HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-11-14 Beautification Packet - Work SessionKENAI BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE
WORK SESSION – 2024 FLOWER ORDER & CAPITAL PROJECTS PRIORITY LIST
NOVEMBER 14, 2023 – 6:00 P.M.
KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
210 FIDALGO AVE., KENAI, AK 99611
*Telephonic/Virtual Information Below*
www.kenai.city
The Beautification Committee will convene in a special meeting
immediately following the adjournment of this work session.
A.CALL TO ORDER
B. INTRODUCTION – Tyler Best, Parks and Recreation Director
C.COMMISSION DISCUSSION
1.2024 Flower Order
2.Beautification Committee FY2025-2029 Capital Improvement Project Priority List
D.ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT
E.ADJOURNMENT
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City of Kenai I 210 f=idalgo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611-7794 I 907.283.7535 I www.kenai.ci1y
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Kenai Parks and Rec Beautification Committee
Tyler Best, Parks & Recreation Director
November 7th, 2023
Park and Recreation - 2024 summer Flower Order
Purpose of this memorandum is to provide you with a list of flowers the department is planning
on ordering. During 2023 we tried a red white and blue theme without success, this list goes
back to our flower layout of 2022. Your comments and feedback are appreciated.
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Plant Name & Count
Argyranthemum (Golden
Butterfly)
Plugs -104 ct
Begonia (NS Yellow)
Purchase locally
Bulbs -8-10 ct
Bidens Yellow Charm
Purchase Locally
18-20 ct
Cardoon
Seed -25 ct
16 ct -Circle Planters
9 ct -Other
Cosmos Sonata Mix
Will purchase locally as needed
Geranium (Calliope Bright Red)
Plugs -36 ct
2024 Flowers
Description
This plant is a yellow daisy that requires low
maintenance for this hearty plant. The foliage is a
medium green that is fragrant and the flowers are long
lasting.
Large full double blooms, and bloom nonstop all season
from mid spring to frost. They resemble roses with their
packed rows of bright yellow petals. The plant does not
require dead heading. Fertilize every two weeks. Great
for shade containers and beds. Drought resistant and
likes part shade/part sun.
Water Requirements:
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not
overwater
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Foliage: Herbaceous Smooth
Large grayish-green leaves. From the globe artichoke
family. The fleshy leaf veins and stalks, along with midrib
of cardoon are best when boiled.
•Uses: Beds, Border, Cut
Flowers, Ornamental, Outdoor
•Light Requirements: Full Sun
•Moisture Requirements: Dry, Moist, well-
drained
•Resistance: Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant
•Soil Tolerance: Normal, loamy, Poor
•24" height
The Calliope Geranium reaches a height of 14" to 18"
and displays double flowers; plant provides intense
flowers throughout the growing season.
Picture
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Kale (Redbor)
Seeds 70
48 ct -Circle Planters
22 ct -General
Kale (Nero Di Toscana)
Seeds
30 ct
Kale (Nagoya White)
Did not grow but can purchase
locally as needed.
Dichondra (Emerald Falls)
(Needs possible alternative)
Plugs -36 ct
Used in an assortment of baskets
and planters.
Lamium (Golden Anniversary)
Plugs -36 ct
Used in an assortment of baskets
and planters.
Lobularia -Snow Princess
Plugs -102 ct
Cold hardy edible plant is both beautiful and tasty. Mild
and crisp tasting with curled leaves, adding a flash of
wonderful color to salads.
Very dark green leaves are 2-3" side and 10" long, with a
crumply appearance. A cross between cabbage and kale
lends to its unique characteristics; especially sweet after
a freeze.
Cut flower type kales have 24" stems with small round
leaf cabbage heads. Heads have greenish purple outside
leaves and white inside leaves.
Mounding and trailing habitat, good for baskets and
serves well for a dense, low-growing ground cover; very
uniform habit working equally well in window boxes.
A tough yet showy perennial groundcover. Forms a
spreading patch of small heart-shaped green leaves,
brightly edged in gold, with a silvery stripe down the
middle. Clusters of rosy-purple flowers appear in spring,
then continue off and on until fall. Absolutely stunning
as an accent plant in shady areas, or included in tubs
and mixed containers. Fairly tolerant of dry shade, once
established.
Abundant, highly fragrant small white blooms all season
long; vigorous plant that thrives in hot or cold. Grows to
a height of 4-8" in height.
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Lupine Russell Mix
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Purchase locally as needed
Marigold (Inca II) Yellow
Plugs -160 ct
Nasturtium (Alaska Mix)
Seed -30 ct
Osteospermum
Akila Grand Canyon Mix
Purchase locally (100 ct)
Petunia (Daddy Mix)
Plugs
285 ct
Petunia (Pink Sky)
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Expect these plants to grow 36 to 40 inches tall and 12
to 16 inches wide, flourishing in full sun (in the north)
Strong flower stems that support fully double blooms of
bright yellow flowers.
Bicolored foliage is great for hanging baskets and rock
gardens.
These flowers to keep coming from early summer all the
way into fall, especially if you cut or deadhead the
blooms promptly to encourage new bud formation. In
bloom these plants measure 18 to 20 inches high, and
they grow about 2 feet wide. Sun-loving and very
forgiving of harsh conditions, they deserve a place of
honor in your garden!
Daddy Series petunias mature to 12 -15" tall mounding
uprights sprinkled in leafy and uniquely veined" 3 -4"
semi-feathered blooms.
Starry white-on-pink pattern that appears to sparkle.
Stunning new variety's heavenly, high-intensity color
creates surefire drama in a window box, container, or
massed front of the border in full sun/part shade;
mounding habit with height 10" to 16".
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Petunia, Supertunia Picasso In
Purple
Purchase locally as needed
Petunia, Supertunia Vista
-Bubblegum
(Snow Drift would be
nice compliment)
Plugs -416 ct
Petunia, Supertunia Vista -
Fuchsia
(Snow Drift would be nice
compliment)
Plugs -416 ct
Rudbeckia (Indiana Summer)
Plugs -160 ct
Verbena (Red)
Purchase locally as needed
Supertunia (Lovie Dovie)
Plugs -102 ct
Bicolor purple flowers with mint green edges on
beautifully mounded to trailing plants. It mixes well with
many other colors in combination containers, hanging
baskets, and your sunny landscape.
Light pink petunias that are very vigorous, with
mounding habits that can reach up to 2 feet in height in
the landscape and will trail over the edges of baskets
and containers up to 4 feet by the end of the season.
Bright pink petunias are very vigorous, with mounding
habits that can reach up to 2 feet in height in the
landscape and will trail over the edges of baskets and
containers up to 4 feet by the end of the season.
Sturdy, wind tolerant plant producing 6-9" single and
semi-double golden yellow blooms.
The plant has dark green foliage showcased with
clusters of large, bright red florets. Lanai Verbena is a
wonderful all-season annual that looks beautiful in
containers, beds and hanging baskets. Lanai Verbena is
very easy to grow and is a strong garden performer. The
mounding and trailing habit makes them excellent
choices for baskets and mixed containers. They are
early flowering and have a branched habit. The Lanai
performs great in cool weather and will tolerate light
frost. They will also excel in high heat and are drought
tolerant.
Exceptional in hanging baskets and containers, and in
the general landscape. Thes petunias can be planted
much further apart than others; hold up well in wet
conditions.
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Winterbor Kale
Seed -50 ct
Kale Nagoya Red
Purchase locally as needed
Nasturtium Whirlybird Mix
Seed -32 ct (circle planters)
Silver Cup (Lavatera)
Purchase locally as needed
Marigold
Purchase locally as needed
The plants are tall, growing up to 2-3'. The ruffled blue
green leaves have an attractive curl. Vigorous plants.
Cut flower type kales have 24" stems with small round
leaf cabbage heads. Heads have greenish purple outside
leaves and purple inside leaves.
Bicolored foliage is great for hanging baskets and rock
gardens.
Tree Mallows are related to Hibiscus and are quite
similar in appearance with single hollyhock, flowers
average 4 in/10 cm in diameter. Plants grow about 2
ft/61 cm high and have hairy stems with maple like
leaves. They are easy to grow and flourish in ordinary,
well drained soils with a sunny exposure. Tree Mallows
make fine medium height hedges or wind screens.
Blooms provide striking, though short lived cut flowers.
Height 10 in/25 cm
Transplant outdoors 12 -14 in/30 -35 cm apart, when
night temps. reach 48?F/9?C. Mature plants can be re
potted in the fall before frost and used as pot plants.
Use a systemic spray to prevent red spidermite.
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Supertunia Mini Vista Violet Star
Plugs -102 ct
Supertunia Mini Vista Pink Star
Plugs -102 ct
Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Jet
Black
Plugs -102 ct
Superbena Whiteout
Plugs -102 ct
Pansy Delta Pure Colors Mix
Plugs -160 ct
Charming bi-color stripe adding charm to any garden
arrangement; vigorous grower with mounding habit with
a height of 6" to 14"; may need to trim back slightly mid
season to encourage new growth.
Charming bi-color stripe adding charm to any garden
arrangement; vigorous grower with mounding habit with
a height of 6" to 14"; may need to trim back slightly mid
season to encourage new growth.
With heights of 8-12 inches tall and trailing/spreading up
to 36 inches long, Sweet Caroline Sweetheart JET BLACK'"
can be used in hanging baskets, containers, and in
ground plantings. With its excellent heat tolerance and
vigor, Sweet Caroline Sweetheart JET BLACK'" is an easy
to-grow annual for foliage interest.
Superbena Verbenas are vigorous with super trailing
habits. Best used in front of beds and in baskets where
they perform best with their spilling nature. 18" to 30"
spread and trails up to 24".
8" tall with about 8" to 10" spread. These "faceless"
petals are about 3". Heat tolerant with exceptional
colors.
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Salvia Horminum Blue
Purchase locally – 64 ct (circle
planters)
These annuals reach 18” to 28” in height. Also known as
Claryssa Blue, this annual Salvia is native to an area
extending from the Mediterranean to the Crimea and
into Iran. Each pant has a spread of about 12” with
brilliant purple-blue flowers and last well as cut flowers.
Snapdragon (Liberty Mixt)
Purchased Locally Circle Planters
64 ct
These showy snapdragons reach 18”- 22” in height and
have long flower spikes on well-branched, plants. Plants
provide a showy, vertical accent to any landscape.
Colors range from bronze, cherry, crimson, lavender,
light pink, rose pink, scarlet, white and yellow.
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