Jordan Valley Water Conservation District Demonstration Gardens

Landmark Design completed design and construction documents for a 2.5 acre water conserving demonstration garden located at District Administration Headquarters in West Jordan, Utah. Landmark Design also completed an overall master plan and redesign concept for the Administration Building and Maintenance and Operations facility located on the same site. Design and construction documents for the first phase of the Demonstration Garden as well as the existing landscape renovations were completed in September 2000. Following a public open house and dedication, the gardens were opened to the public.

Phase One of the garden includes six demonstration residential landscapes organized along a "neighborhood" street, directly illustrating a variety of opportunities for water conservation, i.e. native and water conserving plant materials, planting methods and implementation techniques that reduce water use, and water conserving irrigation materials, methods, and applications. The street features are individually metered gardens, each themed to capture the interest and needs of valley residents. Landmark Design provided a complete planning and design service including a variety of paving types, i.e. ornamental structures, a structural framework for the signing system, landscape architecture and irrigation design, and provided input to the public information systems for the gardens. Phase Two was completed in Fall of 2001.