillside border / lake Limitations: Compact Soils Size: 20 acres Site Specifics: New construction, clay soil, pH 7.4

FRONT: HILLSIDE:  Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine'  Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'  Buxus 'Green Velvet'  Perovskia 'Little Spire'  Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'  Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'  Hydrangea arborescens 'Incrediball'  Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'  Alchemilla mollis 'Robustica'  Eryngium alpinum  Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo'  Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'  Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'  Sanguisorba officinalis 'Morning Select'  Carex flacca ‘Blue Zinger'  Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light' GARAGE:  Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry'  Agastache rugosa 'Golden Jubilee'  Agastache 'Blue Fortune' (rugosa xfoeniculum)   Sedum telephium (Atropurpureum Group) 'Karfunkelstein' Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'  Perovskia 'Little Spire'  Scabiosa ‘Butterfly Blue'

CASE STUDY: PARTERRE GARDEN NEW ALBANY, OH IMPLEMENTING THE DESIGN

Year(s) Installed: 2012- current Key Features: Boxwood Framing Limitations: lot size Size: 1 acre Site Specifics: New construction, clay soil, pH 7 PERENNIAL BOARDER: FRONT ENTERANCE:  Buxus 'Green Mountain' Natural  Buxus 'Green Velvet'  Buxus 'Winter Gem' Globe  Buxus 'Green Mountain' Natural  Agastache 'Blue Fortune' (rugosa xfoeniculum)  Dahlia ‘Café au lait’ (annually)  Allium senescens subsp. senescens  Dahlia ‘Thomas Edison’ (annually) ‘Mongolian Gem’  Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'  Anemone x hybrida 'Konigin Charlotte'  Lavandula x intermedia ‘Phenomenal’  Calamintha nepeta ‘Montrose White’ SIDE GARDEN:  Paeonia lactiflora 'Kansas' Pervoskia atriplicifolia  Carpinus betulus 'Franz Fontaine'   Thuja occidentalis 'Nigra'  Penstemon 'Dark Towers' Phlox paniculata ‘Laura’  Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'  Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'  Hydrangea arborescens 'Incrediball'   Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo'  Alchemilla mollis 'Robustica'  Anemone x hybrida 'Konigin Charlotte' FOUNDATION BORDER:  Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety'  Buxus 'Green Velvet'  Geranium 'Rozanne'  Geranium maculatum 'Espresso'  Phlox paniculata ‘Laura’  Nepeta sibirica 'Souvenir d'Andre Chaudron  Dicentra spectablis

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CASE STUDY: URBAN PRAIRIE GERMAN VILLAGE, OH EVERYDAY SUBSTAINABILITY

Year(s) Installed: 2013 Key Features: No lawn, sculpture Limitations: lot size Size: 6000 sf Site Specifics: urban, sandy / loam, pH 6.5 TREES: PERENNIALS:  Acer palmatum 'Twombly’s Red Sentinel'  Agastache 'Blue Fortune' (rugosa  Acer griseum xfoeniculum)  Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine'  Achillea 'Anblo'  Picea pungens ‘Glauca Pendula’  Anemone sylvestris  Echinacea 'Tiki Torch' GRASSES:  Kniphofia 'Elvira'  Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'  Leucanthemum x superbum 'Becky’  Liriope spicata  Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Ellier'  Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'  Rudbeckia maxima SHRUBS:  Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'  Berberis 'Crimson Pygmy'  Sedum 'Matrona'  Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana'  Pervoskia ‘Little Spire’  Hydrangea 'Endless Summer'  Verbena bonariensis  Hydrangea quec. ‘Snow Queen'  Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'  Juniperus 'Grey Owl'  Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo'

CASE STUDY: THE GROTTO NEW ALBANY, OH IMPLEMENTING THE DESIGN

Year(s) Installed: 2013 Key Features: Reflecting pool Limitations: zero lot line Size: 1/4 acre (house is most of it) Site Specifics: New construction, clay, pH 7.1 FRONT ENTERANCE:  Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine' COURTYARD:  Taxus x media 'Hicksii'  Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine'  Buxus microphylla 'Faulkner'  Acer pal. Dissectum Group 'Crimson Queen'  Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'  Buxus microphylla 'Faulkner'  Agastache rugosa 'Golden Jubilee'  Buxus 'Green Velvet' Globe  Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'  Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'  Hydrangea mac. 'All Summers Beauty'  Geranium macrorrhizum DRIVEWAY BEDS:  Alchemilla mollis 'Robustica'  Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain'  Agastache rugosa 'Golden Jubilee'  Thuja plicata 'Excelsa'  Liatris spicata  Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen'  Liatris spicata 'Alba'  Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diablo'  Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'  Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'  Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo'  Geranium macrorrhizum  Physostegia virginiana 'Miss Manners'

 Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Firetail’ BACK PATH:  Sedum telephium (Atropurpureum Group)  Acer palmatum 'Emperor I' 'Karfunkelstein'  Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'  Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'  Taxus x media 'Chadwickii'  Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'  Taxus x media 'Hicksii'  Deschampsia cepsitosa ‘Schottland’  Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'  Sagina subulata var. glabrata 'Aurea'

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CASE STUDY: BARN RESIDENCE NEW ALBANY, OH IMPLEMENTING THE DESIGN & EVERYDAY SUBSATINABILITY

Year(s) Installed: 2008- current Key Features: pool / woodland / modern architecture Size: 30 acres Site Specifics: clay/ loam, very exposed winter conditions, pH 7.2

TREES:  Acer palmatum var. dis. 'Virdis' PERENNIALS:  Acer palmatam 'Bloodgood'  Actaea simplex Atropurpurea Group  Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine'  Agastache 'Blue Fortune' (rugosa xfoeniculum)  Cercis canadesis  Chamaecyparis obtusa  Ajaga reptans 'Black Scallop'  Espaliared Malus / Pyrus trees  Allium senescens  Picea abies  Alchemilla mollis 'Thriller'  Pinus parviflora 'Glauca'  Amsonia hubrichtii  Armeria maritima 'Nifty Thrift' SHRUBS:  Astrantia major 'Ruby Cloud'  Aesculus parviflora  Athyrium nip. 'Pictum'  Buxus 'Green Mountain' Natural  Athyrium 'Ghost'  Baptisia australis  Buxus 'Green Velvet' Globe  Bergenia 'Bach'  Buxus 'Winter Gem’  Calamintha nepeta 'Montrose White'  alba 'Elegantissima'  Eremurus stenophyllus  Ilex verticillata  Eryngium yuccifolium  Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'  Isotoma fluviatilis  Helleborus x hybridus ‘Royal Heritage’  Salix purpurea 'Nana'  Helleborus x hybridus Brandywine

GRASSES:  Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety'  Acorus gramineus 'Oborozuki’  Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'  Liriope spicata  Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'  Carex flacca 'Blue Zinger'  Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau'  Penstemon 'Dark Towers'  Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'  Verbena bonariensis  Molinia caerulea 'Transparent'  Rudbeckia maxima  Sporobolus heterolepis  Sagina subulata var. glabrata 'Aurea'

 Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' VINES:  Actindia kolomikta  Sedum angelicum 'Love's Triangle'  Clematis terniflora  Sedum 'Dazzleberry’  Humulus lupulus 'Aureus'  Sedum spurium 'John Creech'  Parthenocissus tricuspidata  Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'  Thymus x citriodorus  Thymus pseudolanginosus

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CASE STUDY: MIDWEST MODERN GAHANNA, OH IMPLEMENTING THE DESIGN & EVERYDAY SUBSATINABILITY

Year(s) Installed: 2016- current Key Features: gravel patio / modern farmhouse Size: 2.5 acres Site Specifics: clay/ loam, pH 7

TREES: PERENNIALS:  Betula platyphylla var. japonica 'Whitespire'  Agastache 'Blue Fortune' (rugosa xfoeniculum)  Pleached Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine'  Asclepias incarnate ‘Ice Ballet’  Cercis canadesis  Allium x ‘August Asteroids’  Chamaecyparis obtusa  Allium x ‘Chivette’  Espaliared Malus / Pyrus trees  Allium ‘Millenium’  Picea abies  Allium ‘Pink Planet’  Tsuga canadensis  Allium cernuum  Alchemilla mollis 'Thriller' SHRUBS:  Amsonia hubrichtii  Aesculus parviflora  Amsonia tabernaemontana  Buxus 'Winter Gem’Globe  Astrantia major 'Ruby Cloud'  Buxus sempervirens 'Vardar Valley'  Athyrium nip. 'Pictum'  Cotinus coggygria 'Young Lady'  Athyrium 'Ghost'  Hydrangea arborescens ‘Incrediball’  Salix eleagnos  Baptisia alba  Thuja plicata ‘Spring Grove’  Baptisia x variicolor 'Twilite'  Viburnum x pragense  Calamintha nepeta 'Montrose White'  Calamintha nepeta 'White Cloud’ GRASSES:  Echinacea ‘Green Jewel’  Bouteloua gracilis ‘Blonde Ambition’  Echinacea pallida  Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'  Eryngium agavifolium  Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam'  Eryngium yuccifolium  Carex pensylvanica  Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae  Deschampsia cespitosa 'Schottland’  Helleborus foetidus  Hakonechloa macra  Helleborus x hybridus ‘Royal Heritage’  Liriope spicata Helleborus x hybridus Brandywine  Molinia caerulea 'Transparent'   Sesleria autumnalis  Helleborus x hybridus ‘Penny’s Pink’  Sporobolus heterolepis  Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’  Sporobolus heterolepis ‘Tara’  Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety'  Panicum amarum ‘Dewey Blue’  Geranium ‘Patricia’  Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Cassian’  Kirengeshoma palmate  Monarda bradburiana  Nicotiana langsdorffii

 Penstemon digitalis

 Penstemon ‘Prairie Twilight’  Pycnanthemum muticum PLANT DETAILS OF SILVER GARDEN  Verbena bonariensis ARE ON  Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Album’ ThinkOutsidetheBoxwood.com  Rodgersia aesculifolia  Rudbeckia maxima  Rudbeckia occidentalis 'Green Wizard’  Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'  Salvia nemorosa 'Wesuwe'  Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'

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CASE STUDY: OAK GROVE NEW ALBANY , OH EVERYDAY SUBSTAINABILITY

Year(s) Installed: 2015- current Key Features: wedding venue /green & white palette / antique greenhouse Size: 100 acre organic farm Site Specifics: clay/ loam, pH 6.8

TREES:  Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine' PERENNIALS:  Magnolia virginiana  Asclepias incarnate ‘Ice Ballet’  Salix alba ‘Silver Column’  Amsonia tabernaemontana  Anemone × hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' SHRUBS:  Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'  Aesculus parviflora  Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in White'  Buxus 'Green Velvet’Globe  Baptisia alba  Buxus x ‘Green Mountain’  Calamintha nepeta 'Montrose White'  Cotinus coggygria 'Young Lady'  Calamintha nepeta 'White Cloud’  Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice'  Eryngium agavifolium  Rhus typhina  Eryngium yuccifolium  Salix purpurea 'Nana'  Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae  Thuja plicata ’Green Giant’  Helleborus foetidus  Viburnum x pragense  Geranium macrorrhizum 'White Ness'  Liatris spicata 'Alba' GRASSES:  Paeonia lactiflora 'Duchesse de Nemours'  Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'  Persicaria polymorpha  Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam'  Pycnanthemum muticum  Hakonechloa macra  Veronica longifolia ‘Charlotte’  Liriope spicata  Veronica spicata 'Alba'  Schizachyrium scoparium 'Carousel'  Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Album’  Sesleria autumnalis  Sanguisorba tenuifolia ‘Alba’  Panicum virgatum 'Cape Breeze'  Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'

CASE STUDY: URBAN JEWEL BOX GERMAN VILLAGE, OH EVERYDAY SUBSTAINABILITY

Year(s) Installed: 2018- current Key Features: No lawn, pollinator food source, water sequestration Size: 3,000 sq ft Site Specifics: rich loam, pH 6.8

SHRUBS: PERENNIALS:  Buxus sempervirens 'Graham Blandy'Buxus  Allium senescens 'Summer Beauty 'Green Velvet’Globe  Amsonia 'Blue Ice'  Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata'  Geranium 'Anne Folkard'  Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride' GRASSES:  Salvia 'Caradonna'  Hakonechloa macra  Allium ‘Globemster’  Seslaria autumnalis

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CASE STUDY: WOODLAND MODERN GRANVILLE, OH EVERYDAY SUBSTAINABILITY

Year(s) Installed: 2016- current Key Features: new construction site, compact soil, pocket garden in woodland Size: 3 acres Site Specifics: clay, pH 7

TREES: PERENNIALS:  Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine'  Allium 'Millenium'  Acer ginnala  Allium 'Pink Planet'  Betula populifolia 'Whitespire'  Amsonia hubrichtii  Hamamelis vernalis  Amsonia 'Blue Ice'  Picea abies  Dryopteris marginalis  Rhus typhina 'Lanciniata'  Eryngium agavifolium  Tsuga canadensis  Pycnanthemum muticum  Matteuccia struthiopteris 'The King' SHRUBS:  Polystichum acrostichoides  'Flavirammea'  Rudbeckia maxima  Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low'  Salvia 'Caradonna'  Virburnum dentatum  Thelypteris descursive-pinnata  Veronicastrum virgatum 'Fascination'

GRASSES:  Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerester'  Carex 'Blue Zinger'  Carex pensylanica  Chasmanthium latifolium  Hakonechloa macra  Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'  Schizachyrium 'Carousel'  Sporobolus wrightii  Sporobolus heterolepis

RESOURCES

OEHME, van SWEDEN on South Franklin Circle https://www.ovsla.com/portfolio -items/south-franklin-circle-oh/?portfolioID=14002

PRFCT EARTH PRJCT https://perfectearthproject.org/

Nigel Dunnett, Naturalistic Planting Design https://www.amazon.com/dp/0993389260/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_pOlhEbWQY1P3G

Association of Professional Landscape Designers, Sustainability https://www.apld.org/design -sustainability/

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