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‘Green field’ (green in the scheme) This is the
name given to a maintenance regime that aims
to establish a low, green, grassy cover, 10–15cm
high, while the shrubs take over. It is mostly in
the perimeter woodland phytoepisodes where
there is a significant understorey. The grass is
mown 10–15 times per year, depending upon
the weather conditions.
Rocks (orange in the scheme) are used in the
rockery phytoepisodes. These are mostly big
boulders, grouped in various ways.•
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‘Maintained meadow’ (dark blue in the scheme)
This is mostly used as a temporary maintenan-
ce programme for those phytoepisodes with
little or no planting yet. It aims to establish a
sort of meadow 20–25cm in height. It is mown
5–8 times per year. Four phytoepisodes from
South Africa and California, with fast growing
brushwoods and scrublands, will be kept in this
programme following planting, until the shrubs
become established.
Coloured chippings are used in the square•
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Inauguration cover scheme 1999. Ochre = ploughed
fields and green = hydro-seeded meadows
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Photos: mulching regimes: Coarse sand (sauló),
Pruning remains, Black volcanic clay, Red volcanic
clay, Pine needles, Green grassy area, Rockery,
Chippings