R a n g e O f Ve g e t a t i o n P r e f e r e n c e s I n H i s t o r i c G o o d y e a r
A Method For Evaluating The Success Of Demonstration Gardens
Matt Boylan [Landscape Architecture] | Decision Center for a Desert City | Arizona State University
Scoring Based on Estimated Water Consumption
2 | Moderate
3 | High
0.00-1.00 | Low
1.01-2.00 | Moderate
2.01-3.00 | High
Evaluated Homes
La Canada Blvd
Vegetation
Granite
Yard Score
Solano Dr
Score
0
0
La Jolla Blvd
Los Robles Dr
Los Alamos Dr
Las Palmas Dr
Litchfield Rd
La Pasada Blvd
Loma Linda Blvd
Vegetation
Granite
Yard Score
Method
50’
100’
N
Score
0
0
1] 100 residential front yards are
photographed.
2] All plant species within each yard
Vegetation
are identified.
Granite
Trachycarpus fortunei
given to
Neriumisoleander
Pinus canariensis
Rhus lancea
splendens
scoreFouquieria
for each
yard is
Aloe x 'Blue Elf'
Ferocactus wislizenii
Pachycereus marginatus
isScore
given.
Yard
3] A vegetation score
each plant.
Score
4] The 0average
0
determined.
5] A total yard score
Score
0
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0.78
Vegetation
Granite
Trachycarpus fortunei
Nerium oleander
Pinus canariensis
Rhus lancea
Fouquieria splendens
Aloe x 'Blue Elf'
Ferocactus wislizenii
Pachycereus marginatus
Yard Score
Vegetation
Granite
Dalbergia sissoo
Dalbergia sissoo
Lantana montevidensis
Lantana montevidensis
Lantana montevidensis
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Yard Score
Score
0
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0.78
Score
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1.86
Vegetation
Granite
Yard Score
Score
Vegetation
Granite
Trachycarpus fortunei
Nerium oleander
Pinus canariensis
Rhus lancea
Fouquieria splendens
Aloe x 'Blue Elf'
Ferocactus wislizenii
Pachycereus marginatus
Yard Score
Score
Vegetation
Granite
Dalbergia sissoo
Dalbergia sissoo
Lantana montevidensis
Lantana montevidensis
Lantana montevidensis
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Yard Score
Score
Vegetation
Turf
Prunus cerasifera
Rosa
Rosa
Rosa
Citrus aurantium
Tecoma capensis
Tradescantia pallida
Aspidistra elatior
Yard Score
Score
27
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0.78
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1.86
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2.56
29
Score
Vegetation
Granite
0
Trachycarpus fortunei
3
Nerium oleander
2
Pinus canariensis
1
Rhus lancea
1
Fouquieria
splendens
0 Score
Vegetation
Aloe x 'Blue
Elf'
0
Granite
Ferocactus
wislizenii
0
Dalbergia
sissoo
Pachycereus
marginatus
0
Dalbergia
sissoo
Yard Score
Lantana montevidensis 0.78
19
Lantana montevidensis
Lantana montevidensis
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander
Yard Score
25
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1.86
High
1 | Low
The vegetation score
is a number assigned
to each plant species
present in a front yard.
This number is based
on the plants’ typical
water consumption.
The yard score is the
average created from
the compilation of the
vegetation scores. Each
home receives a yard
score which represents
the type of vegetation
residents are planting.
Moderate
0 | Very Low
Ya r d S c o r e
Low
Ve g e t a t i o n S c o r e
Most yards in this neighborhood
display moderate water usage
vegetation.
No Cover
The City of Goodyear is planning a
demonstration garden to exhibit water
efficient landscaping techniques to
residents; the goal being to reduce
water consumption. This study
determines the range of vegetation
types within a neighborhood in
Historic Goodyear, and looks at the
vegetation choices being made, in
terms of estimated water usage.
This neighborhood
Vegetation can be reevaluated,
Score
at periodic Turf
intervals, once the 3
Prunus cerasifera
3
demonstration
Rosa park is constructed.
3
Rosastudies will determine
3
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Rosa
3
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that
this
demonstration
aurantium
2
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2 . In
park has onTecoma
residents’
Tradescantia pallida
2
addition, this can be used as a model
Aspidistra elatior
2
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demonstration parks.
Acknowledgment
Mark Holmes | Sandra Rode [City of Goodyear]
Ted Cook | Kristian Kelley [Faculty Mentors]
This material is based upon work supported by the National
Science Foundation under Grant No. SES-0951366 Decision
Center for a Desert City II: Urban Climate Adaptation (DCDC).
Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendation
expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and
do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science
Foundation (NSF).