Garden
Daniel Deacon
Garden Site Description
- The Deacon home in Shelton at 417 E. Poplar St.
II. The area is a cleared vacant lot with several large trees of various
species, fir, hemlock, maple, cherry. The land is sloped with some
leveled areas. There is also a tree house, horseshoe pits and a fire pit
for recreational use. The land has good drainage and partial sun.
1. The size of the planting area will be the perimeter of the lot.
2. The shape will be long and narrow following the perimeter of the lot
at a size of 121 feet by 50 feet.
3. The lot is gradually sloped with several small flat areas.
4. An estimation of the total elevation drop from one end to the other
is approximately a ten percent drop towards the north.
5. The northern exposure receives about four hours of direct sunlight
a day. The southern, eastern, and western exposures all receive
about six hours of direct sunlight a day this time of year.
6. The soil is rocky covered with approximately four to six inches of
composted natural vegetation (topsoil). The topsoil is dark in color
and fairly loose changing to a lighter brownish gray color and a
rocky firmer soil several inches down. The land has good drainage.
7. This lot has no water features.
8. This is a lot that is clear of all vegetation except for the trees and
grass. There are an abundant amount of trees, for the land size,
that are well established and very healthy ranging from about 30 to
150 feet. The grass is hardy and covers most of the ground.
9. There is no evidence of animal activity.
10. The land was used previously as a private dump area by last
owner. It took me about six months of intensive cleaning to get rid
of all the refuse materials and intrusive vegetation, like ivy.
11. The site looks like a park now, it is very clean and beautiful. I
chose this site because my family loves fruits and berries as much
as they love recreational areas. Planting the perimeter of this area
will allow us both an open usable space and a private secluded area
with a lot of fresh fruits and berries.
