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Vadnais Heights City Council <br />Walmart Building Addition — 15 October 2010 <br />Page 6 <br />Landscaping <br />All of the plantings along County Road E will be completely redesigned and replaced except <br />for a few junipers that are still in good condition. Trees and shrubs will be added south of the <br />parking lot. <br />Islands: Seven landscaped islands will be installed along the western side of the parking lot, <br />all of which will have under story shrubs and perennials and five of which will also have <br />trees. Three landscaped islands with overstory trees, shrubs and perennials will also be added <br />in the center of the parking lot. <br />Tree Species: The trees used will be a combination of overstory and ornamental deciduous <br />and coniferous species. The perimeter of the site and the islands in the middle of the parking <br />lot will have hackberrys, sugar maples, northwoods maples, honey locusts, swamp white oaks <br />and Valley Forge American Elms. Closer to the store, there will be crabapples, serviceberrys <br />and river birches. Spruce will be used in the northwest and southwest corners. The <br />hackberrys, which will be used in and near the parking lot, are a tall -growing, drought - <br />tolerant deciduous trees related to the elm. <br />Shrubs and Perennials: Nine types of shrubs and seven species of perennials will be used <br />as under story plantings along County Road E, in the parking lot islands and in the planters <br />near the store front. Prominent among these will be junipers (a low, spreading conifer), spirea <br />(a brilliant flowering deciduous shrub) and reed grass (a tall and graceful perennial). <br />Planters: There would be three large planters installed in the sidewalk along the eastern side <br />of the building. Species used in the planters will be Spring Snow crabapples, spirea, wild <br />garlic, day lilies and junipers. The height of the planters should be suitable for seating. <br />Truck Dock Wing Wall: The truck dock will continue to be screened from Arcade Street by <br />a wing wall constructed of materials that match the building wall. The planting scheme along <br />that wall that will be consistent with the current pattern on the western side of the building. <br />Proposed materials for the truck dock screening wall <br />Plantings along the western perimeter <br />Pedestrian Features <br />Four seating areas will be created: three along County Road E and one at the southwest <br />entrance along Arcade Street. Each will be augmented with over story trees, shrubs and <br />perennials including maples, spruce, spirea, reed grass, prairie dropseed and dwarf artic <br />willows. Permanent metal architectural benches will be included. There will not be any <br />advertising on the benches. <br />3824 Huntington Avenue St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 <br />952.451.4818 bill@weberplanning.com <br />