Some of our Favorite Plants: mostly edibles, but some ornamentals worked in Explaination: •This calculator is designed to give an estimate of the BTU (British Thermal Units) heating needs of a greenhouse. •Simply enter the area to be heated and select the climate adjustments. •This is to be used for a general guideline only. Clear this form Resulting Minimum BTU - This is the minimum BTU output your heater shouldGreenhouse have. Area Most- The total heaters square usefeet of a exposedBTU input surface rating. area of yourBTU greenhouse output = (heater not including the floor (this is not length * width). To find out the area your efficiency)greenhouse, click * (BTU here. input). ThisColdest result Outside is: Temperature Area x (Max- You - willMin) want x to Heat enter Lossthe lowest temperature expected for your area. Not sure? You can click here for the USDA plant hardiness zones which provide an average annual temperature rating for areas within the United States. Maximum Inside Temperature - This is the highest temperature you want to maintain in your greenhouse. Heat Loss Value - Check the table at the bottom of the page to find the heat loss value for the covering used on your greenhouse. Some values may vary with manufacturer. If you know the R-value of your covering, you can convert it to a heat loss value using this formula: Heat loss value = 1 / R-value. Agenda • Goals and Vision • Design Walk-through • Plant Slideshow • Project Options • Review Project Estimate • Project Logistics • Work Contract • Next Steps Hrachovec Landscape Design Presentation 3 Sheet Mulch • Laydown cardboard • Compost • Straw • Woodchip. • Takes 6-18months typically. • Considerations: slope/spillage Questions • Repition vs variety. Formality vs Busy? • Access next to driveway? • Mediterean Herbs or Evergreen Herbs next to walkway? • Tree selection- witch hazel • Enough Evergreen Trees? Trees • Apple, • Pear • Asian Pears, • Cherries • Plums • Peaches • Figs • Bay Laurel European Pears • Lots of great pears for Western Washington Plums • Japanese & European Plums • Raintree plums provide an abundance of delicious fruit with relatively little care. • Plums are unique among the fruits, because they are a diverse group belonging to fifteen different species and are native to areas throughout the world. We offer semi dwarf trees that grow to an average of 12-15 feet tall and need that amount of spacing. • Useful Facts • Hardiness: Asians USDA Zones 4-10; Europeans 4-9. Sun or shade: Full sun. Height and spacing: Can be kept at 10-15'. Harvest time: July-October. Origin: North America, Europe and Japan. Yield: 20 pounds or more per tree. • How to Grow • Soil requirements: The European plums grow well on heavy soils. Japanese plums prefer lighter loamy soils. Like the other fruits, they prefer a slightly acidic soil. Our St. Julian A rootstock is tolerant of a wide variety of soils. Cultural requirements: The European types can be grown as a central leader tree and don’t require much thinning or pruning when mature. Fruit is born on spurs and also on new wood. Japanese plums are best grown with open centers and are very bushy, requiring thinning of branches. • Can be espalliered Plums Continued • Nice Blooms • Easy to maintain • Bountiful Pinus koraiensis- Korean Stone Pine Common Name: Korean pine Culture Type: Needled evergreen Grow in moist, well-drained loams in full Family: Pinaceae sun. Tolerant of a wide range of soils, Native Range: Eastern Asia including both sandy and clay soils. Avoid Zone: 4 to 7 poorly-drained wet soils. These trees Height: 30.00 to 50.00 feet prefer cool summer climates. They Spread: 25.00 to 35.00 feet generally dislike the heat and humidity of Bloom Time: Non-flowering hot and humid summer locations such the Bloom Description: Non- St. Louis area. They are noted for having flowering excellent tolerance for cold winter Sun: Full sun temperatures (winter hardy to USDA Zone Water: Medium 3). They are generally tolerant of urban Maintenance: Medium conditions. Leaf: Evergreen Noteworthy Characteristics Other: Winter Interest Koreanfgh pine is native to Korea, Tolerate: Deer Manchuria, eastern Russia and Japan. It is a member of the white pine group. It grows to 30-50' tall in cultivation, but may reach 100' or more in its native habitat. When young, this tree typically grows in a narrow pyramidal form with ascending branching. With age, it relaxes into a loose pyramidal shape with a rounded crown and branching that is almost horizontal. Branching on mature trees usually extends to the ground. Blue-green needles (to 4 1/2" long) appear in bundles of 5. Cones (3-6" long) mature to brown and contain large edible seeds (pine nuts to 3/4" long). Pine nuts from this species are widely distributed in commerce. Gray to gray-brown bark flakes to reveal a reddish-brown inner bark. Timber from this tree has a number of commercial uses including for furniture, bridges and construction. Artichokes and Cardoons • Artichokes are grown for flowers, 2 main different varieties • Cardoons for stalks, and they get a little larger in size. • Semi Perennial Plants, are dividable • Require about 4x4’ spacing Oregano Origanum vulgare Sea Kale (Crambe maritima) Marjoram Sages Salvia spp Lavenders Lavandula angustifolia and stoechas Beebalm/Bergamot Monarda spp Yarrow Achillea millefolium Calendula Calendula officinalis Ground Covers • Mints • Thymes • Chamomile • Strawberries • Emerald Carpet Raspberry • Steppables Wolley Thyme Thymus praecox Roman Chamomile- perennial Chamaemelum nobile location= Strawberries x • Good in patches • Day neutral and June Bearing varieties. • Dozens of varieties with different properties. • Like acidic soil and do not want to be dried out Emerald Carpet Raspberry- Rubus pentalobus • Very invasive, tolerant of sun or shade • Edible berries at random intervals Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum Vaccinium corymbosum is a deciduous Shrub growing to 2 m (6ft) by 2 m (6ft). It is hardy to zone 2. It is in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen in August. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees.The plant is not self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid soils and can grow in very acid soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil. Shade Plants • Many NW Edible Native Plants Thimbleberry • Grows into thickets • Likes dappled light to full sun, tolerant of deep shade • 4-10’ tall & wide • Small very tasty edible berries after small white flowers in spring. Serviceberry Amelanchier sp. Evergreen Huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum American Elderberry Sambucus nigra spp canadensis Woodland Sorrel-native Ground Cover Cornus mas – Cornellian Cherry • Plant Type: tree • Foliage Type: deciduous • Plant Height: 10 ft. 0 in. (3.05 meters) • Plant Width/Spread: 10 ft. 0 in. (3.05 meters) • Plant Height-Mature: 15 ft. 0 in. (4.57 meters) • Plant Width-Mature: 15 ft. 0 in. (4.57 meters) • Hardiness: USDA Zones 5 to 8 • Flower Color: yellow • Sun/Light Exposure: full sun to light or open shade • Water Requirements: drought tolerant when established • Seasonal Interest: autumn color Wintergreen Plant • Good for shady spots • Creeps along ground • Berries are edible Wintergreen Gaultheria Oregon grape Mahonia aquifolium Salal Gaultheria shallon Shade Ornamentals Sweet Box Western Columbine Aquilegia formosa Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ weeping Alaskan yellow cedar • Quick Facts • Plant Type: weeping conifer • Foliage Type: evergreen • Plant Height: 15 ft. 0 in. (4.57 meters) • Plant Width/Spread: 8 ft. 0 in. (2.44 meters) • Plant Height-Mature: 35 ft. 0 in. (10.67 meters) • Plant Width-Mature: 10 ft. 0 in. (3.05 meters) • Hardiness: USDA Zones 4 to 8 • Sun/Light Exposure: full sun or light to open shade • Water Requirements: drought tolerant when established Other Berries Seaberry aka Seabuckthorn Honeyberry (Lonicera caerulea var. edulis) European Cranberry Viburnum opulus – ‘compacta’ or ‘roseum’ Cane berries • Raspberries- June vs Everbearing • Blackberries • Crossses • New hybrids Cane berry structures (many good ones exist) Tayberry & Marion berry Raspberries • Plants Send runners and will spread, some more aggressively than others. • Primocane vs Floricane varieties • Full sun to part sun • Prune out canes that have fruited. • Most Need a structure to grow on, a couple are bushing varieties • See catalogs for more varieties Vines • Grape(s) • Kiwi(s) • Passionflower • Jasmine(s) • Akebia quinata • Stautonia (sausage vine) Stauntonia hexaphylla Stauntonia vine (aka Sausage vine) • Sunlight Full Sun to Partial Shade • Aspect South-facing or West- facing • Exposure Sheltered • Soil Loam, Sand • Moisture= Well-drained • SoilLoam, Chalk, Sand • pH= Acid, Alkaline, Neutral • Size • Ultimate height 8-12 metres • Ultimate spread 1.5-2.5 metres • Time to ultimate height 5-10 years Akebia quinata • Shade lover • Fast growing vine • Purple flowers, edible fruit Hardy Kiwi- male and female(s) • Need a structure to climb on • Smaller size fruit, edible skins Full sun to part shade • Male and Female needed for most varieties Jasmine Grapes • Many varieties • Some are for long vines, some are for short “spur” pruning Passiflora Vine Passiflora incarnata Hardy Kiwi – male & female needed, a couple self fertile varieties. Stucture needed too Lowbush Blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium Black Currant Ribes nigrum Ribes odoratum Red Currant Ribes rubrum Gooseberry Jostaberry Ribes