APPENDIX A: LANDSCAPING GUIDE

   The following table shall serve as a guide for determining minimum plant size.

Plant Material	Perimeter Landscaping Areas, Abutting Vacant Lands, Fences and Berms	All Other Planting
Tree
Deciduous	1½ inches (diam.)	2 inches (diam.)
Evergreen	5 feet (hgt)	8 feet (hgt)
	1½ inches (diam.)	1½ inches (diam.)
	3 feet	5 feet
Shrub:
Deciduous	15 inches (hgt)	24 inches (hgt)
Evergreen	12 inches (hgt)	18 inches (hgt)

 

MAJOR TURF GRASSES AND GROUND COVERS
Major Turf Grasses	Establishment	Culture	Fertilization Requirements
Common Bermuda grass	Seeding, sprigs, plugs, sod	Most soil types, sun/ drought resistant (will turn brown, but "green-up" rapidly, pH-6.5	Medium
Hybrid Bermuda grasses (several varieties - differ in cold tolerances and leaf texture)	Sprigs, plugs, March - April 15, sod anytime	Sun, irrigate to maintain color, soil types pH-6.5	High
Centipede grass	Sprigs, sod, seed (not usually successful)	Sun to light shade pH-5.5	Low (sparse nitrogen requirements) avoid late summer fertilization
St. Augustine grass (Charleston grass)	Sprigs, plugs, sod	Sun-shade moist soils pH-6.5 up (tolerates alkaline soils)	Medium
Zoysia grass	Seed, springs slow to germinate	Sun to medium	Low to medium
American beach grass	Sprigs, plugs	Sun to light shade, salt tolerant, dense sand	Medium (substantial nitrogen requirements)
Weeping love grass		Warm growing season, drought/salt tolerant	Low maintenance

 

Notes:

   (A)   Sprigging and plugging of all turf grass varieties is most successful when accomplished between March 15 and April 15. Sod may be laid at any time, though irrigation is essential for sod establishment during the growing season.

   (B)   The winter rye grain and fescue grass are cool-season adaptable, for example, they can be used for overseeding permanent lawn areas for winter color. They will not perform year round as their shallow root system cannot tolerate the heat of our summer months.

   (C)   Ground covers can be substituted for lawn grasses. Several adaptable plants are:

      (1)   English ivy (Hedera Helix): grows rapidly once established, needs shade first year or two of growth, 4 inches high.

      (2)   Common periwinkle (Vinca Minor): shade, blue flower, 6 inches to 8 inches high.

      (3)   Border grasses (liriope Muscare, Ophiopogon): spreads slowly, sun or shade, many variety species, 4 inches to 12 inches high.

      (4)   Japanese spurge (Euphorbia Japonica): shade, 8 inches high.

      (5)   Junipers (Juniperus, spp.): (same genera) sun, dry, 4 inches to 12 inches high.

      (6)   Blue fescue (Festuca, spp.): sun, will not form solid carpet.

TABLE A: DROUGHT-TOLERANT PLANTS
Botanical Name	Common Name
Berberis thungergii	Japanese barberry
B. X. mentorensis	Mentor barberry
Buddleia davidii	Butterfly bush
Chaenomeles japonica	Japanese quince
Cotinus coggygria	Smoke bush (or smoke tree)
Elaeagnus angustifolia and pungens*	Russian olive thorny eleagnus
Hamamelis virginiana	Common witch hazel
Hebe spp.	Hebe
Hypericum spp.	Saint-John's wort
Juniperus spp.*	Juniper
Kolkwitzia amabilis	Beauty bush
Ligustrum spp.	Privet
Myrica cerifera*	Wax myrtle
Myrtus communis	Common myrtle
Nerium oleander	Oleander
Pinus Thunbergi	Japanese Black Pine
Pittosporum tobira*	Japanese pittosporum
Potentilla fruticosa	Bush cinquefoil
Prunus maritima	Beach plum
Punica granatum	Pomegranate
Raphiolepis umbellata or indica	Yeddo-hawthorne, Indian hawthorne
Rhamnus spp.	Buckthorn
Rhus spp.	Sumac
Robinia kelseyi	Locust
Rosa spp.	Carolina rose, Rugosa, Cherokee, Lady Banks, Japanese rose
Rosmarinus officinalis	Rosemary
Salix tristis	Dwarf grey willow
Santolina chamaecyparissus*	Lavender cotton
Sophora davidii	Vetch
Tamarix sp.	Tamarix
Vaccinium ashei	Blueberry
Viburnum lentago	Nannyberry
Vitex agnus-castus	Chaste tree
Yucca aloiflia	Spanish dagger
Yucca filamentosa	Adams needle
Celastrus scandens	American bittersweet
Clematis paniculata	Sweet autumn clematis
Cotoneaster spp.	Cotoneaster
Hibiscus syriacus	Shrub althea
Hex glabra and opaca*	Inkberry, American holly
Hex vomitoria*	Yaupon holly
Hex vomitoria nana*	Dwarf yaupon
Pinus mugo	Muhgo pine
Eunymus japonicus*	Japanese Euonymus
Smilax spp.	Smilax, catbriar
Spireas spp.	Spirea
Syringa vulgaris	Common lilac
Trachycarpus fortunei	Windmill palm
*Plants have proven to withstand salt exposure and would be appropriate for landscaping in close proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.

 

TABLE B: DROUGHT-TOLERANT TREES, VINES AND SHRUBS
Botanical Name	Common Name
Trees Tolerant of Dry Ground (Once Established)
Albizia julibrissen	Mimosa, silk tree
Amelanchier Canadensis	Service berry
Cedrus atlantica	Atlas hackberry
Gleditsia triacanthos	Honey locust
Koelreuteria paniculata	Golden raintree
lagerstroemia indica	Crape myrtle
Malus sp. and vars.	Crab apple
Melia azedarack	Chinaberry
Morus spp.	Mulberry
Populus sp.	Poplar
Quercus spp.*	Oak
Robinia sp.	Locust
Salix pentandra	Laurel willow
Sorbus sp.	Mountain ash
Tilia cordata	Little leaf linden
Ulmus parvifolia	Chinese elm
Zelkova serrata	Japanese zelkova
Vines Needing Only a Moderate Amount of Water (Once Established)
Anisostichus capreolatus	Cross vine
Lonicera spp.	Honeysuckle
Gelsemium sempervirens	Carolina Jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoides	Confederate jasmine
Rosa banksiac	Lady Banks rose
Polygonum aubertii	Silver lace vine
Smilax lanceolata	Greenbriar smilax
Campsis radicans	Trumpet vine
Wisteria floribunda	Japanese wisteria (white, purple, pink)
Shrubs Needing Moderate Water (Once Established)
Illicium anisatum	Japanese anise
Aucuba japonica	Japanese aucuba
Michelin figo	Banana shrub
Callicarpa americana	Beautybush
Cortaderia selloana	Pampas grass
Euonymus spp.*	Euonymus
Pyracantha spp.	Firethorn
Jasminium floridum	Showy jasmine
Jasminum nudiforum	Winter jasmine
Prunas caroliniana	Southern cherry laurel
Mahonia bealei	Leatherleaf mahonia
Nandina domestica	Nandina
Osmanthus fragranas	Sweet olive, tea olive
Osmanthus americanus	Devilwood
Photinia glabra	Japanese photinia
Photinia scrrulata	Chinese photinia
Podocarpuse macrophyllus	Japanese yew
Lonicera fragrantissima	Winter honeysuckle
Shrubs Somewhat Drought-Resistant in Good Loamy Soil
Abelia x grandiflora	Glossy abelia
Raphiolepsis indica and vars.	Indian hawthorne
Cleyera japonica	Cleyera
Ternstroemia gymnanthera
Drought-Tolerant Trees
Pyrus calleryana	Bradford pear
Sapium sebiferum	Chinese tallow tree (sometimes called "popcorn tree")
Trees Moderately Drought-Tolerant
Eriobotrya japonica	Loquat
Sabal palmetto*	Cabbage palm
Cedrus deodara	Deodar cedar
Ginkgo biloba	Maidenhair tree
Pinus spp.*	Pines
Juniperus virginiana	Red cedar
Juniperus chinesis	Hollywood Juniper
*Plants have proven to withstand salt exposure and would be appropriate for landscaping in close proximity to Atlantic Ocean.

 

(Am. Ord. 01-02, passed 2-28-01; Am. Ord. 18-4, passed 6-14-21)