The Eco-Patch test garden is divided into eight zones that will each contain a different combination of plants. These will be monitored to ensure site suitability, dynamic seasonal changes and aesthetic harmony.  The development of the Eco-Patch strategy and plant lists are the work of landscape architects Field Collective.   For a file that contains the same information as the website upload Plant Archetype.

Plant study area 1:

Landscape Inspiration:

“The dune scrub community is found on inland dunes landward of the foredune community.  It is characterized by densley-packed shrubs interspersed with scattered areas of grasses, wildflowers and open sand.” – www.nps.gov

Our design response to test:

• Select plant species that would naturally grow in this community that are native to San Francisco
• Cluster mid-size shrub planting together and cluster lower level planting together so that variation massing/ height
  variation is clear

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