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Introduction to Sustainable Landscape Principles
| Best Practices for a Sustainable Colorado Landscape provided by the Front Range Sustainable Landscaping Coalition |
| A sustainable Colorado landscape balances resource use with tangible benefits to the local, regional and global environment throughout its lifespan. |
| This checklist of best practices represents the collective work of over 40 green industry professionals from Colorado's Front Range. These professionals include landscape contractors, landscape designers, landscape architects, nursery owners, and educators. |
| The checklist is divided into seven categories: |
| Site Preparation, Grading and Soil Improvement (SP) |
| Water Conservation and Irrigation (WC) |
| Planting, Plant Choices and Plant Production (PL) |
| Hardscape and Rockwork (HA) |
| Mulch and Mulching (MU) |
| Mobilization and Clean Up (MC) |
| Maintenance (MA) |
| Each practice is also identified as belonging to one of six subcategories: |
| Design (DS) |
| Materials/Products (MP) |
| Methods (MT) |
| Energy Use (EN) |
| Ecology (EC) |
| Economy/Social (ES) |
| Finally, each practice is rated as meeting one of three levels: |
| Basic (B) - Practices that any landscape that call itself sustainable should follow. Often already common industry practices. |
| Moderate (M) - Practices that fall between basic and advanced. |
| Advanced (A) - Practices that would require a significant shift in the way the industry does business. May be more costly. |
| Please feel free to use this checklist in your business. If you wish to suggest revisions, you may join this wiki and add whatever comments you wish under the "Threads" section of the applicable page. To join the Coalition as we work to educate ourselves and others about sustainable landscaping in our region. |
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