Landscaping Resources
Canopy Trees
Evergreen Trees
Understory Trees
Shrubs and Bushes
Landscaping Materials (Top)
Note: The following lists are provided as a service; it is
not, however, an exhaustive list or meant to imply that other trees and shrubs
aren't allowed. The plants listed in the following lists are either native to
Virginia (and will, presumably grow well) or are have been discussed by Virginia
Agricultural Extension personnel.
Canopy Trees
Zoning Ordinance Standard: A Canopy Tree
is a deciduous tree, usually single trunked, with a definitely formed crown
of foliage, which attains a mature height of at least thirty feet.
Types of Canopy Trees (based on information from the Virginia Department
of Forestry)
Evergreen Trees (Top)
Zoning Ordinance Standard: An
Evergreen Tree is a non-deciduous tree used for the purposes of screening,
weather barrier, or accent planting.
Types of Evergreen Trees:
Understory Trees
Zoning Ordinance Standard: An Understory Tree is a deciduous
or evergreen tree which attains a mature height of no greater than thirty feet.
Understory trees often times prefer shade and grow naturally under a canopy
of larger trees.
Types of Understory Trees:
Shrubs and Bushes (Top)
Zoning Ordinance Standards: A Shrub is an a evergreen
multi-trunked woody plant that usually attains a mature height of no greater
than ten feet.
Types of Shrubs and Bushes:
Landscaping Resource (Top)
- USING
LANDSCAPING AS A STORMWATER MANAGEMENT METHOD
This represents the minimum standards established by the Virginia Department
of Conservation and Recreation. Landscaping is not, however, the only
available method. Please see the Stormwater Management Information pages
for other methods.
- VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
SERVICE
The Virginia Cooperative Extension Service offers a broad range of
materials on home gardening (including monthly garden tips, articles
on annuals, perennials, and bulbs, and landscaping maintenance and construction)
and landscaping (tree selection, insect identification, and pruning),
as well as a host of other subjects. If you are landscaping in Virginia,
this should be your first stop. If you are looking at this page, but
not from Virginia, please check with your state's cooperative extension
service for information specific to your climate and needs. Most cooperative
extension services are administered by the states' landgrant universities.
Sample of Materials Available from Virginia Cooperative Extension
- NATURAL
LANDSCAPING FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS: A SOURCE BOOK
An Environmental Protection Agency publication. The online publication
includes defintions and an overview, indepth information, tools, a glossary,
plant lists, sample ordinances, and materials for using natural landscaping.
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