Landscaping a beach resort

[Ateo]

Meron pong beach resort na nabili ang pamilya namin at gusto naming ipa-landscape. Syempre, the challenge is that not many plants grow in sandy, salty and windy environment. I know that coconuts grow well at the beach, but coconuts are too boring. We want lush, green and colorful landscaping. We will hire a landscape contractor, but I need to have some ideas first because I need to make sure that the contractor knows what he is doing. I also would like to make suggestions to the contractor.

We want to keep the areas near the water to be pure sand, but farther away we have the options to add soil in plant beds. Also we probably want to use big planters in some areas.

Any suggestion is valued. Thanks!

[stein]

ey Ateo napasyal ka he he....

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[Ateo]

ey Ateo napasyal ka he he....

Sino kayo? Di na kita nakilala. Saan tayo nag-meet, hehehe.

[cyberfunk]

If you need ideas you can buy the coffee table book of Shirley B. Sander about Philippine gardens and landscapes. Available in National Bookstore.

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TS, is it possible if can you post pics (actual site condition)including a site plan together with the topo (terrain), and then will doodle around some design ideas.






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OnT: Umbrella trees (talisay) can survive slatty water plus it provides the perfect shade, but it will kill most of the plants underneath it because it deprives them of the sunlight.

[Ateo]

Thanks! Talisay is a great idea, especially for the shade. But Talisay is not a symmetrical tree so it does not look pretty. But I would include it in the list.

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traveller's palm




downside: stormy times like this, its leaves would be shreaded

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bismarckia fan palm tree





pros: sturdy plant including the leaves plus a good color variety
cons: since the leaves are tough, small bismarckia leaves may ***** an eye

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red sealing wax palm





pros: ideal for wetland conditions and it provides a color variety
cons: surround it with boulders or big hardscape because it may multiple and out grow its space especially if the ground condition is wet

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bamboos are coastal plants and here is a list of colored and short decorative species:

Arundinaria bamboo





Bambusa black bamboo





Borinda bamboo





Fargesia bamboo





Yellow groove bamboo





pros: color, shape and size variety. on site source for building material
cons: tends to overrun its space

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Caldiums

take your pick between the variety of size, color, and shape













pros: can withstand strong winds. check its other cousins, aracaea.
cons: no sustable for sandy ground. its better if potted with loose garden soil

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Mussaenda









pros: ideal for tropical weather, shady, easy to trim and shape, and sturdy perennial flowering tree-like shurb
cons: needs a lot of cleaning of dead leaves

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Ferns


fork fern









king fern




angiopteris fern




royal fern




fan fern




umbrella fern

pros: hardy and highly adaptable as long as it is on moist ground or trees
cons: difficult to control, spawns uncontrollably

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Bromeliad

take your pick ....

















pros: symmetrical, adaptive epiphyte and lithophyte
cons: it has thorns, has to be in a well drain medium, soots or pups will kill the mother plant, best kept potted and replaced when multiplying

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Agave


take you pick ...










pros: adaptable to sandy medium, symmetrical and hardy
cons: it has thorns which makes it hard to maintain

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Jatropha




pros: similiar to caldiums but strudier especially with the weather, has medicinal and bio-fuel potential
cons: uncontrollable propagation

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Yucca










pros: highly adaptive to any soil medium including sand;
cons: fully grown trees are hard to maintain especially with the dried leaves, flowers, and fruits.

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Sea Hibiscus













pros: naturally found in coastal areas and flowers
cons: there are periods when it loses it foilage

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Goats Foot Creepers


... its also called Beach Morning Glory vines and, you though these were weeds. so take your pick ...
















pros: grows on sandy soil and is highly recommended to prevent erosion
cons: will overgrow other plants; difficult to control and will dry with intense heat