The Living Landscape

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Beyond scenery, landscaping as an integrated ecological system

Benefits: Food, water and climate control, teaching materials, community building, aesthetics, and inspiration

Put the “Green” in the Green Mountain Walkway, the transportation spine of the campus as developed in the UVM Master Plan

Green Mountain Walkway Gardens

Aiken

Davis

Terrill

Marsh

WetlandPark

ForestGardens

RockGarden Pathway

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Key Design Constraints

Land banks: Aiken and Hills banks for academic use

Open space designations: Primary open space and connectives

Utilities: Steam and storm water

Pathways: Retained current locations

Picnic/Social Space

Aiken Community Garden Stormwater Mitigation

Forest Garden Landscape

Aiken

Greenhouse

Marsh

North

Indicators

Mimicking Alpine forest condition where Aiken is the top of a mountain

Rocky way

Terrace down Aiken toward library

Community area

Indicators

Indicators

• Retention pond to collect surface water from across Green between Davis Center and Library

• Environmental art for aesthetic

• Social gathering area

• Food production- fruits & berries

• Plant diversity and birdlife

The Pond

Art Park

Indicators

Vegetation Samples

Ash Sugar maple Shagbark hickory

Black chokeberry Winterberry Elderberry

Cardinal flowers Joe-pye weed Wild blue iris