Landscape Design Templates
Benton Conservation District in consultation with Akana, a Native American owned firm that provides landscape architecture services, have develop the landscape templates below to inspire homeowners on how to incorporate native plants under a variety of conditions. Funding for development of the templates was provided by the Municipal Subgroup of the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan through a Washington State Department of Ecology Grant.
Lower Columbia Basin Template
(Tri-Cities/Yakima/Moses Lake) Site Template – Full Sun, Sandy Soil
If you need plants that can survive the harshest conditions then this template is for you. Based on your space and site conditions you may need modifications. Contact your local Heritage Garden Representative for assistance.
Columbia Basin Pollinator & Meadow Template
Do you want to try your hand at creating a native plant meadow surrounded by more formal plantings? The template below is sure to give you a planting that will make the pollinators buzz with delight. Based on your space and site conditions you may need modifications. Contact your local Heritage Garden Representative for assistance.
Upper Columbia Basin Firewise Template
This design goes out to all our Heritage Gardeners who want to be more firewise. This template is designed for slightly higher precipitation zones in the upper Columbia Basin. Contact your Heritage Garden Representative for tips and tricks to make this work for you wherever you are in our service area.
Poorly Drained or Elevated Groundwater Template
Do you live near a creek, roadside ditch or in an area that is poorly drained? We didn’t forget about you! You too can have a beautiful Heritage Garden filled with native plants that would love to live in these conditions. Based on your space and site conditions you may need modifications. Contact your local Heritage Garden Representative for assistance.
Urban Heritage Garden Template
Who doesn’t want to look out their window and see a beautiful Heritage Garden nesteled in the corner of their yard? We often see sites where there is a little bit of shade from the neighbors tree so we have taken that into consideration with this design. Based on your space and site conditions you may need modifications. Contact your local Heritage Garden Representative for assistance.
