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Urban Oasis Successful urban planters pick their battles wisely 
If you live in a city, chances are good that your access to green space is limited – and the green space you do have is really only for plants and flowers that can withstand smog, heavy traffic and not-always-ample sunlight. But for city-dwelling green thumbs, there is hope. By choosing the right plants for your environment, you can create a thriving oasis of green. “I think the single greatest threat to our plant life is people,” says Sal Bacarella of Garden Works, a full-service landscaping company in Flushing, N.Y. “We have neglected our urban landscapes for decades. All of the pollution from our cars, dangerous runoff from construction, and chemical waste has really taken its toll on our once lush landscapes.” To turn this sad state of affairs around, anyone looking to plant trees, bushes, shrubs, or flowers outside needs to choose plants that will actually make it out there. “When we design an urban garden we use hardy material,” Bacarella says. “You have to take into consideration all the elements. Many different shrubs and trees do well in an urban setting.” For Erin Salzer, a landscape designer based in South Carolina, understanding the region you’re in is the place to start – if a plant can’t handle the cold snaps in your city, it won’t have a chance against the salt melt. Take New York City as an example. “For an urban environment in the Northeast, tried-and-true plants work best,” says Salzer. “Trees like Honeylocust and types of Elm, or London Plane trees. Shrubs [like] viburnum, Indian hawthorn, barberry, and groundcovers: Asiatic jasmine, liriope, and lantana.” Salzer advises city planters to “search the Internet or bookstores for native plants. They will do the best with the least maintenance in the long run.” Finding the right plants for a window box on the 37th floor depends on more than the region of the country in which you live, however. The amount of sunlight the plant will get, as well as shade, temperature, wind and moisture levels are determining factors as well. Live in a windy city? Go with the hostas over the orchids, maybe. Then again, if you’re obsessed… “We have customers request certain species of shrubs and trees all the time,” says Bacarella. “Occasionally we have the customer who wants the almost impossible. I have learned over the years [that] a customer wants what they want. I had a request for tropical, palm-tree theme on the 24th-floor rooftop. If within reason and budget we can make almost anything happen.” In the end, if you’re committed to tending to your city plants, you can make it work. And you should. Says Salzer, “People have an innate desire to connect with nature, and with busy schedules and demands of everyday life, we can't all go on getaways. Green spaces are convenient escape places to enjoy and relax right outside your door.” Now what to do about the honking? |
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