Planting Strips
Seaside, Oregon...
 

      


      
The Oregon Coast
      is famously wet, windy and gray, but the mild climate is also
      excellent for growing perennials. This fact was not lost on the
      City of Seaside when Broadway was rebuilt in the 1980s to enhance
      the pedestrian space and move automobiles off the "strip."
      Where curbs extend to create a narrow point and pedestrian crossing
      (above) spring is marked by early-blooming perennials, emerging
      red foliage on a smoke tree and flowering cherries.


      
In another section
      (below), multi-trunk vine maple - a native species - grows from
      a bed of hosta, daylilies and boxwood.

      


      
 Another view (below, bottom) shows the mix of
      plants and small trees along Broadway and in the adjacent plazas
      that adjoin the main street. Though large trees would be desirable
      in most towns, these plantings are located just two blocks from
      the beach, and taller species would be vulnerable to winter gales
      that regularly blow in excess of 50 mph.

      
 

      
 
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