Final work on quad underway
Finished by commencement; simple and elegant trees and hedges
Aaron Hummel
Issue date: 4/24/08 Section: News
Landscapers began shaping the final grade of the North Quad last week, bringing in topsoil and sand for the project. Vice President of Administration Rich Péwé predicted the unfinished landscape that stretches south from the Dow Leadership Center to the sides of Central Hall will be mostly finished for commencement May 10.
"We were hoping next week to start putting some plants in the ground," Péwé said. "They've been ordered, they should be here [by then]."
Landscapers will work around a large tent to stand near the north end of Strosacker Science Center for the building's dedication ceremony during commencement weekend, Péwé said. The area should be finished the week after commencement upon the tent's removal.
"That's the great thing about it," Péwé said. "By the time [students] come back it will be totally green."
To ensure plenty of space for school functions and student activities, administration officials recently reduced the amount of vegetation destined for the quad, Péwé said.
The final appearance will be simple and elegant, with scarlet oak and crab apple trees contrasting with boxwood hedges and lilac bushes, Péwé said.
"These trees won't be massive when they go in," he said. "They'll take some time [to reach maturity]."
Landscape designer Stephen Rosselet '69 said in a February issue of The Collegian that the finished area will look "timeless" and "classic." He selected plants to reflect the aristocratic look of Hillsdale's buildings, he said.
Although the quad will be temporarily finished next fall, some of the planned landscaping and foliage will not be installed until after aesthetic work on the north side of Central Hall is completed, Péwé said. There is no scheduled start date for the project that will shape Central Hall's back similar to its front.
"We were hoping next week to start putting some plants in the ground," Péwé said. "They've been ordered, they should be here [by then]."
Landscapers will work around a large tent to stand near the north end of Strosacker Science Center for the building's dedication ceremony during commencement weekend, Péwé said. The area should be finished the week after commencement upon the tent's removal.
"That's the great thing about it," Péwé said. "By the time [students] come back it will be totally green."
To ensure plenty of space for school functions and student activities, administration officials recently reduced the amount of vegetation destined for the quad, Péwé said.
The final appearance will be simple and elegant, with scarlet oak and crab apple trees contrasting with boxwood hedges and lilac bushes, Péwé said.
"These trees won't be massive when they go in," he said. "They'll take some time [to reach maturity]."
Landscape designer Stephen Rosselet '69 said in a February issue of The Collegian that the finished area will look "timeless" and "classic." He selected plants to reflect the aristocratic look of Hillsdale's buildings, he said.
Although the quad will be temporarily finished next fall, some of the planned landscaping and foliage will not be installed until after aesthetic work on the north side of Central Hall is completed, Péwé said. There is no scheduled start date for the project that will shape Central Hall's back similar to its front.
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