Trident Technical College Berkeley Campus Courtyard

1. Trident Technical CollegeBerkeley Campus Courtyard Designed by Maggie Fitts

2. Design Goals • Usable space for students to study or relax between classes • Appealing views from walkways • Include pondless water feature • Include outdoor classroom • Include hardy and tropical plants • Use of interesting texture and color • Low maintenance plan • Easy to mow bed lines • Little to no pruning necessary • Little to no irrigation necessary

3. Usable Space for Students • Plenty of turf space for spreading out • Allows students to relax outdoors between classes • Benches

4. Pondless Water Feature • Easy to install • Visually appealing • Low maintenance • Provides soothing sounds • Shaded to prevent growth of algae

5. Outdoor Classroom • Refreshing change of pace from traditional classroom days • Simple design • Covered by shade sail • Cost efficient

6. Benches Outdoor classroom Pondless water feature Plenty of turf space

8. Interesting Texture and Color Snowflake Oakleaf Hydrangea

9. Interesting Texture and Color Gold Dust Acuba

10. Interesting Texture and Color Natchez Crape Myrtle

12. Interesting Texture and Color Japanese Sago Palm

13. Interesting Texture and Color Firepower Nandina

15. Interesting Texture and Color Japanese Fatsia

16. Interesting Texture and Color Flowering Dogwood

18. Interesting Texture and Color Canna Lily

19. Interesting Texture and Color Purple Fountain Grass

20. Interesting Texture and Color Windmill Palm

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