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The importance of trees and plants

the benefits of green

#Climate influence

#Absorption of rainwater

#Climate-proof greenery

Trees and plants in the urban environment, help combat heat, drought, waterlogging and poor air quality and enhance biodiversity.

Combatting heat, drought and waterlogging. The power of trees is that they provide natural shade with their foliage, lowering the ambient temperature during hot summer periods and thus reducing the urban heat island effect. Trees and plants also absorb rainwater, decreasing the risk of waterlogging and reducing the chances of flood damage.

Enhancing biodiversity.Enhancing biodiversity. Trees and plants provide food and offer a habitat, protection and nesting opportunities for insects, birds and small mammals, thereby promoting biodiversity in urban areas .

Benefits in terms of health and social cohesion. Benefits in terms of health and social cohesion. Public greenery promotes physical activity, reduces stress, purifies the air, with a corresponding positive effect on people’s health. Moreover, green public spaces create meeting places, which strengthen social cohesion and contribute to a sense of well-being and connection within the community.

Green cities are attractive, resilient, and resistant to climate change, and provide a healthy, pleasant and sustainable living environment, for all of their residents , humans and animals alike.

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Trees and plants from Boot Dart are used in a wide variety of green projects, including residential areas, public parks, business parks, roundabouts, roads and airports. Discover the versatile applications of our products in projects throughout Europe.

View our completed projects and be inspired. If you are working on a specific type of project and do not see it listed in the overview, please feel free to contact us: we are happy to share the knowledge and experience we have gained from similar projects. After all, we are the leading European specialists in landscape planting.

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Climate-proof greenery

for a healthy city

Climate-proof green space is crucial in cities due to increasing extreme weather events such as heat waves and heavy rainfall. It strengthens cities’ resilience to climate change by reducing heat islands and preventing flooding. Greenery also contributes to better air quality and biodiversity, and helps restore natural ecosystems in urban areas. In short, climate-proof greenery is not only beautiful for residents, but also essential for sustainable, healthy and resilient cities.

Cool cooling plants

Box planters contribute to cooling the city. All urban greenery cools by evaporation, with the total volume of greenery rather than the plant species determining the effect. Large plant beds are therefore an important part of climate-proof urban green space. Well-sealed planting beds also keep the soil beneath them cool with their shade, reducing drying out and preventing excess heat from radiating out after sunset. Box plants with a fairly light colour or strong shiny leaves reflect the sun’s heat best.

Examples of well-closing bedding plants, which are suitable for large beds in the sun and have reflective foliage:

Names in green are native or contain native species

Latin name	Local name
Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum’	Ground elder
Alchemilla mollis	Lady’s mantle
Aster ageratoides	Stokesia
Buddleja	Butterfly Bush
Carex (bontbladig)	Sedge
Cornus alba (geelbladig, bontbladig)	Dogwood
Cornus sericea ‘Kelseyi’	Dogwood
Cotoneaster dammeri ‘Gelre’	Cotoneaster
Deschampsia cespitosa	Tufted hairgrass
Deutzia gracilis	Deutzia
Euonymus fortunei (bontbladig)	Spindle tree
Geranium cantabrigiense, endressii, macrorrhizum	Cranesbill
Geranium ‘Rozanne’, ‘Tiny Monster’	Cranesbill
Hedera hibernica	Ivy
Hippophae rhamnoides ‘Silver Star’	Sea-buckthorn
Hydrangea	Hortensia
Hypericum dummeri ‘Peter Dummer’	St. Johnswort
Juniperus pfitzeriana	Juniper
Kalimeris incisa	Japanese Aster
Lamium maculatum	Nettle, Spotted Dead
Ligustrum obtusifolium	Privet
Lonicera japonica	Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida ‘Maigrin’	Honeysuckle
Matteuccia struthiopteris	Shuttlecock fern
Microbiota decussata	Cypress, Russian
Nepeta	Catmint
Pachysandra terminalis ‘Green Sheen’	Japanese Spurge
Pennisetum alopecuroides	Fountain grass
Photinia fraser ‘Red Robin’	Red Tip Photinia, Christmas Berry
Physocarpus capitatus ‘Tilden Park’	Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Dart’s Gold’	Ninebark
Phlomis russeliana	Turkish sage, Jerusalem sage
Potentilla fruticosa	Cinquefoil, Bush
Ribes glandulosum	Flowering Currant
Rosa (vakbeplanters)	Rose
Rubus ‘Kenneth Ashburner’	Blackberry
Salix repens	Pussy willow
Spiraea	Spirea
Stephanandra incisa	Stephanandra
Symphoricarpos chenaultii	Symphoricarpos
Symphytum azureum, grandiflorum	Comfrey
Taxus baccata ‘Summergold’	Yew
Weigela (groen- en bontbladig)	Weigela

Drought tolerance

Due to climate change, we face longer droughts in summer and higher temperatures. Especially in places with highly permeable soil and a low water table, this places higher demands on the drought tolerance of plants than before. Nevertheless, there are many species for professional planting that can cope with this just fine, while maintaining their quality in dry summers. It helps if drought is also taken into account with the layout of the planting area. Plants survive drought better if they have a sufficient volume of rootable soil. The type of soil should retain enough water, for instance because it also contains organic matter or clay. Plants can withstand drought better if they spend part of the day in (semi-)shade.

Examples of bedding plants that tolerate long periods of drought:

Names in green are native or contain native species

Latin name	Local name
Agastache	Hyssop
Buddleja	Butterfly Bush
Buxus	Box, Common Box
Caryopteris	Bluebeard
Ceanothus	Californian lilac
Choisya	Mexican orange blossom
Colutea	Bladder-senna
Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster
Cytisus	Broom
Elaeagnus	Oleaster
Festuca glauca	Blue Fescue
Genista	Broom
Hypericum inodorum	St. Johnswort
Juniperus	Juniper
Lavandula	Lavender
Ligustrum lucidum	Privet
Melica ciliata	Silky-spike melic
Nepeta	Catmint
Origanum	Origanum
Pennisetum alopecuroides	Fountain grass
Perovskia	Russian sage
Philadelphus	Mock Orange
Phlomis	Jerusalem sage, Lampwick plant
Rosa rugosa en -hybriden	Rose
Sedum	Stonecrop
Stipa tenuissima	Oats
Symphoricarpos	Symphoricarpos
Verbena bonariensis	The purpletop vervain

Infiltration section

An infiltration section is a planting area in public spaces that also serves as peak storage for downpours. The soil is usually flat; it is not a ditch, like a wadi. It also does not receive water from e.g. roofs. The soil in the compartment should be moderately to well permeable to water. The compartment should be laid at ground level with the paving, or the curb should be lowered locally, so that during heavy rainfall the water runs into the compartment and does not flood the street. Plants in an infiltration section should have sufficient drought tolerance to grow on fairly well-drained soil. If water runs into the compartment, it may well remain above ground for more than 2 hours, so the plants must also be tolerant of short-term waterlogging, which occurs only after peak rains. On highly permeable (sandy) soils, waterlogging usually lasts so short that even plants with only drought tolerance can survive in an infiltration patch.

Examples of species suitable for strip planting or as (block) hedges in infiltration areas. They tolerate both moderate drought and short-term flooding:

Names in green are native or contain native species

Latin name	Local name
Acer campestre	Field maple
Aronia	Chokeberry
Aster divaricatus	Stokesia
Carex oshimensis	Sedge
Clethra alnifolia	Summersweet
Cornus alba	Dogwood
Cornus sanguinea	Dogwood
Cornus sericea	Dogwood
Crataegus monogyna	Thorn
Eupatorium cannabinum	Joe Pye Weed
Euonymus europaeus	Spindle tree
Hedera helix	Ivy
Hydrangea paniculata	Hortensia
Hydrangea quercifolia	Hortensia
Hydrangea serrata	Hortensia
Imperata cylindrica	Cogongrass
Itea virginica	Sweetspire, Virginia
Liriope muscari	Big blue lily-turf
Luzula sylvatica	Snowy woodrush
Miscanthus sinensis	Chinese silver grass
Physocarpus	Ninebark
Potentilla fruticosa	Cinquefoil, Bush
Rhododendron ‘Catawbiense Boursault’, ‘Roseum Elegans’	Rhododendron
Ribes glandulosum	Flowering Currant
Rudbeckia fulgida	Black eyed Susan, Coneflower
Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis	Sweetbox
Sorbaria sorbifolia	Spirea, Ash leaf
Spiraea betulifolia	Spirea
Stachys byzantina	Lamb’s ears
Viburnum burkwoodii	Viburnum
Viburnum opulus	Viburnum
Weigela	Weigela

Wadi

A wadi is a lowering (ditch) in public spaces, which serves to temporarily collect rainwater and allow it to infiltrate. Water from paving or roofs is often directed towards a wadi. Grass usually grows in wadis, but there are several plant species that can also be used to create plant beds with higher ornamental value in a wadi. Wadi planting has advantages:

– The wadi gets all the benefits of a planting area, such as ornamental value, biodiversity value and effects on health, wellbeing and property value.
– Larger evaporating plants than grass make the wadi dry again faster
– Planting roots and the soil life they attract keep the soil well-drained
– Plants absorb (manure) substances from the water and clean the
– Beplanting is een vriendelijke manier om kinderen en honden uit mogelijk vervuild water te houden

Wadi plants should have tolerance to at least moderate drought; after all, they are in well-drained soil where it is dry when it is not raining. In addition, they should tolerate short-term waterlogging (several days). The same plants as mentioned for infiltration bays are suitable for shallow sections and embankments of wadis. In some cases, the wadi is deep, the soil has low permeability or water runs into it frequently and heavily. In that case, it is smart to use plants * on the wettest areas that can tolerate even long or frequent waterlogging, in addition to dryness.

Some examples:

Names in green are native or contain native species*
*Can be on the bottom of a wadi, the rest on the embankments

Latin name	Local name
Acer campestre	Field maple
Aronia	Chokeberry
Aster divaricatus	The white wood aster
Carex oshimensis	Sedge
Cephalanthus occidentalis	Button Bush
Clethra alnifolia	Summersweet
Cornus alba	Dogwood
Cornus sanguinea	Dogwood
Cornus sericea	Dogwood
Crataegus monogyna	Thorn
Deschampsia cespitosa	Tufted hairgrass
Euonymus europaeus	Spindle tree
Eupatorium cannabinum	Joe Pye Weed
Frangula alnus	Alder Buckthorn
Hedera helix	Ivy
Hydrangea paniculata	Hortensia
Hydrangea quercifolia	Hortensia
Hydrangea serrata	Hortensia
Imperata cylindrica	Cogongrass
Iris pseudacorus*	Iris
Itea virginica	Sweetspire, Virginia
Liriope muscari	Big blue lily-turf
Luzula sylvatica	Snowy woodrush
Lythrum salicaria*	Purple Loosestrife
Miscanthus sinensis	Chinese silver grass
Molinia caerulea*	Purple moor-grass
Panicum virgatum*	Switchgrass
Physocarpus	Ninebark
Potentilla fruticosa	Cinquefoil, Bush
Rhododendron ‘Catawbiense Boursault’	Rhododendron
Ribes glandulosum	Flowering Currant
Rudbeckia fulgida	Black eyed Susan, Coneflower
Salix repens*	Pussy willow
Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis	Sweetbox
Sorbaria sorbifolia	Spiraea, Ash Leaf
Spiraea betulifolia	Spiraea
Stachys byzantina	Lamb’s ears
Viburnum burkwoodii	Viburnum
Viburnum opulus	Viburnum
Weigela	Weigela

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The importance of trees and plants

the benefits of green

Project references

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Climate-proof greenery

for a healthy city

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