Aspen ridge plantings

[thomas harbinson]

Driving by the aspen ridge site as seen from MillStreet. Plantings are
ready to be planted in the buffer along the Far Mill River. Isn't it a
little late for that, season wise? Looks to be well spread and
unlikely to become a garden grass space. When I have out of state
relatives remark that the development looks garishly out of place
(without any prompting from me), it simply reinforces my opinion from
application time

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[Teresa G]

The comment I got from my out-of-town relatives was when Split Rock
went it: "They would never allow something like that in OUR town."

On Dec 5, 8:53 am, thomas harbinson <thomas.harbin...@gmail.com>
wrote:

[McCreery, Edward P.]

Aspen Ridge aside, I drove by a new house under construction in another
part of town this weekend whose foundation [and that's before the
ultimate driveway is put in that will be closer] could not have been 50'
from the wetlands [by tape measure] and less than 20' to the edge of a
steep embankment that dropped right down into the wetlands. Also ,
without prompting, my wife exclaimed, .....that's awfully close to the
pond..... Once again - only in Shelton. Other towns not only have a
set back from the wetlands that is strictly enforced but impose an
"upland review area" to prevent such nonsense. EPM

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[James W Tate]

"Plantings are ready to be planted in the buffer along the Far Mill River.
Isn't it a little late for that, season wise?"

You can plant shrubs whenever the ground isn't frozen...now that plants are
dormant. However, if the plants are handled in a frozen condition, have
their roots thaw and re-freeze, or air allows the roots to dry out without
adequate initial watering you'll have dieback or lose them. Fall planting is
ideal, but we've had difficulty with plants, not dormant, coming from the
south that are Fall planted, not acclimated to our climate. They typically
suffer from 'shock' after the first hard freeze. Deals on leftover nursery
stock abound making it attractive for late season planting especially on
large projects.
Depending on the tree variety, dormant, large tree transplanting ( up to 15"
caliper ) is preferred throughout the late Fall and winter, even with some
surface freezing, as the ground is solid and the large transplanters don't
sink into soft areas!

-----Original Message-----
From: thomas harbinson [mailto:thomas.h...@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 8:53 AM
To: shel...@googlegroups.com
Subject: SheltonCC Aspen ridge plantings

[McCreery, Edward P.]

Always good to hear from an expert.