Sheet L-1 · The Plan
Seven months. Four days.
Building took four days over two weekends. Getting the design approved, the money raised and the materials ordered took seven months.
- Proposal. Samuel wrote the project proposal; the school's principal signed on as the beneficiary on November 18.
- Approvals. Troop, committee and council sign-offs. The last signature came January 7.
- The district. Months of meetings and emails, including five follow-ups before getting direction.
- Plants ordered from Paradise Garden Center in Riverside.
- Boulders chosen and tagged at Southwest Boulder & Stone in Fallbrook.
- Building: four days over two weekends. See the work.
- Plaque placed in the median. See the dedication.
The idea
From sketch to proposal
The proposal opened with a rendering of the finished median and a measured sketch of the work area.
The planting plan
Every plant has a code
The plan fixes the boulder positions, spaces plants every 3.3 feet, and repeats a planting sequence down the median. Each plant type has a code, from A1 to C.
Plant schedule
Eleven plants, four boulders
| Code | Plant | Qty | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Agave 'Blue Flame' | 9 | |
| A2 | Agave 'Blue Glow' | 9 | |
| A4 | Agave americana | 1 | Focal |
| AM | Agave americana 'Mediopicta' | 1 | Variegated |
| Y1 | Yucca 'Color Guard' | 11 | |
| Y2 | Yucca recurvifolia | 4 | Tall accent |
| H | Hesperaloe (red yucca) | 6 | Red blooms |
| S | Aloe striata | 16 | |
| B | Aloe 'Blue Elf' | 10 | Front filler |
| R | Aloe 'Erik the Red' | 4 | Color accent |
| C | Aloe 'Carpenteria Gem' | 6 | |
| Total | 77 |
Materials
Under and around the plants
- Four Apache Sunset boulders and a gravel river
- 5 cubic yards of gravel over weed barrier
- Drip irrigation to each plant
Ordering
Plants by hand, boulders by tag
The paperwork
The project binder
Proposal, safety plan, budget, orders and receipts, kept in one binder from the first signature to the plaque.
