Cambridge Phase 1-CS 940620June 20, 1994
Mr. Atul Patel, E.I.T.
City of Coppell Engineering
P.O. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
LEEMING
PETERMAN
Landscape Architecture
Management & Consulting
RE: Estates of Cambridge Manor - Third Landscape Submittal
Dear Mr. Patel,
In response to second review mark-ups and corresponding letter dated 5-25-94, please
find below following comments:
I/1. Paving plan (sheet 7 of 8) has been revised to correspond to City of Coppell
Streetscape Plan, Section VIII, p. 123.
~-~ ~,~,.~.~,..., ~.-'~ ( 2. )Sidewalk - as per conversations between Mr. Gary Sieb and Mr. Jack Bommarito,
¢.~ ~,. ¢,_~. no s~dewalk w~ll be reqmred at development entry.
~.',t .~ ~ :' 3. Plant material selections not noted on city plant palette; see attched xerox:
"~'¢'~ ~'~?" - ',~' V/a. Daylilly (Hemerocallis sp.) - matedal is a perennial and utilized to create
£ ~.}~-/- atmosphere of English garden while providing reliable color.
b. Ophiopogon japonicum - Iow growing "lidope-like" groundcover.
Common Area - upon more accurate site inspection of common area, existing
concentration of native trees negate need for additional plant matedal (see sheet
3 of 8). Irrigation was also revised to water 30'-35' parkway on north side of
Cambridge Manor Ln. and was eliminated in areas of existing trees to prevent
damage to such trees (see sheet 6 of 8).
Please feel free to contact me if I can be of any assistance.
Sincerely,
P. O. Box 531807 · Grand Prairie, Texas 75053-1807 · 214-263-3500
Ophiopogon japonicus , ,
Monkey Grass, Border Grass,
6-12" Mondo Grass, Dwarf Lilyturf
Evergreen tufted perennial
This tufted perennial, native of Japan, Korea, North China is widely planted in the lower South as a ground cover and border plant.
Grows best in a moist, fertile soil in full sunlight to shade but quality of foliage is best in partial shade. Foliage often bleaches in full sunlight.
Medium growth rate. Propagated by division of stoloniferous rhizomes. Roots form small tubers.
Grassy stemless perennial. Dense mass. Highly competitive agai~st weeds and grasses when well established in shade.
Foliage: Numerous, thin, narrow and erect leaves, six to twelve inches long. Glabrous, dark blue-green.
Flower: Small, drooping, lilac flowers in groups of two t~ three on raceme, two to three
inches long. Concealed by foliage. No major landscape value.
Fruit: A purple pearllike berry, to one-fourth inch diamete~ Concealed by foliage.
1. Grows in heavy shade 4. Pest free 6. Fine texture
2. Growth easily controlled 5. Dark blue-green foliage 7. Very competitive
3. Evergreen ground cover
1. Other selections: O. japonicus 'Variegatus' has foliage with white and green striping. O. planiscapus
'Arabicus,' Black ophiopogon has narrow purple-black foliage with pink flowers. A dwarf form 'Nana'
is becoming popular in the trade, especially for detail design. O. Jaburan, sometimes sold as giant
liriope forms very large clumps and has dark green leaves over 18" long and lilac to white flowers.
2.Not recommended for full sunlight as a ground c~wer because of leaf burn.
3.Incorporate generous amounts of humus in the soil f~r new plantings to encourage faster-spread.
4.Dense mat prohibits use of bulbs in solid plantings of monkey grass, but many small shrubs
combine with it well.
5.May be mowed every year or so in late winter to improve' carpetlike quality and to clean
plantings of old, frayed leaves. Set mower on highest setting.
6. In sun, lawn grasses, especially Bermuda grass, invade monkey grass plantings, causing in-
creased maintenance. Some herbicides are available to remove certain weed plants from
this ground cover.
7. Excels as a ground cover in heavy shade and b~'n,?ath tre~,s which have a shallow, competi-
rive root system and where turf will not grow. One example is beneath canopy of live
oak trees.
8.One major problem with monkey grass beneath oak trees is the large number of oak seed-
lings which sprout in the ground cover and cause considerable maintenance.
9.Can withstand light foot traffic if not in a constanl traffic pattern.
10. A common problem with the use of monkey gras!; as a g~ound cover is improper
planting techniques. To obtain nearly complete am I uniform coverage in two years
use units of approximately 3 or 4 plants and set on :~ix inch centers. The use of large
undivided clumps results in a very patchy covering.
(o-fi-o-po~on ja-pon'i-cus)
Li~ceae
Zone 7
Landscape
Values:
Remarks:
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Hemerocallis fulva
(hem~mer_o_kal~lis full,va) ~i~ Daylily
Liliaceae to 4' (in bloom) z-~.;~ -~ Herbaceous perennial
Zone 5
Native from central Europe to China and a highly popular perennial over most of the country. Culture is among the
easiest of all perennials. Best adapted to full sunlight and a fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Fast rate of growth. Pro-
pagated by clump division, seed and proliferations.
Erect flowering stems rise from low, mounding, dense clumps of coarse textured grasslike foliage.
Medium texture.
Foliage: Basal, narrow-keeled leaves, bright green, soft straplike and pointed, twelve to twenty
inches long, three-fourths to two inches wide.
Flower: Funnel-formed to bell-shaped with tube widely expanding upward and with wide-flaring
border. Five inches long and three-and-a-half inches across. Lobes often recurved, six
prominent stamens. Orange, yellow, red, pink, brown, green are among the most important
common colors. Blooms summer through early autumn.
Fruit: A three-celled pod with a few black seeds. No major ornamental value.
Landscape 1. Brightly colored flowers 5. Bedding plant
Values: 2. Ground cover 6. Seasonal accent
3. Long blooming season 7. Border planting
4. Evergreen and deciduous
Remarks: 1. Because of easy hybridization, numerous selections being introduced re-
sulting in many variations of flower color, size and shape. A color and
type available to fit nearly any color scheme and planting need
2. Rebloomers (more than one flowering per season) are common.
3. Thrips and daylily aphids are major pests. These prevent flowers from fully
opening when infestations are high. Spray in late winter and early spring with
a recommended systemic insecticide.
4. Quality of flowering will decline with overcrowding. Divide and transplant in late autumn.
Required no more often than every five to seven years.
5. Fertilize in late winter or early spring. Use a Iow nitrogen fertilizer such as a 6-12-12
or 5-10-10 at the rate of one-half cup per square yard of bed.
6. Often recommended as a permanent ground cover. In many parts of region ground
cover plantings are difficult to maintain because of weed and grass encroachment.
Daylilies are not very competitive. Often better used as large specimen clumps rather
than solid ground covering plantings.
7. Plantings need periodic cleaning to keep plants thrifty.
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