CENTRAL PARK 2011

The project consists of developing for the owners of a real estate unit within the SHAMROCK-El Polo Condominium a 2000 square meter park the main function of which will be that of a space for visual contemplation of the landscape, as well as relaxation.
Lima has a subtropical humid climate. It doesn´t rain and there is few water present in other sources. The selected xerifite plants are low water consumers and are adapted to the region where this park is located. They have been extracted from a book called “PAISAJES VERDES CON POCA AGUA – Gardens for Lima and dry-climate cities”. This selection does not represent the total plant list on the book, since it has been taken the specific characteristics of the project. It is recommended to use the plant selection that appears on the attachment (on Excel file at the “download” section), which also contains links to Wikipedia for of them.

The park is located on natural land, and there are no structures beneath. Soil drainage is good, but it is poor in organic material, which demands extra soil nutrients, and it is very important to plant species that don´t require high maintenance.
The main structure of the park is present on trees and connifers, and palm trees. For its location, it is important to consider the space that each of them need to grow, and also de present of the surrounding buildings, which apartments need natural light.
It is recommended to plant shrubs, herbaceous, groundcovers, vines, grasses, cactuses and succulents, both for aesthetic as for ecological purposes, considering that grass will demand four times more water for its maintenance.
Besides the landscape design, it can be combined with a proposal of technical watering and lighting.

The landscape project should take into consideration the difficulty on getting big size trees, since local nurseries are not prepared for that. It is possible to get middle size trees, in a height of 5m, such as Delonix regia, Shinus molle, Chorisia speciosa, Shinus terebinthifolius, and 4m high trees such as Olea europaea. The rest is available in 3m high trees, which requires a design that takes the difficulty of lack of high trees into consideration.
It is possible to get 8mhigh palm trees, such as Phoenix dactilifera. Most of palm trees are easy to acquire in different sizes (from 1 to 4 m of height).

The presence of vegetation in a desert place such as the Peruvian coast is always a message of life, peach and beauty. Here in this park there is a huge potential to communicate that.

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