César M. Espinoza PSAS_480_941 Prof.: Karen S. Midden SIUC_SoA, Fall 2017 Joliet Community Center’s Public Garden
Goal : Provide a courtyard design with a wandering path and natural beauty for the city residents enjoyment. Objectives: Include a paved/brick path and a small plaza; with a direct and defined connection to the community center and parking lot. Use local/native vegetation; flowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees that will not require fertilizers or pesticides, and will provide year-round beauty. Install a rain garden to collect runoffs and release it back into the waterways in a sustainable manner. Provide seating in sunny and shaded areas for comfort and relaxation.
Rain Garden Plants ( All Native Vegetation )
Design Statement: Develop an aesthetically pleasing outdoor space that provides a calming environment for the new community center and existing neighborhood.
lack-Eye Susan ( Rudbeckia-hirta )
Cardinal Flower ( Lobelia Cardinalis )
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Variegated Jacob’s Ladder ( Polemonium Caerueum )
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1 Recycled Plastic Park Bench
2 Recycled Plastic Park Table
3 Calston Mission Pavers
Golden Alexander Flower ( Zizia Aurea - Illinois )
Purple Cone Flower ( Echinace a Purpurea Magnus )
4 Joliet’s Limestone Bench
5 Autumn Blaze Maple ( Largest Trees )
6 Illinois Hackberry Tree ( Midium Trees )
7 New Horizon Elm ( Small Trees )