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The Planting Plan <br /> The next step is drawing up a planting plan. While planting plans use the ideas for outdoor <br /> spaces and locations for key plants as defined in the concept plan, they are much more <br /> detailed. They show the exact location of different species to be planted and note the size and <br /> number of individual plants (Planting strategies, including layout ideas, are discussed in the <br /> next section of this guide). <br /> Oda MAW_, r Z •1 <br /> am- <br /> ir <br /> 11 <br /> Ipp <br /> _ • '•` '•a <br /> � _ Ly <br /> �'y 1 , •� ti <br /> _. <br /> air <br /> u . � <br /> _._ ,1 ;- • J -i —L mar <br /> _ <br /> IMAM <br /> ® _ <br /> • _ <br /> z 7 <br /> Planting Plan <br /> Information gathered during site analysis - geology, soils, landform, hydrology, vegetation, <br /> wildlife and climate, as well as the target plant community for a site -will guide the selection <br /> of individual plant species for a project. It is useful to visit natural areas to see how plants <br /> form interconnected communities and to observe the growth habits of individual species. <br /> Also, pay attention to the vertical structure of plant communities - the canopy, subcanopy, <br /> shrubs and ground layer species - let this guide your design. <br /> When drawing up a planting plan, it is standard <br /> practice to plot the locations of trees first, followed ° <br /> b shrubs and herbaceous vegetation. This order <br /> Y g <br /> makes sense because the placement of taller plants <br /> will determine the pattern of sun and shade on a 1 <br /> project site, which in turn determines the placement of shrubs, grasses and forbs. A planting plan should <br /> also indicate where ground-layer vegetation or <br /> mulch will be used to control weeds. It is a common Oak Savanna <br /> 31 <br />