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Planters
Planters may bring green spaces to streets that cannot accommodate trees.
In combination with rows of street trees, planters produce multi-zone vegetation
(Fig. 13.5 ), but this solution is recommended only if the width of the sidewalk is at
least 1.5–2 m – green surfaces that are too narrow can cause maintenance problems – and if parking allows enough space (that is, the parking lane is at least 2.5 m
wide).
It is necessary to raise the level of the planters 50–60 cm from the surface of the
sidewalk, because of their use within the city – litter, snow shovelling in the winter,
salt, pedestrian traffi c, dog walking, etc. – in order to ensure a longer lifetime for the
vegetation.
Recommended locations: in the middle section of Fény utca, on both sides, with
widths of 2.3 m and 2 m, respectively; in the southern section of Fillér utca, on one
side, with a width of 1 m; and in the middle section of Bimbó út, on one side, with
a width of 1.5 m (Fig. 13.6 ).
In terms of species and types to plant, low shrubs, perennials and grasses are
preferable.
Species and types recommended for planting in full/partial sun: Helictotrichon
ssp., Panicum ssp., Carex ssp., Calemagrostis ssp., Yucca ssp., Lavandula ssp.,
Rosmarinus ssp. For containers interspersed with rows of street trees, shade tolerant
species and types are recommended: Carex ssp. (C. morrowii, C. sylvatica, C.
oshimensis etc.), Deschampsia ssp., Hakonechloa ssp., Phalaris ssp., Vinca ssp.
Contiguous green spaces greatly contribute to decreased storm water runoff
within inner city areas, and, due to the signifi cant presence of ligneous plants, have
advantages similar to those of planting rows of street trees. The plan recommends
Fig. 13.5 Planters combined with rows of street trees
G. Baranka et al.
Planters
Planters may bring green spaces to streets that cannot accommodate trees.
In combination with rows of street trees, planters produce multi-zone vegetation
(Fig. 13.5 ), but this solution is recommended only if the width of the sidewalk is at
least 1.5–2 m – green surfaces that are too narrow can cause maintenance problems – and if parking allows enough space (that is, the parking lane is at least 2.5 m
wide).
It is necessary to raise the level of the planters 50–60 cm from the surface of the
sidewalk, because of their use within the city – litter, snow shovelling in the winter,
salt, pedestrian traffi c, dog walking, etc. – in order to ensure a longer lifetime for the
vegetation.
Recommended locations: in the middle section of Fény utca, on both sides, with
widths of 2.3 m and 2 m, respectively; in the southern section of Fillér utca, on one
side, with a width of 1 m; and in the middle section of Bimbó út, on one side, with
a width of 1.5 m (Fig. 13.6 ).
In terms of species and types to plant, low shrubs, perennials and grasses are
preferable.
Species and types recommended for planting in full/partial sun: Helictotrichon
ssp., Panicum ssp., Carex ssp., Calemagrostis ssp., Yucca ssp., Lavandula ssp.,
Rosmarinus ssp. For containers interspersed with rows of street trees, shade tolerant
species and types are recommended: Carex ssp. (C. morrowii, C. sylvatica, C.
oshimensis etc.), Deschampsia ssp., Hakonechloa ssp., Phalaris ssp., Vinca ssp.
Contiguous green spaces greatly contribute to decreased storm water runoff
within inner city areas, and, due to the signifi cant presence of ligneous plants, have
advantages similar to those of planting rows of street trees. The plan recommends
Fig. 13.5 Planters combined with rows of street trees
G. Baranka et al.