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Existing chainlink fence to be removed
Proposed chainlink fence to be
6" above ground to allow for movement
of wildlife
Proposed retaining wall to hold
slope along edge of pool
Split rail fence to prevent intrusion
into naturally vegetated area
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DATE REVISION INITIALS
292 GRAND AVE
OSTERVILLE, MA
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SHEET
JANUARY 28, 2024
Fence, Retaining
Wall, and Planting
Plan
BlueFlax Restoring Ecological
Integrity to the Built
EnvironmentDesign llc
• Site plan generated by Sullivan Engineering.
• The homeowner of 292 Grand Island Drive in Osterville reached out to BlueFlax
Design LLC to request assistance with the following goals, as this project falls within
the buffer zone to a vegetated wetland resource area and floodplain area.
• Goals for this project include:
• Eliminate erosion on the south side of the pool area by constructing a low retaining
wall and installing native plantings.
• Remove the existing chain link fence and install a new chain link fence that extends
along the property line in order to prevent golfers from entering into the property.
This fence shall be six inches above ground to allow for wildlife movement and to
reduce habitat fragmentation.
• A hedgerow of native shrubs will be planted on the west side of the chain link fence
to further enhance the privacy from the golf course for the homeowner, and to add
wildlife value in the form of forage and cover.
• Increase the usable lawn space directly around the pool by removing existing garden
beds along the west side of the fenced-in area (currently planted with forsythia,
miscanthus and mulch) and installing fescue/micro-clover lawn. A split rail fence is
proposed in the footprint of the existing chain link fence to delineate the lawn area
and protect the adjacent healthy native plant community comprised of huckleberry,
highbush blueberry, sheep laurel, and pitch pine.
• Install a mix of shrubs on the north / northwest edge of the property to improve
screening into the property from the golf course.
• Minor levels of invasive vegetation (<10% cover) is observed within the 50’ buffer
zone and will be managed to prevent further spread into naturalized areas. Invasive
species noted include shrub honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii), vine honeysuckle
(Lonicera japonica) and Asiatic bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus).
• Invasive plants will be selectively cut and stems treated with an EPA-approved
systemic herbicide and removed by hand. No soil disturbance will occur.
• Temporary irrigation will be required for the first two to three growing seasons while
newly installed plants establish. Once plants are established irrigation will be removed.
• No mulch will be used in the restoration area other than that used at the time of
planting to reduce weed intrusion and retain moisture around the base of the plants.
SYMBOL COMMON / BOTANICAL NAME CONT QTY
SHRUBS
Catawba Rhododendron / Rhododendron catawbiense 3 gal 5
Otto Luyken English Laurel / Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken'3 gal 19
GRASSES
Prairie Dropseed / Sporobolus heterolepis 1 gal 14
Shenandoah Switch Grass / Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'1 gal 43
NATIVE PERENNIALS
Coneflower / Echinacea purpurea 1 gal 13
NATIVE SHRUBS
Arrowwood Viburnum / Viburnum dentatum 'Arrowwood'3 gal 22
Inkberry Holly / Ilex glabra 3 gal 15
Northern Bayberry / Myrica pensylvanica 3 gal 8
Winterberry / Ilex verticillata 3 gal 6
PLANT SCHEDULE
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