Implementation is the development or creation of a landscape. It is a stage in the sustainable landscape process that includes: preparation, planting, installation and construction.
For more information on the processes that lead to landscape implementation, see Completed Landscape Design in the "Design" section of SULIS.
Implementation projects are categorized in two sections:
Plants, Soils, and Amendments
- Amending Soils for Perennial Beds
- Building Soil Berms
- Collecting Wildflower and Prairie Seed
- Developing a Residential Prairie
- Dividing Perennials
- Modifying Soil pH
- Moving and Transplanting Trees with a Tree Spade
- Planting Bare Root, Containerized and Balled and Burlapped Trees and Shrubs
- Planting Annual Seeds and Transplants in the Landscape
- Protecting Existing Trees During Construction
- Planting Under Existing Trees
- Pruning Perennials
- Selecting Commerical Compost
- Trees and Turf: Are they Compatible?
- Water Plant Selection, Implementation, and Maintenance
Hard-Goods and Features
- Asphalt Surface Repair
- Building Boulder Walls
- Building Overhead Structures, Pergolas, and Arbors
- Building Timber Landscape Steps
- Building Waterfalls for Residential Properties
- Building a Flexible Lined Pond
- Constructing a Raised Bed Using Timbers
- Constructing Flagstone Steps in the Landscape
- Deck and Outdoor Structure Footings
- Designing and Installing Outdoor Lighting
- Designing and Preparing a Perennial Bed
- Installing Block Retaining Walls
- Installing Poly Landscape Edging
- Natural Stone Retaining Walls
- Paver and Brick Installation
- Rock Riprap
- Selecting Wood for Outdoor Structures
- Timber Wall Construction
- Zoning and Permits: What You Need to Know as a Designer