“The only lawn on the De Anza campus will be a section between the south side of the library and building S-3,” announces Mr. William Cutler, director of district business and services. “De Anza will look as unique from Foothill as possible.”

De Anza’s landscaping plan, designed by Royston, Hanamoto, Mayes and Beck of San Francisco, provides for indigenous (native to the region) and natural plantings, with a minimum of the exotic and a minimum of lawn.

“ALL OF WHICH will require a minimum of care,” adds Cutler, whose job it has been for the past three years to bring De Anza to completion.

“A $417,000 contract for the landscaping has been awarded to the A and J Shooter Company of Burlingame.”

“Our contract is divided into three 60-day segments. The contract calls for the installation of the irrigation systems and all of the athletic turf within the first 60-day period. The ornamental planting in the interior of campus will be put in during the middle period starting in November, and the perimeter of the campus will be landscaped during the last 60 days of the contract. This should require a full six months unless we’re lucky and have a dry winter,” explains Cutler. Planting has been delayed because it was feared the hot weather would burn the plants.

$20,000 worth of trees were contracted for two years ago and have been stored, growing in the West Coast Nursery. A stand of 1,500 redwood trees is included among these, according to Cutler.

Archived from Volume 1, Issue 2.