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-4 <br />Now that the rose beds have been restored, and the roses are growing, and getting healthy, we want to <br />turn our attention to this "pool" area. The rectangular reflecting pool area will be slightly enlarged, by <br />adding half -circle beds on each long side of the rectangle, making the new shape more, in conformity <br />with the existing circular -type shape of the other beds. <br />The entire Sunken Garden is approximately 110 ft. by 110 ft; and the "pool" area comprises only <br />approximately 5% of the whole Garden, but it is a major focal point, at the center of the Sunken <br />Garden. When we first observed the "pool" area in Early 2015, we saw that it was horribly overgrown <br />with weeds and grass, and all kinds of debris. At some point in the relatively recent past, someone had <br />installed a "weed barrier" in the "pool" area, but—rather than being a barrier, it had become a collector <br />for weeds, and grass, and a variety of stray ground covers, and other noxious weeds. (these so-called <br />barriers rarely work, as nothing actually can take the place of real maintenance.) A concrete edge, or <br />"curb", which does not appear to be original, defines the rectangular shape, and will remain. <br />In Phase Two, we will remove the existing soil and weeds and other noxious growth, and the weed <br />"barrier," and replace it with new soil, and compost. We will re -define the new "pool" bed with the <br />additional half -circle beds, as arcs to the north, and to the south of the existing "pool." We will then <br />create a walk way from crushed limestone, or similar material, through the new "pool" beds. These new <br />beds will then be planted with appropriate materials, to maintain the historic, low-lying nature of the <br />garden, but to add diversity and color, and more year-long texture to the beds. (see attached diagram <br />and list of potential materials.) <br />This process will re-establish th6 open-air, connected concept of the original feel of the Garden, with <br />it's "walk-through" design, to mimic the original "circular, connected" pathways of the original Sunken <br />Garden. <br />Enc: Drawings <br />P�suftect the Roses at Leeper park <br />14orticulture Curator <br />709 East Washington St. <br />South Bend, IN 46617 <br />574-850-1979 <br />larryc709@gmail.com <br />