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90 Landscape Architect and Specifier News I n f o r m a t i o n R e q u e s t # 5 5 3 Jersey Student Sanctuary (Continued from page 38) trees; down lighting at the radiused pergola creates a glowing effect. The water feature includes decorative lighting accents for dramatic effect. Flora Specimen evergreens and ornamental trees, flowering shrubs, perennials, ornamental grasses and annual color offer floral interest year round. Site trees include 'Deodora' cedar, 'Bakeri' blue spruce, 'Coral Bark' maples and 'Wolf's Eye' dogwood. From a distance, and while passing this corner property, flowering shrubs like 'Endless Summer' hydrangea, annuals and perennials and the movement of ornamental grasses draws the presentation of the new high school and the attention of the community, the "Corner Gem of Union City." Above, Left A pergola (Walpole Woodworkers, Morris Plains, N.J.) curves around the central lawn. It's constructed of a composite Azek material with a steel interior core. Walpole also constructed the arbor, trellis, birdhouse and bird feeder. Above, Right In the memorial garden is a granite monument with the names of the officers and trustees of Union City Board of Education that made the "Student Sanctuary" possible. The memorial is engraved with the school icon, and the dedication date, May 2013. Above the memorial is a bronze plaque designed by one of the high school students, surrounded by a flowering climbing rose shrub, and features the coordinates of the Union City High School's time capsule, scheduled for opening in 50 years. 90-91.indd 90 5/22/14 8:31 AM