Wetland & Historic Corridor

The 2020 year has kicked off with new design work relative to a densely wooded undeveloped six-acre forest property just north of Warrenton, VA. Our collaboration with project building architect and client property owner will not only introduce a totally new worship space and facility for their religious institution, but site developments will include property entrance threshold enhancements, as well as rehabilitation and restoration of existing native palustrine wetland system.

The existing wetland and remaining site area currently includes the following vegetation:

Trees Stratum:

Celtis occidentalis
Quercus phellos
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Ulmus americana
Quercus alba
Carya tomentosa
Cercis canadensis
Juniperus virginiana
Asimina triloba
Diospyros virginiana
Liriodendron tulipifera

Herb Stratum:

Lonicera japonica
Smilax rotundifolia
Rosa multiflora
Symphyotrichum racemosum

Proposed restoration of wetland system will include removal of invasive plant species, removal of man-made trash/unsightly debris and may include implementation of the following plant species that are native to palustrine wetland systems of this region area of Virginia:

Grasses, Sedges & Rushes:

Typha spp.
Carex vulpinodia
Eleocharis spp.
Juncus effuses
Leersia Oryzoides
Scirpus cuperinus
Carex stricta
Carex lurida
Scirpus atrovirens
Glyceria striata
Acorus calamus
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Forbes & Ferns:

Eupatorium fistulosum
Bidens spp.
Symplocarpus foetidus
Alisma subcordatum
Epilobium spp.
Mimulus ringens
Impatiens carpensis
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Ludwigia palustris
Impatiens carpensis
Lobelia cardinalis
Aster novae-angliae
Vergena hastata
Aster puniceus
Ludwigia alternifolia
Vernonia noveboracensis
Polygonum spp.
Onoclea sensibilis
Osmunda cinnamomea

The Journey Through Hallowed Ground & The Living Legacy

Our property design work also falls within the “Journey Through Hallowed Ground & Living Legacy” interstate master plan, a set of outline goals and historic preservation guidelines that aim at emphasis and preservation of American civil war history distinct to the highway 15 corridor stretching from Gettysburg, PA, all the way down to Charlottesville, VA. Our hardscape and planting design taps into and is tempered by the local historic building vernacular and material character emphasized within guideline recommendations.