Alternative Landscaping

Alternatives to Turfgrass Lawns

A photo gallery of our project


Here are photos that document the process of converting a turfgrass lawn to several test plots that will create a habitat of grasslands and wildflowers.



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The turffgrass sod is cut in preparation for removal
We cut the turfgrass sod to prepare for its removal
The sod will be used elsewhere after removal
The sod is used elsewhere on campus after removal

This entailed a lot of hard work
Sod removal entailed a lot of hard work
The sod is rolled up as much as possible for ease of moving
Cut sod is rolled up for ease of moving

Some of the sod is moved by wheelbarrow
We used wheelbarrows to move smaller pieces of sod
Here the sod is loaded on a backhoe for storage until the sod is re-used
Sod is loaded on a backhoe for later re-use


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Last Update: 18 November 2008



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