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Early initiatives and successes are more likely to be public, commercial or industrial applications as there is a higher requirement for landscape professionals to be involved and usually a greater opportunity to control and monitor initiatives. Contracts for LID practices may need to be structured slightly differently than a standard construction contract in order to address the long term function of the LID practice, including provision for an extended warranty period.

Early initiatives and successes are more likely to be public, commercial or industrial applications as there is a higher requirement for landscape professionals to be involved and usually a greater opportunity to control and monitor initiatives. Contracts for LID practices may need to be structured slightly differently than a standard construction contract in order to address the long term function of the LID practice, including provision for an extended warranty period.

 

*Vegetation must meet Canadian Standards for Nursery Stock, 9th Ed<ref>https://cnla.ca/uploads/pdf/Canadian-Nursery-Stock-Standard-9th-ed-web.pdf</ref>.  

*Vegetation must meet Canadian Standards for Nursery Stock, 9th Ed<ref>https://cnla.ca/uploads/pdf/Canadian-Nursery-Stock-Standard-9th-ed-web.pdf</ref>.  

*Seed planting is not recommended for low impact development.  

*Seed planting is not recommended for low impact development.  

*Plants should be container grown, balled and burlapped or wire basket.}}

*Plants should be container grown, balled and burlapped or wire basket.

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|+ Recommended minimum plant sizes for planting

|+ Recommended minimum plant sizes for planting

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|Deciduous Trees||60 mm calliper  

|Deciduous Trees||45 mm calliper  

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|Coniferous Trees||175 cm height  

|Coniferous Trees||175 cm height