<div dir="ltr">The City of Boston requires that new buildings be LEED Certifiable. Under the HOMES rating system, points may be earned for limiting turf, using native plants, and only using irrigation for the first year after installation. This has led to most of my planting designs being primarily native and drought tolerant species, with very little lawn grass used.<div><br></div><div>If we could get someone to start growing native turf grasses into sod, it would be easier to shift clients toward drought tolerant (and more pollinator-friendly) lawns...<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div dir="ltr"><p><strong style="font-size:12.8px">Rebecca Bachand</strong><span style="font-size:12.8px">, PLA, LEED AP</span><br></p></div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:small"><p style="margin:0px"><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:small"><p style="margin:0px"><font size="6"><span style="font-family:impact,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,153,0)"></span></font></p></div><div><p style="font-size:small;margin:0px"><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><font color="#999999">781-686-4486</font></a><br></p><p style="font-size:small;margin:0px"><font color="#999999"><img width="96" height="68" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4xOwkOcAhYeQbcmtCNU3Vr8D4gDbfqDAevAWGsahLL-78L_-MP2EV7B4kjP6ZjfKHYFDwxl1wFxuhU5tDmOHVAH5_dWYGUn1YaUa6bthA"></font></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><font color="#0b5394" size="2">RBLA Design LLC</font></b><font color="#999999" style="font-size:small"><br></font></p></div><div style="font-size:small"><p style="margin:0px"><a href="mailto:rebecca@rbladesign.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">rebecca@rbladesign.com</a><br></p></div><div style="font-size:small"><p style="margin:0px"><a href="mailto:rebecca@rbladesign.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"></a><font color="#999999"><a href="http://rbladesign.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">rbladesign.com</a></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><font color="#666666">Massachusetts <b>WBE</b><b> </b>Certified</font></i><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px"><font color="#666666"><b>DBE </b>Certified in Massachusetts, Rhode Island & New Hampshire</font></i><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148)">Member of <b>CREW Boston</b></span></p></div></div><p style="font-size:small"><img src="https://www.clarb.org/images/default-source/default-album/clarb-certified-logos/clarbcertifiedlandscapearchitect3color.jpg?sfvrsn=2" width="200" height="40"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 10:52 AM Stephanie Davies via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg9098027963550941529"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_9098027963550941529WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hello fellow planners,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">We are wondering if any communities have landscaping ordinances/by-laws that require drought-tolerant plantings or limit lawn area, for example? We are starting internal discussions on this topic and would love to reference any examples.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">-Stephanie <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Stephanie Davies<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Senior Land Use Planner<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">City of Attleboro<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">77 Park Street<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Attleboro, MA 02703<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">508.223.2222, ext. 3144<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div>-- <br>
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