Qcs 2010 Part 28.01 Landscaping Planting

QCS 20

010

Se
ection 28

Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 1
LANDSCA
APE PLANT
TING .......... ................................................................................... 3
1.1
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.1.4
1.1.5
GENERAL
L REQUIRE
EMENTS ... ................................................................................... 3
Scope ........................................ ................................................................................... 3
Reference
es ................................ ................................................................................... 3
Quality Asssurance ..................... ................................................................................... 5
Submittalss .................................. ................................................................................... 5
Job Condiitions ........................... ................................................................................... 6
1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3
SHIPPING
G, DELIVER
RY, STORA
AGE AND HANDLING
H
................................................ 6
Shipping and
a Delivery
y................ ................................................................................... 6
Storage ...................................... ................................................................................... 7
Handling .................................... ................................................................................... 8
1.3
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.3.3
1.3.4
1.3.5
1.3.6
1.3.7
1.3.8
1.3.9
1.3.10
1.3.11
1.3.12
1.3.13
1.3.14
1.3.15
1.3.16
1.3.17
1.3.18
1.3.19
1.3.20
1.3.21
1.3.22
1.3.23
1.3.24
TS .............................. ................................................................................... 8
PRODUCT
General ...................................... ................................................................................... 8
Plants......................................... ................................................................................... 8
Labels ........................................ ................................................................................... 9
Workmansship / Qualifications .... ................................................................................... 9
Soil Prepa
aration ......................... ................................................................................. 10
Subsoil Prreparation ................... ................................................................................. 10
Spreading
g and Prepa
aration of To
opsoil ........................................................................ 10
Soil Speciification ....................... ................................................................................. 11
Alternative
e Soil Specification ..... ................................................................................. 12
Soil Additiives Proce
edure A ..... ................................................................................. 13
Soil Additiive - Proced
dure B........ ................................................................................. 14
Alternative
e Soil Additive Specificcations....................................................................... 15
Compost Specificatio
S
ons ............. ................................................................................. 16
Contractors Respons
sibilities ..... ................................................................................. 18
The Supervising Offic
cers Respo
onsibilities ................................................................. 19
Chemical Testing for Fertiliser E
Equivalence of the Com
mpost ..................................... 19
Planting Soil
S Mixture .................. ................................................................................. 20
Planting Soil
S Mixture (Sweet Soiil) .............................................................................. 20
Dry Plant Fertiliser ..................... ................................................................................. 20
Turf Fertiliiser ............................. ................................................................................. 20
Mulch ......................................... ................................................................................. 20
Guys and Stakes ....................... ................................................................................. 20
Edging Ma
aterial.......................... ................................................................................. 21
Irrigation Water
W
.......................... ................................................................................. 21
1.4
1.4.1
1.4.2
1.4.3
1.4.4
1.4.5
SITE PRE
EPARATION
N FOR PLA
ANTING AREAS ....................................................... 21
General Requiremen
R
ts .............. ................................................................................. 21
Sub-Surfa
ace Grading
g ................. ................................................................................. 21
Finished Grading
G
....................... ................................................................................. 22
Planting Operations
O
and
a Layout ................................................................................. 22
Protection
n of Existing
g Vegetation
n................................................................................ 22
1.5
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.5.4
1.5.5
1.5.6
1.5.7
1.5.8
1.5.9
PLANTING
G................................. ................................................................................. 22
Plant Pits ................................... ................................................................................. 22
Backfill Miixture .......................... ................................................................................. 23
Installation
n for Trees and Shrubss................................................................................ 24
Installation
n of Palms .................. ................................................................................. 24
Cultivation
n of Turf Are
eas ............ ................................................................................. 24
Seeding ..................................... ................................................................................. 25
Sprigging ................................... ................................................................................. 25
Turfing ....................................... ................................................................................. 25
Plant List, Spacing an
nd Sizes .... ................................................................................. 25
QCS 2010
BURHAN INTERNATIONAL
1.
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 2
ANCILLAR
RIES TO PL
LANTING .. ................................................................................. 35
Edging Pla
ant Beds ..................... ................................................................................. 35
Mulch ......................................... ................................................................................. 35
Watering of
o Plants ..................... ................................................................................. 36
Pruning ...................................... ................................................................................. 36
Anti-Desicccant Applic
cation ......... ................................................................................. 36
Clean up and
a Site Re
estoration... ................................................................................. 36
Maintenan
nce during Planting
P
Op
perations ................................................................... 36
1.7
1.7.1
1.7.2
1.7.3
1.7.4
1.7.5
EXISTING
G LANDSCA
APING ....... ................................................................................. 37
Care of Exxisting Land
dscaping .... ................................................................................. 37
Identificatiion of Existiing Plants .. ................................................................................. 37
Fertilizing Existing Trrees ........... ................................................................................. 37
Fertilizing Existing Sh
hrubs and G
Groundcove
er Beds ................................................... 37
Pruning an
nd Cavity Work
W ........... ................................................................................. 37
1.8
1.8.1
1.8.2
1.8.3
1.8.4
1.8.5
1.8.6
1.8.7
1.8.8
1.8.9
1.8.10
PLANTING
G MATERIA
ALS ........... ................................................................................. 37
General ...................................... ................................................................................. 37
Nomencla
ature ............................ ................................................................................. 38
Guaranties Planting
g Material .. ................................................................................. 38
Accessories ............................... ................................................................................. 39
Transplan
nting Plants .................. ................................................................................. 40
Planting Time
T
............................. ................................................................................. 40
Water Con
nsumption ................... ................................................................................. 40
Percolatio
on Test......................... ................................................................................. 41
Installation
n for Trees and Shrubss................................................................................ 41
Installation
n of Palms .................. ................................................................................. 42
1.9
1.9.1
1.9.2
1.9.3
1.9.4
1.9.5
1.9.6
1.9.7
GRASS ...................................... ................................................................................. 42

Materials and Produc
cts .............. ................................................................................. 42
Workmansship............................. ................................................................................. 43
Soil Prepa
aration ......................... ................................................................................. 43
Delivery...................................... ................................................................................. 43
Seeding ..................................... ................................................................................. 43
Preparatio
on and Insta
allation of C
Carpet Grass ............................................................ 44
Watering, Cutting, an
nd Completi on............................................................................. 44
1.10
1.10.1
APPLICAT
TION OF PESTICIDE . ................................................................................. 45
ts .............. ................................................................................. 45
General Requiremen
R
1.11
1.11.1
1.11.2
1.11.3
1.11.4
1.11.5
WARRANTEE, MAIN
NTENANCE
E AND HANDOVER ................................................. 45
Plant Esta
ablishment and
a Warran
nty Period .................................................................. 45
Plant Main
ntenance du
uring the Esstablishmen
nt Period ................................................. 45
Replacem
ment Plants during the E
Establishme
ent Period .............................................. 46
Lawn Main
ntenance during Plant Establishm
ment Period ............................................. 46
Final Acce
eptance ....................... ................................................................................. 46
1.12
1.12.1
1.12.2
1.12.3
MAINTEN
NANCE ........................ ................................................................................. 46
General ...................................... ................................................................................. 46
Appearance of the Ground ........ ................................................................................. 48
Grass Maintenance ................... ................................................................................. 50
1.13
APPENDIX A Landscaping De
etails 1....................................................................... 55
1.14
APPENDIX B Landscaping De
etails 2....................................................................... 57
QCS 2010
1.6
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
1.6.4
1.6.5
1.6.6
1.6.7
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 3
LANDSCAPE PL
LANTING
G
1.1
GENERA
AL REQUIR
REMENTS
S
1.1.1
Scope
Work cove
ered under th
his section cconsists of furnishing
f
alll labour, equuipment and
d material
necessary to perform all operationss required forr landscaping
g herein speccified.
Landscape
e planting is inclusive butt not limited to finished grading,
g
suppplying and spreading
s
of soil, layo
out of plants and areas, tturfing, seeding and sprig
gging of new
w lawns, grou
und cover
nting, landsc
plantings, shrub
s
plantin
ng, tree plan
cape edges, maintenancce period, la
andscape
warranty, appliances
a
an
nd services n
necessary fo
or and incide
ental to comppleting all the
e planting
operations in a workm
manship like
e manner, according to
o the provissions of the
e Project
Documenta
ation.
The detailss pertaining to this scop e of work are herein Ap

ppendix A annd Appendix
x B. The
Contractor shall executte his work a s per the dettails in Appendix A and A
Appendix B.
Related Se
ections are as
s follows:
Section 6
Road wo
orks
Section 12
Earthworrks Related tto Buildings
1.1.2
References
The following standards

d to in this Part:
s are referred
P
ASTM C516 ------------- Specification
S
for Vermiculite Loose Fill Thermal Innsulation
for Perlite Loose
ASTM C54
49 ------------- Specification
S
L
Fill Insulation
ASTM C13
36 ----------- Standard
S
Me
ethods of Sie
eve and Scre
een Analysiss of Fine and Coarse
Aggregates
A
ASTM D42
22 ----------- Standard
S
Me
ethods of Parrticle Size An
nalysis of soi l
ASTM D26
607 ----------- Standard
S
C lassification of Peat, Mosses, Huumus, and Related
Products
P
ASTM D29
974 ----------- Standard
S
Me
ethod of Tes
st for Moistu
ure, Ash, annd Organic Matter of
Peat
P
Materia
als
ASTM D29
976 ----------- Standard
S
Me
ethod of Testt for pH of Pe
eat Materialss
ASTM D29
977 ----------- Standard
S
Me
ethod of Testt for Particle Size Range of Peat Mate
erials
AS 3743 ----------------- Potting

P
mixess. Standards
s Australia, Sydney
S
Austrralia
AS 4419 ----------------- Soils
S
for lan dscaping an
nd garden use. Standard
rds Australia, Sydney
Australia
A
BS 1377 ----------------- Method

M
of tesst of soils forr civil engineering purposses
BS 3998 ----------------- Tree
T
Work
BS 4043 ----------------- Transplanting
T
g Trees
BS 3882 ----------------- Topsoil
T
BS 3936 ----------------- Nursery
N
Stocck and Shrub
bs
BS 4428 ----------------- General
G
Land
dscape Operration
QCS 2010
1.
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 4
BS 5236 ----------------- Cultivation

C
a
and Planting of Trees in
n the Extra LLarge Nurse
ery Stock
Category
C
ANSI Z60-1
1 ------------- American
A
Sta
andard for Nursery Stock
k
Official Metthod of Analy

ysis, Associa
ation of Analy
ytical Communities (AOA
AC Internatio
onal)
The Austra
alian Dangerous Goods C
Code (ADG)), Departmen
nt of Infrastruucture and Transport,
T
Governmen
nt of Australia
Grade and
d Standards
s for Nurserry Trees Part II: Pa
alms and Trrees, Deparrtment of
Agriculture, Florida, US
SA
Environmental Regulattions and Te

echnology, Control
C
of Pa
athogens andd Vector Attraction in
Sewage Sludge, United
d States Envvironment Pro
otection Agency, Cincinnnati, OH, USA
A
Environmental Guideliines, Use a

and Dispos
sal of Bio solids Prodducts, Environmental
Protection Agency,
A
NSW
W, Australia
Kirchhoff C,
C Malina J and
a Barrett ((2003) Chara
acteristics off Compost: M
Moisture Holding and
Water Quality Improvem
ments. CRW
WR On-line Report, Centre
e for Water R
Resources, University
U
of Texas, Austin
A
Rayment GE
G and Higg
ginson FR (1
1992) Austra
alian Laborattory Handboook of Soil and Water
Chemical Methods.
M
Inkata Press, N
North Ryde Sydney Austra
alia
RHS Comp
plete Garden
ners Manual,, Royal Horticultural Society, UK
RHS Encycclopaedia of Plants and F
Flower, Roya
al Horticultura
al Society, U
UK
The Royal Horticultura
al Society A
A-Z Encyclop
paedia of Ga
arden Plantss, Royal Ho
orticultural
Society, UK
K
Post, George E., Flora of Syria, Pallestine and Sinai,

S
Americ
can University
ty of Beirut.
Sunset We
estern Garden Book, Late
est Edition.
Wyman, Donald, Wymans Garden

ning Encyclo
opedia, Macm
millan Publisshing Compa
any, New
York, U.S.A
A., Colliers Macmillan
M
Pu
ublishers, Lon
ndon, Second Edition, 19986.
Tropica Co
olor Encyclop
pedia of Exottic Plants and
d Trees, Alfre
ed Byrd Graff
QCS 2010
Standard Plant
P
Names,, American JJoint Committtee on Hortic
cultural Nom
menclature (A
AJCHN)
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 5
1.1.3
Quality As
ssurance
Landscapin
ng, planting and
a soil prep
paration shall conform to
o the relevannt requiremen
nts of the
respective standards, unless
u
otherw
wise directed
d by the Engineer.
Landscape
e work mustt be underttaken by an
n experience
ed subcontrractor specia
alising in
landscape work. Work shall
s
be perfformed and supervised
s
at all times byy qualified pe
ersonnel.
All landsca
ape materials
s shall be sshipped with certificates of inspectio n as require
ed by the
Engineer. Manufacture
ers certified
d analysis for standard
d packagedd products shall be
provided.
Defective plant
nsidered to be
p
material shall be con
b any tree, shrub or plannt which is:
Dead
d, dying or otherwise
o
de
efective upon
n completion
n of the Worrks or six we
eeks after
the first
f
leafing out, whicheve
er is later
(b)
Not in
i accordanc
ce with the P roject Docum
mentation.
1.1.4
Submittals
s
The Contra
actor shall su
ubmit catalog
gue data and
d literature of manufactureers and supp
pliers.
The Contra
actor shall submit manuffacturers ce
ertified analysis of all staandard produ
ucts. The
certificate of
o origin for all chemicalls and pestic
cides should
d clearly statte that the product
p
is
used in the
e manufacturers country.
The Contra
actor shall su
ubmit certificcates confirm
ming the origin, size, agee of all plant materials
and that the
e same are free
f
from ins ects and disease.
The Contra
actor is to submit his metthod stateme
ent for his ferrtilizer appliccation for the approval
of the Engineer.
The Contra
actor shall su
ubmit a Plan
nt Procureme
ent Schedule
e within fourt
rteen (14) da
ays of the
start of the
e Contract. This
T
schedu le shall iden
ntify the source of everyy plant species to be
included in
n the Works and highligh
hts plants tha
at must be im
mported duee to non-availability in
Qatar. The
e schedule shall
s
be doccumented with the listing of namess and locatio
ons of all
nurseries, growers
g
and plant materiial sources.
The Contra
actor shall su
ubmit a weekkly work sche
edule for app
proval beforee work is sta
arted. The
schedule shall identify tasks
t
to be ccompleted on
n a weekly basis and thee anticipated schedule
eting the tasks. The Con
ntractor will then modify
y and submiit the sched
dule on a
for comple
weekly bassis identifying
g tasks comp
pleted, tasks
s to be comp
pleted, probleems encounttered and
recommend
dations addittional to a m onthly reportt contains all the above inn details.
A soils rep
port is to be submitted b
by the Contra
actor for all soils to be uused for lan
ndscaping
purposes in
n the Works.. The Contra
actor shall arrrange for an approved inndependent analyst
a
to
prepare a physical and
d chemical a
analysis of the
t
soil and irrigation waater to be used. The
analyst sha
all also provide recomme
endations on soil amendm
ment, fertiliseer application
n and the
like. The re
eport shall be submitted to the Engin
neer for approval before soil is place
ed. In the
case of imported soil, the report sshall be subm
mitted at lea
ast 10 days pprior to deliv
very. The
report shall identify th
he source(s)) from which
h imported soils are too be furnished. At a
minimum, the
t soil shall be analysed
d for:
(a)
Total salts (Electtro-Conductivvity of soil so

olution)
(b)
Soil pH
(c)
Exch
hangeable So
odium, Calciium, Magnes
sium and Pottassium
(d)
Available Phosph
hates
(e)
Orga
anic matter as
a a percenta
age
(f)
Available Zinc, Manganese,

M
IIron and Boron
(g)
Total Sulphates
QCS 2010
(a)
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 6
The soil analysis

a
shall also inclu
ude fertiliserrs and other amendmennt requirements and
quantities which
w
when incorporated
d with the so
oil will provid
de the requirred nutrient levels for
vigorous plant growth.
Additional soil
s samples
s shall be takken at the ra
ate of one in every 20 loaads or as directed by
the Engineer and analy
ysed. The re
esults will be compared with
w the origi nal sample to
t ensure
consistencyy and compa
atibility of sup
pply.
An operatio
ons and maintenance m
manual is to be provided
d by the Conntractor. Ins
structions
shall be furrnished for year
y
round ccare of installed plants to
o be followedd by the Owner. As a
minimum, the
t manual will
w include th
he following:
irriga
ation details: including wa
ater application rates and
d maintenannce procedurres
(ii)
fertilisation: inclu
uding fertilise
er description
ns, applicatio
on rates and aapplication schedule
s
(iii)
salin
nity control: in
ncluding leacching method
ds and leach
hing program
m monitoring
(iv)
pestticide/fungicid
de/herbicide
proccedures, and schedules
(v)
turf grass management: in

ncluding mo
owing procedures, aeriffication, top
pdressing,
vertical mowing for
f thatch rem
moval, rolling
g, overseedin
ng and spriggging
(vi)
prop
pagation and seasonal re
eplacement of
o all flowers and flowerbeeds
(vii)
gene
eral maintenance: includ
ding pruning,, stakes and ties, replaccement and clean-up,
prote
ective fencing and gradin
ng
(viii)
equipment inve
entory:
main
ntenance ma
anual
(ix)
landscape mainttenance perssonnel requirrements and job descriptiions.
applications:
incl uding
including
main
ntenance
safety
procedures
application
n
and
rates,
manufacturers
1.1.5
Job Condiitions
The Contra
actor shall proceed with a
and complete
e planting op
perations as rrapidly as po
ossible as
portions off the Site be
ecome availa
able, working
g within seas
sonal limitatiions for each type of
landscape work require
ed.
No planting
g shall be ca
arried out du
uring periods
s of heavy ra
ain, sandsto rms, heavy winds, or
during intense daytime heat. Plantss and trees shall
s
only be
e moved or pplanted betw
ween miday.
Septemberr and mid-Ma
When speccial condition

ns warrant a variance to the planting time and coonditions, a proposed
planting schedule shall be submitte
ed to the Eng
gineer for rev
view and appproval. In suc
ch cases,
g will be insttalled at no a
additional co
ost and all co
onditions andd obligations
s such as
the planting
maintenancce and warra
anty remain tthe same as specified he
erein.
Planting of trees and sh

hrubs will occcur prior to la
awn plantings.
1.2
SHIPPING, DELIVE
ERY, STO RAGE AN
ND HANDL
LING
1.2.1
Shipping and
a Delivery
y
Prior to sh
hipping all plants shall be inspectted, dug, an
nd made reeady for shipping in
accordance
e with standard practice
es and proce
edures. The Engineer shhall be notifie
ed of the
delivery schedule in advance so the
e plant material may be inspected uppon arrival att the Site.
All unacceptable plant material sha
all be remov
ved from the
e Site immeddiately. The Engineer
may requesst inspection
n at the sourcce of the pla
ants prior to delivery
d
to thhe Site. The Engineer
reserves th
he right to rejject any plan
nt material th
hat does not meet the quuality require
ements of
the Project Documentation.
QCS 2010
(i)
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 7
The Contra
actor shall protect plan
nts to prevent damage to the root balls, conta
ainers or
desiccation
n of leaves. All plant ma
aterial shall be delivered
d in a closeed vehicle orr in open
vehicles with the load properly
p
cove
ered in transiit for protection from dryinng winds.
Fertiliser, pesticides,
p
fu
ungicides, ch
hemicals an
nd seed shall be delivere
red to the Site in the
original un
nopened con
ntainers bea
aring the ma
anufacturers
s guaranteedd chemical analysis,
name, trade name, or trademark.
t
In
n lieu of conttainers, fertilisers and seeed may be furnished
in bulk and
d a certificate
e indicating th
he above infformation sha
all accompanny each deliv
very. The
fertiliser shall be kept dry and prote cted from co
ontamination.
Palms shalll be shipped

d by covered truck. Such transportatio
on shall not eexceed 24 ho
ours from
time of loa
ading until arrrival at the site. The pa
alms shall be
e transportedd and handled in the
following manner:
m
Whe
en the palms are to be sh
hipped, gently place the palm
p
horizonntal on a leve
el surface
and tighten the wrapping an
nd tying of frond.
f
At lea
ast two layerrs of burlap must be
used
d.
(b)
with water and cover.

Wrap
p the root ba
all with a min imum of two
o layers burla
ap. Saturate w
Perio
odically, the burlap mustt be watered
d. Do not allow
a
the burrlap to dry out at any
time.
(c)
Do not
n damage the
t growth bu
ud in any ma
anner.
(d)
Do not
n water the trunk of the palm.
(e)
Do not
n permit the
e root ball to become dry
y.
(f)
Use only sharp to

ools in cuttin
ng and trimming.
(g)
A be
ed of 150mm
m of moist o rganic soil shall
s
be plac
ced on the fl oor of the trruck. The
palm
ms shall be hoisted by me
eans of nylon or canvas slings and pplaced horizo
ontally on
the bed
b of the tru
uck. They sh
hall be laid ca
arefully in an
n alternating fashion. Moist burlap
shalll be placed over
o
the rootss to keep the
em moist.
(h)
The entire load shall

s
be cove
ered snugly with
w two layerrs of tarpauliin.
(i)
The palms shall be secured in such a manner

m
so as to preventt wind from lifting the
tarpa
aulin and dry
ying the palm
ms.
(j)
The palms shall be

b unloaded
d using nylon or canvas slings.
1.2.2
Storage
Plants shalll be installed

d as soon ass possible aftter delivery to
t the Site. P
Plant materia
al shall be
protected from
f
exposure to wind a nd direct sunlight prior to installationn. Plants nott installed
on the day of arrival shall be stored in shaded areas,
a
protected from the wind and maintained
and watere
ed to good horticultural sstandards until planted. Care
C
shall bee taken to en
nsure that
the plants do not dry out.
o
No pla
ant shall be stored on siite for more than 3 days
s prior to
planting.
Root balled
d and container grown ttrees and pla
ants shall be
e placed cloose together with root
balls covered with apprroved soil, pe
eat or straw and
a kept medium moist uuntil planted.
Bare roote
ed trees and
d shrubs sha
all be heele
ed into prepa
ared trenchees and cove
ered with
agriculturall soil or peat and kept me
edium moist until planted.
Seed and fertilizers shall be kep

pt in dry sto
orage away from contam
minants in areas as
designated
d or approved by the Engineer. All
A seed containers shaall show cle
early the
germination
n and the purity percenta
ages.
Soil, compost, fertiliserrs and otherr amendmen

nts shall be delivered too the Site an
nd stored
separately in approved
d locations a
and in a man
nner to avoid
d contaminattion and wetting until
soil mixing operations commence.
c
Fertilisers, antidessican
nts, pesticide
es and other chemicals shall be deliveered to the Site
S in the
manufacturrers unope
ened contai ners, each fully labelled, conforrming to applicable
a
QCS 2010
(a)
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 8
regulationss and bearing

g the trade n
name and warranty of the producer. All products
s if stored
by the Contractor on-sitte shall rema
ain his responsibility.
Handling
1.
Care shall be taken to avoid

a
injury tto the plants. Material sh
hall not be drropped from vehicles.
Balled and
d burlapped plants shall be handled
d carefully to
o avoid craccking or brea
aking the
earth ball. Container grown
g
plantss shall be ha
andled by th
he containerr. Plants sha
all not be
handled byy the trunk orr stem.
2.
Chemicals shall be stored in a man

nner to avoid
d cross conttamination. N
No measuring, mixing
or work of any
a kind sha
all be permitte
ed within sto
orage area.
1.3
PRODUC
CTS
1.3.1
General
All plants and

a
turf matterial will co
onform to the
e varieties specified
s
or sshown in the Project
Documenta
ation and be true to the b
botanical nam
me as listed in publicationns.
Substitution
ns shall only
y be made w
when a plant (or alternativ
ve as speciffied) is not obtainable
o
and the En
ngineer auth
horises a ch
hange order providing fo
or use of th e nearest equivalent
e
obtainable..
Plants shalll be supplied

d from localitties similar to
o the climatic
c conditions oof the Projec
ct.
1.3.2
Plants
Only nursery grown pla

ants shall be provided exc
cept for palm
m species.
Plants to be used in the

e Works sha
all be well bra
anched and formed plan ting stock. They
T
shall
be sound, vigorous
v
and
d free from d
disease, suns
scald, windburn, abrasionns, harmful insects or
eggs, and have
h
a normal healthy an
nd non-broke
en root syste
em.
Deciduous and evergre

een trees sha
all be a singlle trunk with a single leadder, unless otherwise
o
indicated, and
a display no
n weak crottches.
Symmetrica
ally develope
ed trees and
d shrubs sha
all be provide
ed with uniforrm habit and
d shall be
free from objectionable disfigureme
ent.
Groundcovver and vines

s shall be pro
ovided with the
t number and
a length oof runners for the size
specified.
Trees shalll be earth balled and burllapped coverred or pot grown.
Shrubs, vin
nes and ground cover p
plants shall be
b provided in well estaablished in re
emovable
containers or formed ho
omogenous ssoil sections.
Palms shall have straight parallel sides and healthy

h
stems that are nnot rotted, infected or
eaten by pe
ests or with root systemss extending above the le
evel which thhe palm was originally
planted. Pa
alms should have vigoro us root syste
em, a crown of new leavves, leaves the colour
of an adult palm and prroper hardine
ess. Palms shall
s
be balled and burlappped unless container
grown palm
ms are availa
able. Off shoo
ots are not acceptable.
The digging
g and lifting of
o palms sha
all take place
e in accordan
nce with the ffollowing pro
ocedure:
(a)
Rem
move all suck
kers, all flow
wering and fruiting
f
parts and approxximately 30 % of the
frond
ds
(b)
Trim remaining fronds

f
to 65 % of origina
al length, lift fronds
f
to en close and prrotect the
grow
wing tip. Wrap
p in burlap clloth and securely tie in place
(c)
Satu
urate the entire root ball w
with water prior to excava
ation
QCS 2010
1.2.3
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 9
(d)
Dig with
w hand to
ools a vertica
al sided tren
nch to a min
nimum depthh of 750 mm
m, cleanly
cuttin
ng roots no closer
c
than 2
250 mm from
m the stem
(e)
Unde
er cut roots and carefullly lift tree, avoiding
a
any
y shock whicch may dam
mage leaf
hearrt
(f)
Wrap
p root ball with
w
burlap and secure
e with wire mesh to co ntain soil and retain
maxiimum soil mo
oisture.
The minimu
um acceptab
ble sizes of a
all plants mea
asured beforre pruning inn normal position shall
conform to the measurrements spe
ecified in the Project Doc
cumentation. Plants large
er in size
than speciffied may be used
u
with the
e approval off the Enginee
er, at no extrra cost.
11
Container grown
g
trees, shrubs, gro
oundcover and
a
vines shall have suffficient root growth
g
to
hold the earth
e
intact when remo
oved from th
he containers, but shalll not be ro
ootbound.
Containers shall be suffficiently rigid
d to hold ball shape and protect
p
root m
mass during shipping.
12
A plant sch
hedule is to be
b provided l isting the designated plants and follow
owing informa
ation:
(a)
Bota
anical Name
(b)
Com
mmon Name
(c)
Quan
ntity
(d)
Size
(e)
Cond
dition
(f)
Additional Pertine
ent Data
13
Plants whicch are provid

ded in pots o
or other con
ntainers and which have been acclim
matised to
outside con
nditions are acceptable
a
p
provided they
y are equal in quality to ffield grown stock
s
and
are not roo
ot bound. Ground cover plants shall be of the sp
pecies, sizess, and spacin
ng shown
on plant materials
m
sch
hedule, suffiicient to cov
ver fully the
e designatedd area as shown
s
on
drawings.
14
It is the Co
ontractors re
esponsibility for potting on
o plants as required to prevent roott binding.
The Engine
eer can reje
ect any plantt that is roo
ot bound. All
A costs of ppotting on will
w be the
Contractorss responsibility.
1.3.3
Labels
Each plantt, or group of

o plants or ccontainer of the same sp
pecies, varieety, and size
e of plant,
shall be leg
gibly tagged with a dura ble, waterpro
oof and wea
ather resistannt label indic
cating the
correct plant name and
d reference number if applicable.
a
Labels shall bbe securely attached
moved.
and not rem
1.3.4
Workmans
ship / Qualiffications
The Contra
actor shall submit
s
samp
ples of materrials for approval as perr the list below. For
standard products,
p
the
e manufacturrers analysis
s will be acc
ceptable. Foor all other materials,
m
analysis is to be provide
ed by recogn
nized laborattories.
(a)
Soil Mix
(b)
Peatt
(c)
Fertilizer
(d)
Orga
anic Manure
(e)
Soil Conditioner
(f)
Pestticides
(g)
Gravvel Mulch
QCS 2010
10
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
(h)
Woo
od Mulch
(i)
Prun
nning Paint
(j)
Gypssum Paint
(k)
Woo
od Stakes
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 10
2.
Soil samplles will be taken

t
by the
e Engineer upon his re
equest and at random time and
location, sa
amples will be tested at a certified soiil lab at the Contractors
C
eexpense.
3.
Sampling and
a testing shall
s
be the rresponsibility
y of the Contractor and sshall be perfformed at
no addition
nal cost to the
e Client, by a
an approved commercial testing laborratory.
Tests shall be performed
p
in sufficient nu
umber to ensure that thee materials meet the
speccified requirements.
(b)
Copiies of the tes

st results sha
all be furnishe
ed to the Eng
gineer for appproval.
1.3.5
aration
Soil Prepa
Soil preparration materia

als and prod ucts shall co
onfirm to the description hherein after.
Soil: soil iss composed of a mixture

e of sand and clay. Sand
d is dune saand from Gov
vernment
approved site.
s
Clay is frrom Governm
ment approv
ved site.
Drainage Stone:
S
Crus
shed hard du
urable stone
e washed fre
ee of loam, ssand, clay, and
a other
foreign sub
bstances and
d evenly grad
ded from 20 mm
m minimum
m to 30 mm m
maximum siz
ze.
Stone Mulcch: washed

d white ston
ne pebbles, washed free
e of loam, ssand, clay, and
a
other
foreign sub
bstance, even
nly graded 2 5 to 50 mm.
Wood Barkk Mulch: con

niferous woo
od bark, free of disease and pests, nnot shredded
d, min. 10
mm x 50 mm
m pieces with a pH of 4. 5 as minimu
um.
Permeable Membrane:: non-wove n, 70% poly

ypropylene, 0.3
0 mm thicck, weighing 70 g/m2,
2
with perme
eability to wa
ater of 80 litrres/m /sec at
a 100 mm he
ead of waterr. Membrane
e is to be
resistant to
o all naturally occurring soil acidities
s and to tearing and streess and is to
t remain
unaffected by direct sun
nlight for up to one month.
Nursery: shall
s
be Qata
ari based com
mpany specializing in gro
owing and cuultivating of the
t plants
of proven experience.
e
1.3.6
Subsoil Prreparation
1.
The Contra
actor shall ex
xcavate and Provide Earth filling as necessary too achieve th
he subsoil
levels and profiles requ
uired.
2.
s for a dep
pth of 200 m m and grade
e to levels and profiles sshown on dra
awings in
Break up soil
order to achieve toleran
nces specifie
ed for the finished level off topsoil.
3.
Where the topsoil is to be laid on ro

ock sub-stratta, break up and loosen tthe rock surfface for a
minimum depth
d
of 200 mm.
4.
Root Barrie
er (Root conttrol system) is to pad the
e trees pits, trenches,
t
ovver the servic
ces pipes
and hard landscape structure su
uch as side
ewalks, pave
ements, andd concrete buildings
foundationss to prevent structural da
amage due to
o root penetrration as per the details drawings.
d
1.3.7
g and Preparration of Top

psoil
Spreading
1.
Topsoil Filling: spread over prepare

ed subsoil in layers not exceeding
e
2000 mm and firm gently
each layer by watering lightly before
e spreading the
t next.
2.
Final Grad
ding: when topsoil is re
easonably dry and work
kable, gradee to levels shown
s
on
Drawings.
QCS 2010
(a)
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 11
Finished Le
evels: unles
ss otherwise stated, finished levels of topsoil afteer settlementt to be 70
mm below adjacent pa
aving or curb
bs not less th
han 150 mm below finishhed ground floor
f
slab
level of adjoining buildin
ngs married--in with adjoining soil areas
4.
Fallow Perriod: where possible ca

arry out cultivation of top
psoil sufficieently early fo
or it to lie
fallow for several month
hs. During th
his period, prevent growth
h and seedinng of weeds by
b further
cultivation or
o by applica
ation of herbiicides if perm
mitted.
1.3.8
Soil Speciffication
1.
The contra
actor shall be
b responsib
ble for the procurement
p
, transportattion, mixing,, placing,
mounding and finished
d grading. T
The specified
d mix shall be strictly co
controlled over all the
grading wo
ork.
2.
Soil mix shall consist off a mix of dun

ne sand and
d clay with the
e following pproportion:
(a)
80% sand and 20

0% clay for a
all plants in parks,
p
roads and open arreas.
(b)
100%
% sand for grass in footb all and sportts fields.
3.
Dune Sand
d: shall be suitable
s
for inclusion into the soil mix and free ffrom excess
sive salts,
weeds, sto
ones or othe
er foreign m
matter taken from a max
ximum depthh of 500 mm
m having
removed su
urface crust and gypsofe
errous accum
mulations.
4.
Dune sand shall be obttained from a

an approved source. Irrigate at maxim
mum rate for two days
before plan
nting on purp
pose of salt w
washing of sa
and.
5.
Dune sand shall posses

ss the follow
wing physical and chemica
al characterisstics.
(a)
Physsical Charactteristics (Tab

ble 1):
ne Sand Gra
Table 1: Dun
ading Criteria
a
Sieve
S
Size
% of
o Material Passing
P
No
N 10 sieve
100%
No
N 35 sieve
85 to 100
0%
No 140 sieve
5 to 25%
%
No 200 sieve
0 to 10%
%
(b)
Loam
my sand, clay
y to be less tthan 0.002 mm
m
(c)
Chem
mical Charac
cteristics:
(i)
Salinity (ECE x 1000):
less than 4
(ii)
SAR (Sodium Absorptiion Ratio):
less than 2
(iii)
Boron (satturation extra

act):
less than 1.0 ppm
(iv)
pH:
between 6.0
0 7.5
(v)
Free carbo
onates:
less than 0.5% air dried soil
(vi)
Chlorides:
less than 20
00 ppm in saaturation extrract
(vii)
Sulphates:
less than 15
5% in neutraal saturation extract
e
(viii) Nitrates:
less than 75
5 ppm in satuuration extra
act
(ix)
Phosphoro
ous:
10 15 ppm
m in 1.5 amm
monium nitrate extract
( hour sha
ake)
(x)
Exchangea
able sodium :
less than 15% in neutraal normal am

mmonium
acetate
QCS 2010
3.
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 12
(xi)
Potassium
m:
100 400 ppm in 1. 5 ammonium

m nitrate
extract ( hour
h
shake)
(xii)
Magnesium
m:
25 100 ppm in 1.55 ammonium

m nitrate
extract ( hour
h
shake)
Clay shall be
b obtained from
f
an apprroved source
e.
7.
Clay shall have uniform

m compositio
on and structture, a Lean clay characcter, and be free from
roots, ston
nes, clods la
arger than 5
50 mm in grreatest dime
ension, pockkets of coars
se, sand,
noxious we
eeds, sticks and other litter. It sha
all not be infected with nematodes or other
undesirable
e insects and plant di sease organisms. Prior to mixing all lumps shall be
thoroughly broken up.
1.3.9
Alternative
e Soil Specification
Alternativelly (to Clause 1.3.8) soiil shall be sweet

s
sand or washed marine sand free of
admixturess of subsoil, foreign m
matter, toxic substances
s, weeds aand any ma
aterial or
substance that may be harmful to p
plant growth upon
u
the Eng
gineers apprroval.
The Contra
actor shall furrnish agriculttural soil from
m approved sites.
s
Material sh
hall be stored
d in piles lesss than 1 me
etre high. Pile
es shall be pprotected fro
om undue
compaction
n and mainta
ained free of contaminatio
on and consttruction debrris.
The soil shall comply with

w the follow
wing chemica
al criteria:
(a)
pH value:
v
nott less than 6.5 nor more than 8.5
(b)
electtro-conductiv
vity:
lesss than 4 mm
m mhos/cm saturated extrract at 25oC
(c)
free carbonates:
lesss than 0.5 % air dried.
(d)
chlorrides:
lesss than 200 ppm in satura

ated extract.
(e)
sulph
hates:
lesss than 200 ppm in satura

ated extract.
(f)
exch
hangeable so
odium:
lesss than 15 % in neutral no

ormal ammonnium acetate
e.
(g)
boro
on:
lesss than 1.5 pp

pm, hot wate
er soluble.
The soil shall comply with

w the gradin
ng criteria in Table 2.
Table 2: Grading Criteria
C
QCS 2010
Sie
eve Size (mm
m)
% by
y Mass Pass
sing
5.000
100
2.380
65 to 100
1.180
45 to 100
0.600
35 to 80
0.300
5 to 48
0.150
0 to 15
0.075
0 to 3
6.
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 13
Soil Additiives Proce

edure A
There are two applica

able procedu
ure, contracttors shall follow EITHER
R procedure
e (A) OR
procedure (B).
Procedure A Consists of
o the followi ng compone
ents:
Peat shall be a natura
al product off sphagnum peat moss/p
peat humus derived from
m a fresh
water site. Peat shall be
b shredded
d and granulated to pass
s through a 12 mm mes
sh screen
and conditioned in stora
age piles forr at least 6 months
m
after excavation.
e
T
The peat sha
all be free
from sticks, stones, roo
ots, and othe
er objectionab
ble matter. Itt shall have a pH value of
o not less
than 4 and
d nor more th
han 7.5. The
e minimum organic
o
conte
ent shall be 85% on a dry weight
basis. Peatt shall be dellivered in und
damaged commercial ba
ales in air dryy condition.
Manure shall be the decomposed animal man
nure of fully fermented ppre-dried hea
at treated
sheep, horrses, goat, cow or chicke
en manure with
w nitrogen, phosphoricc acid and potassium
p
and a pH value
v
of 6.0 to 7.5. Manu
ure shall be free of stone
es, sticks annd non-biode
egradable
material. Manure
M
shall be heat tre
eated, free frrom pathoge
en, weeds aand other po
ollutant. A
health certtificate shall be submitte
ed for the pro
oposed sam
mple. Animal manure sha
all not be
used on the
e top dressin
ng of grass a
area.
Vermiculite
e shall be ho
orticultural grrade and free
e of any toxiic material aand conform to ASTM
C516.
Perlite shalll conform to ASTM C549
9.
Fertilizer shall be comm
mercial grad
de and uniform in compo
osition. Ferti lizer shall be
e of slow
release 2 month minimum and sshall bear th
he manufacturers guarranteed state
ement of
analysis.
Granular fe
ertilizer for tre
ees, shrubs, ground covers and seas
sonal shall cconsist of, pe
ercentage
available pho
by weight, 5 % nitrogen
n (N), 10 % a
osphoric acid
d (P) and 5 % potassium
m (K). For
grass use minimum 11
1 % nitroge
en (N), 11 % available
e phosphoricc acid (P) and11
a
%
potassium and micro nu
utrients.
Plant Derivved Fertilizerrs: shall be u
used in all so
oil mix as alte
ernative optioon to animall manure.
It shall be
e heat treatted, free fro
om seeds and
a
nematodes and poossess the following
characterisstics.
2
3
5
6
7
10
11
12
13
(a)
Orga
anic content: more than 7
70%
(b)
C:N ratio more th

han 20%
(c)
Partiicle size not bigger than 2 mm for 80%

% of the mix
(d)
Hum
mic Acid more
e than 10%
(e)
pH 5-6.
5
Dry Plant Fertilizers

F
sha
all have follo
owing propertties:
(a)
Fertiliser shall be
e commercia l grade and uniform
u
in co
omposition.
(b)
Packkets of slow release fertiiliser shall be

ear the manufacturers gguaranteed statement
s
of an
nalysis.
(c)
Gran
nular fertiliser for trees a nd shrubs shall consist of,
o by percenntage by we
eight, 5 %
nitrogen (N), 10 % available p
phosphoric acid
a
(P) and 5 % potassiuum (K).
(d)
Conttrolled releas
se fertiliser s hall consist of,
o by percen
ntage by weigght, 5 % nitro
ogen (N),
10 % available phosphoric
p
a
acid (P) and 5 % potassiu
um (K). Conntrol released
d fertiliser
may be in packett or tablet forrm.
Turf Fertilizzer shall be commercial grade, free flowing and uniform in ccomposition and bear
ement of ana
the manufa
acturers guaranteed state
alysis.
Edging Ma
aterial shall be
b galvanize
ed steel, poly
yethylene, electrostaticallly painted aluminium
a
or other ass approved by
b the Engin
neer. The ma
aterial shall be
b to the sizzes designatted in the
drawings. Edging
E
ancho
ors shall be a
as recomme
end by the ma
anufacturer.
Irrigation Water
W
shall be provided b
by the Contra
actor from an off-site souurce approve
ed by the
Engineer as being suita
able for irriga
ation. Water shall be free from substaances harmfu
ul to plant
life. Water sources sha
d the followin
all not exceed
ng paramete
ers:
QCS 2010
1.3.10
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
(a)
pH: 6 to 7
(b)
total dissolved so
olids: less tha
an 1000 ppm
m
Page 14
Soil Additiive - Proced

dure B
1.
There are two applica

able procedu
ure, contracttors shall follow EITHER
R procedure
e (A) OR
procedure (B).
2.
Procedure B Consists of
o the followi ng compone
ents:
3.
Manure: sh
hall be the decomposed
d
animal man
nure of fully fermented ppre-dried hea
at treated
sheep, horrses, goat, cow or chicke
en manure with
w nitrogen, phosphoricc acid and potassium
p
and a pH value
v
of 6.0 to 7.5. Manu
ure shall be free of stone
es, sticks annd non-biode
egradable
material. Manure
M
shall be heat tre
eated, free frrom pathoge
en, weeds aand other po
ollutant. A
health certtificate shall be submitte
ed for the pro
oposed sam
mple. Animal manure sha
all not be
used on the
e top dressin
ng of grass a
area.
4.
Soil conditioner: shall be

b as detailed
d in the follow
wing paragra
aphs.
(a)
Soil conditioner shall be add

ded with the
e organic ma
anure only, aas a replace
ement for
peat moss, it must meet the rrequirements
s below (Tab
ble 3).
Tab
ble 3: Soil Ad
dditives Prop
portion for Pla
ants
Soil
Conditioner
C
Peat
Palm
ms
NA
Tree
es
Organ
nic Fertilizerr
Animal
or Pla
ant
Inorrganic
Ferrtilizer
100
ltr/Tree
25 kg/Tree
e
5 Kg/Tree
100 g/Tree
40
0 cm
NA
100
ltr/Tree
12.5 kg/Tre
ee
5 Kg/Tree
50 gg/Tree
40
0 cm
Shru
ubs
Larg
ge
NA
20
ltr/Shrub
7 kg/Shrub
b
1 Kg/Sh
hrub
25 gg/Shrub
30
0 cm
Shru
ubs
Sma
all
NA
20
ltr/Shrub
5 kg/Shrub
b
0.5 Kg/S
Shrub
25 g/m2
30
0 cm
Hed
dges
NA
10 ltr/
linear m
Ground
Covver &
Sea
asonal
6 ltr/m2
20 ltr/m2
5 kg/m2
0.5 kg//m2
25 g/m2
20
0 cm
Law
wn
6 ltr/m2
20 ltr/m2
5 kg/m2
1 kg/m
m2
50 g/m2
20
0 cm
Plan
nt Type
(b)
Mixing
De
epth
5 kg/linear m 0.5 kg/linear m 25 g/ linear m 20

0 cm
Mate
erials shall NOT be:
(i)
classified as hazardo us according

g to Nationa
al Occupatioonal Health & Safety
Commission, Australia
a (NOHSC) criteria
c
or equ
uivalent
(ii)
classified as a dange
erous good by the criteria of the A
Australian Da
angerous
Goods (AD
DG code) or equivalent
(iii)
classified as a dang
gerous good
d for transport by Austtralian Code
e for the
Transport of Dangerou
us goods by Road and Rail or equiva lent
(iv)
flammable
e or explosive
e
QCS 2010
1.3.11
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
(v)
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 15
poisonous
s or allocated
d a poison schedule
s
num
mber by Stanndard for the
e Uniform
Scheduling of Drugs a
and Poisons (SUSDP) or equivalent
Com
mposition / Information on ingredients: The materials useed in the production
process must be
e derived fro
om naturally
y occurring and
a
sustainaable sources
s and are
conssistent with organic
o
princcipals. It sha
all NOT con
ntain synthettic chemicals
s, animal
comp
ponents, an
nimal by-pro
oducts, man
nure or ma
anure by-prroducts. It must be
envirronmentally safe and is not harmful to animals, plants or hhumans and shall not
conta
ain chemicalls or genetica
ally modified
d materials.
(d)
Accid
dental Relea
ase Measure
es and Spilla
age: The soil conditionerr must have moisture
conte
ent above 32
2%. Ventila
ate spillage area.
a
Collect and place inn sealable containers
for disposal. Avo
oid generatin
ng dust.
(e)
Hand
dling and sto
orage
(i)
Handling: Before use contractors shall

s
carefully read the pproduct label. Use of
safe work
k practices are recomm
mended to avoid eye oor skin con
ntact and
inhalation.. Observe g
good person
nal hygiene, including w
washing hand
ds before
eating. Prrohibit eating
g, drinking an
nd smoking in contaminatted areas.
(ii)
Storage: Store
S
in well--ventilated area,
a
removed from oxidissing agents and heat
sources. Ensure con
ntainers are adequately labelled, prootected from physical
damage and sealed w
when not in us
se. Check re
egularly for leeaks or spills
s.
(f)
The Contractor shall

s
ensure tthe safety off the workers and the envvironment at all times
(g)
Fertilizers/plant nutrients
n
mu st be beneficial to plants
s at low leveels, not in high levels
whicch might cau
use reducing
g growth or burns in sen
nsitive speciees. Excess
s shall be
wash
hed through soil to wate
erways. Conttractors shall minimize F
Fertilizers released to
wate
erways which
h might causse algal bloo
oms, with pottential for toxxic effects on aquatic
organisms.
(h)
Disposal Conside
erations
(i)
(i)
Waste Diisposal: Reu

use or recy
ycle where possible. A
Alternatively, ensure
material is
s covered witth moist soil to prevent dust
d
generattion and disp
pose of to
an approv
ved landfill sitte.
(ii)
Legislation
n: Dispose o f in accordan
nce with Qatari local legisslation.
Mate
erial shall co
ontain only cchemicals lis
sted on the Australian
A
Innventory of Chemical
Subsstances (AIC
CS) or equiva
alent.
1.3.12
Alternative
e Soil Additive Specific
cations
Should the Engineer de

ecide on an alternative soil
s Additive (to
( Clause 1 .3.11), the Contractor
C
may use th
he specificatio
on listed belo
ow hereinafter.
Preamble
The following is a specification for ccomposted products

p
suita
able for use as a soil amelioration
agent. Here
einafter desc
cribed as the
e composted
d product.
3
Definition
HACCP Hazard Ana
alysis and C
Critical Contro
ol Points is a method thaat addresses physical,
chemical and biological controls ass a means off prevention rather than inspection of
o finished
product insspection.
Supply Con
nditions
(a)
All products
p
sup
pplied shall cconform fully
y, to the standards indiccated herein or to an
equivvalent standa
ard subject tto the agreem
ment of the Supervising
S
O
Officer (SO).
(b)
It is noted that the compostted products

s may vary, (within acceeptable limitts) to the
physsical and chemical para
ameters stated within th
his specificattion. Such variations
v
mustt not compromise the agronomic characteristtics of the product an
nd where
QCS 2010
(c)
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 16
varia
ations in analysis occur th
he supervisin
ng officer mu
ust be inform
med prior to placement
p
of the product.
The contractor shall
s
demon
nstrate to the
e supervising officer thaat the manu
ufacturers
(The
e Suppliers) of the com
mposted prod
duct have HA
ACCP accreeditation or equivalent
e
with the agreement of the ssupervising officer.
o
Wherre HACCP aaccreditation is not in
place
e documenta
ation of a site
e based prod
duct manage
ement plan tthat demonsttrates the
princciples of HAC
CCP is necesssary.
(d)
The contractor shall supply a

appropriate production
p
and
a samplingg documenta
ation from
the supplier
s
thatt shall clearrly indicate that
t
the prod
duct conform
ms to the co
omposted
speccification.
(e)
The supervising officer may reject any product or ba

atch that (on the basis off analysis
and documentatiion) is deem
med not to co
onform to sta
andards speecified herein
n. On this
basiss the Contra
actor must ssubmit all do
ocumentation
n 10 (ten) w
working days
s prior to
place
ement to allo
ow for interp
pretation of th
he analyses and for app roval of plac
cement to
be granted or witth-held as ap
ppropriate.
(f)
The whole quan

ntity required
d to comple
ete the project must bee of the same type,
manufacture and
d/or source. No change of source will
w be permitttted without approval.
As such
s
written evidence o
of the sourc
ce of the co
ompost musst be supplied when
requested by the
e supervising
g officer.
1.3.13
Compost Specificatio
ns
S
All compossted products must confform to the minimum

m
req
quirements sspecified in Tables 4
and 5. The
e particle size
e distribution
n grades of the
t composte
ed product m
must meet th
he criteria
for a top-drressing produ
uct (Table 5,, as specified
d in AS 4419
9 soils for lanndscaping an
nd garden
use).
Table 4: Contaminant accepta
ance concentration limits for compostted soil
conditiioners (NSW
W EPA).
Heavy Mettal
contamina
ant
maximum
m
concentration m
mg/kg
mical
Orrganic chem
contaminan
nt
entration
maxi mum conce
mg/kg
Arsenic
Cadmium
m
C
Chromium (to
otal)
Copper
Lead
Mercury
Nickel
Selenium
m
Zinc
20
1
100
100
150
1
60
5
200
DDT/DDD/DD
D
DE
Aldrin
Dieldrin
Chlordane
e
Heptachlorr
HCB
Lindane
BHC
PCBs
0.5
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
not detectable
As a minim
mum requirement, all com
mposted pro
oducts to be used as a soil conditio
oner must
meet the te
emperature, time and tu rning freque
ency as spec
cified by the USEPA standard for
pathogen disinfection
d
and
a vector re duction.
Pathogen disinfections
s and weed
d seed red
duction shall be achievved by the aerobic,
thermophiliic decompos
sition of orga
anic matter which
w
produc
ces a humuss-like materiial. Using
the windro
ow compostin
ng method, the tempera
ature of the windrow iss maintained at 55oC
(131oF) or higher for 15
5 consecutivve days or lo
onger. During
g the period when the co
ompost is
maintained
d at 55oC (13
31oF) or high er, there sha
all be a minim
mum of 5 turrnings of the
e windrow
(USEPA).
QCS 2010
(c)
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 17
Table 5: Chem
mical testing results required for the < 2mm fines oof a
comp
posted soil co
onditioner to verify the su
uitability of th
he soil condittioning
properties of the composted product for Qatar.
Q
Compost Parameter
Paraameter Requ
uirements
Particcle size
Top Dressin
ng AS 4419
<
<2% by wt > 5mm,
<15%
% by wt pass
s a 5 mm
sievee but not a 2 mm sieve
Heavy metal and organic

c
chemical co
ontaminants
NSW
W EPA - thre
eshold levels
s for
grade A Biosolids
B
Refer Table 4
p
pH
1:5 soil watter extract#
5.5 to 8.5
5
Electrical Conductivity
C
1:5 soil watter extract#
< 2.5 dS/m
Wetta
ability
Appendix C AS 3743
< 2 minutes
To
otal water ho
olding capacity
Appendix B AS 3743
> 40%
Chlo
oride
*1:5 soil wa
ater extract
< 600 mg//kg
% organic carbon
*D
Dichromate wet
w oxidation
n
>15% by mass
m
E
Effective Cation Exchange
Capacityy (ECEC)
*1 M ammonium chloride pH7

7, no
pretreatme
ent for salts
> 40 meq/100g
Exchangeab
ble sodium %
(frrom exchang
geable cation
ns)
7, no
*1 M ammonium chloride pH7
pretreatme
ent for salts
< 15%
Ass received moisture conte

ent
*Oven-dry 105
1 C basis
< 40% by mass

m
(i)
Methods indicated by a hatch (#) and

a the parameter require
rements are based on
the Austra
alian Standarrd AS 4419 - soils for landscaping andd garden use
e.
(ii)
Reference
e to AS 374
43 - potting
g mixes indicates that tthe method and the
parameterr requiremen
nts are based
d on this australian standdard (AS 3743).
(iii)
Methods preceded
p
byy an asterisk
k (*) are internationally reecognised fo
or testing
the chemical propertie
es of soil, and
a
are des
scribed in thhe text Raym
ment and
Higginson (1992), Ausstralian Labo
oratory Hand
dbook of soill and water chemical
methods.
Contamination of the compost

c
mayy occur due to poor sou
urce separatiion as with municipal
m
green-wastte and/or through poor control in tu
urning and lo
oading durinng production. These
indicate po
oor composting practice and proced
dure. As suc
ch, any batchhes found to
o contain
deleteriouss material (fo
or example ssoil, sharps such
s
as glass
s or metal, ccontaminants
s such as
plastic or sttones) will be
e rejected byy the supervising officer.
In addition,, the fines of the compo

ost (<10 mm particle size
e) shall be aanalyzed for chemical
and organiic contamina
ants, to veriffy complianc
ce with appropriate thresshold levels (Table 4
and Table 5) for minimizing the con
ntamination of
o soils with potentially haazardous su
ubstances
shold levels for grade A biosolids). Where
W
a casse can be made
m
that
(e.g. NSW EPA - thres
higher conccentrations of
o trace elem
ments such as
a copper and zinc may bbe beneficiall, limits of
1,500 mg/kkg and 2,800
0 mg/kg mayy be accepte
ed (Kirchhofff et al 2003)). No detecta
able PCB
compoundss are permittted, at a 0.2 m
mg per kg de
etection limit.
QCS 2010
Test Method
M
QCS 20
010
6
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 18
Attributes of
o the Compo
ost shall be a
appropriate for
f use as a soil conditio ner in the sa
andy soils
of Qatar, th
he composted product mu
ust be verifie
ed as posses
ssing the folloowing attribu
utes:
(a)
a hig
gh total wate
er holding ca
apacity to fun
nction in partt as a replaccement for sphagnum
peat
(b)
a hig
gh cation ex
xchange capa
acity (nutrien
nt holding ca
apacity of thhe soil), to fu
unction in
part as a replace
ement for sph
hagnum peatt
(c)
a low
w chloride ion concenttration and a low excha
angeable soodium perce
entage to
minim
mize the saltt concentratio
on in the roo
oting zone, an
nd
(d)
a hig
gh proportion
n of the nitrog
gen and pho
osphorus fertilizer value oof the produc
ct to be in
the slow-release
e organic fo
orm, to redu
uce the risk
k of leachinng nutrients into the
groundwater
Application
n rates shall be
b as followss:
(a)
The composted product will be incorporated into a soil to imprrove its physical and
chem
mical propertties at rates d
determined by
b the site, planting and ssoil paramete
ers.
(b)
Com
mposted products verifying
g compliance with Tables 4 and 5 are
re considered
d suitable
for application
a
to soils in Qata
ar as a soil conditioner.
c
The
T preferredd mode of ap
pplication
is inccorporation into the soil, to a depth of
o 20 cm. Ho
owever, afteer a routine cultivation
c
main
ntenance ope
eration such as plugging
g in turf, a co
omposted sooil conditione
er may be
appliied to the surface of the ssoil as a top--dressing.
(c)
The rate of application to so

oil of a comp
posted soil conditioner
c
sshall be base
ed on the
fertiliizer equivale
ence of the
e product. For
F chemicall testing (reefer to Table
e 5), the
comp
posite sample shall be sscreened thrrough a siev
ve with an apperture size of 2 mm
with the particles
s retained on
n the sieve excluded from
m the analysiis. A bulk de
ensity test
shalll be undertak
ken on the co
ompost (refe
er to the meth
hod in Appenndix B of AS 4419), to
enab
ble the calculation of ferttilizer equiva
alence on a mass
m
basis, to a volume
etric basis
for ease of applic
cation.
(d)
The maximum ap
pplication ratte permitted for incorpora
ation into a ssoil shall be based on
the results
r
of che
emical testing
g of the rece
eiving soil.
The contra
actor shall en
nsure that th
he supplier takes from each separatte batch, at least x10
random samples each having a vol ume of not le
ess than 200
0ml that are blended to produce
p
a
composite sample of not less tha
an 2 ltr (Ap
ppendix A AS 4419). W
Where necessary, the
compost sa
ample shall be air dried overnight (ro
oom tempera
ature less thhan 35C) to
o facilitate
sieving. The size of a batch will be d
determined in accordanc
ce with the HA
ACCP proce
edures
Internationa
ally accepted testing me
ethods mustt be applied to the com
mpost sample
es and a
certificate of analysis supplied witth each com
mpost consignment or aas requested by the
g officer.
supervising
1.3.14
Contractorrs Respons
sibilities
The contra
actor shall verify that the
e compost has
h
been prroduced acccording to a HACCPbased site and produc
ct managem
ment plan, and
a
that prod
duction tem perature and turning
records com
mply with the
e USEPA pa
athogen disin
nfection and vector redu ction require
ements of
the relevan
nt sections off the specificcation.
The contra
actor shall us
se the resultts of the che
emical tests listed in Tabble 4 and Ta
able 5, to
calculate th
he plant-ava
ailable (imme
ediate fertiliz
zer) and slow
w-release ferrtilizer equiva
alence of
each speciific batch of compost inttended for us
se as a soil conditioner.. The results
s shall be
expressed on the oven--dry mass ba
asis of the <2
2mm particle
e size grade.
The contra
actor shall also
a
calculatte the maximum (field weight basiss) applicatio
on of the
composted
d soil conditio
oner on the fertilizer (pla
ant-available)) equivalencce of the leas
st limiting
major nutrient (most co
ommonly ph
hosphorus orr potassium) in the com post, and th
he annual
fertilizer ap
pplication rec
commendatio
ons for the re
eceiving soil.
QCS 2010
Se
ection 28
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 19
The contra
actor shall ensure thatt the suppliier has provides all doocumentation to the
Contractor as required
d by same this shall include: HAC
CCP (or equuivalent) cerrtification;
temperaturre and turnin
ng records o
of the material; physical and chemiccal testing re
esults for
each batch
h of compost supplied.
1.3.15
The Superrvising Offic

cers Respon
nsibilities
The superrvising office

er shall ens ure that the
e appropriatte documenttation is in place in
accordance
e with the specification. Adjust all other inorga
anic fertilizerr application
n rates to
account for the fertilize
er equivalen
nce of the applied
a
comp
post. Accounnting for the
e fertilizer
contribution
n of the compost in th e fertilizer management
m
t regime is necessary, to avoid
causing nu
utrient imbala
ance or nutrie
ent excess in the rooting
g zone. Nutriient imbalanc
ce and/or
excess are known to increase the sseverity of roo
ot disease.
1.3.16
Chemical Testing
T
for Fertiliser Eq
quivalence of
o the Comp
post
Chemical testing
t
for re
esults require
ed to determ
mine the fertiliser equivallence of the compost
shall be as described herein.
The following methods

s have been
n selected as
a the mostt suitable fo r testing of minerals
contained within
w
an organic matrixx. Subtracting the fertilizer value of the nutrient from the
ease (organ
total value
e indicates the
t
slow-rele
nic) nutrient pool. In thhe case of nitrogen,
subtracting
g the ammon
nium concenttration (Table 6) from the
e total kjeldaahl nitrogen value will
indicate the
e slow-releas
se (organic) nutrient pool. Potassium is a componnent of the cell
c sap in
organic ma
aterials, with
h very little locked up in the organic (slow-re lease) form. The as
received moisture
m
conte
ent is require
ed to enable
e calculations
s of the ovenn-dry application rates
to be adjussted for the field moisture
e content of th
he product.
Table 6: Chemical testing re

esults requirred to determ
mine the fertil iser
equivale
ence of the compost.
c
Compostt Parameter
T
Test Method
d
n Rayment
Reference
R
in
& Higgiins on
Fertilizer ph
hosphorus
Bicarbon
nate extractable P
9B
B
Total phosp
phorus
X-ray fluo
orescence or sodium
carbonatte fusion
9A
A
Fertilizer po
otassium
Bicarbon
nate extractable P
18A
A1
Nitrate nitro
ogen
In the pre
esence of nittrite
7C11b
Total nitrog
gen
Kjeldahl
Exchangea
able Cations
From EC
CEC in Table
e4&5
15A
A1
As received
d moisture
content
From Ta ble 4 & 5
2B
B1
QCS 2010
7A
A
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 20
Planting Soil
S Mixture
The plantin
ng soil mixtu
ure for shalll consist of approved soil, peat, maanure and other
o
soil
conditionerrs as specifie
ed in the Projject Docume
entation.
The mixturre shall be placed

p
in acccordance with
w
the requirements of the trees, shrubs
s
or
grass to be
e planted.
1.3.18
S Mixture (Sweet Soil))

Planting Soil
1.
The plantin
ng soil mixtu
ure shall con
nsist of appro
oved soil (Sand and clayy), peat, org
ganic and
inorganic fe
ertilizer.
2.
The mixturre shall be placed

p
in acccordance with
w
the requirements of the trees, shrubs
s
or
grass to be
e planted as per Table 3 ((Soil Additive
es Proportion
n for Plants)..
3.
Soil additivves: Shall be added as pe

er Table 3 (S
Soil Additives
s Proportion ffor Plants).
4.
Peat and compost

c
or soil
s condition
ner shall be added for palms
p
earlierr than 4 mon
nths after
planting, su
ubject to the Engineer ap
pproval.
5.
Provide analysis of soil mixture from

m samples ap
pproved by the Engineerr.
1.3.19
Dry Plant Fertiliser

F
Fertiliser sh
hall be comm
mercial grade
e and uniform
m in composition.
Packets off slow release fertiliser shall bear the

t
manufac
cturers guarranteed statement of
analysis.
Granular fe
ertiliser for trees and sshrubs shall consist of, by percentaage by weig
ght, 5 %
nitrogen (N
N), 10 % available phosph
horic acid (P) and 5 % po
otassium (K)..
Controlled release fertilliser shall co

onsist of, by percentage
p
by
b weight, 5 % nitrogen (N),
(
10 %
available phosphoric
p
acid (P) and 5 % potassiium (K). Con
ntrol releaseed fertiliser may
m be in
packet or ta
ablet form.
1.3.20
Turf Fertiliiser
Fertiliser shall be comm

mercial grad
de, free flowing and uniform in compposition and bear the
manufacturrers guarantteed stateme
ent of analysis.
1.3.21
Mulch
Mulch shall be free of weeds,

w
stickss and other deleterious
d
material.
m
Inert mulch
h material sh
hall be crush
her run rock, granite chip
ps, marble chhips or other suitable
material ap
pproved by th
he Engineer.
Organic mulch materia

al shall be ccocobean shell, shredded bark or otther suitable
e material
approved by
b the Engine
eer.
1.3.22
Guys and Stakes
Stakes for tree supportt shall be rou

ugh sawn wo
ood, free from
m knots, rot,, cross grain, or other
defects tha
at impair the
e strength. S
Stakes shall be treated with pentacchlorophenol or other
approved non-injurious
n
green prese
ervative.
Bracing sta
akes shall be
e a minimum
m of 50 mm by 50 mm by
b 2,400 mm
m long and pointed
p
at
one end.
Ground sta
akes shall be
e a minimum of 50 mm by
b 50 mm by 900 mm lonng and pointe
ed at one
end.
QCS 2010
1.3.17
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 21
Guying wire
e shall be 2.7
7 mm annea
aled galvaniz
zed steel wire
e.
Guying cab
ble shall be a minimum of five stran
nd, 2.76 mm
m diameter ccadmium pla
ated steel
cable.
Hose chafing guards sh

hall be new 2
2-ply reinforc
ced rubber or
o plastic hosse and shall be of the
same colou
ur for the entire Project. The length of
o hose chaffing guards sshall be 1 times the
circumferen
nce of the pla
ant at its basse.
Flags shall be fastened

d to the guys and be white
e surveyors tape.
1.3.23
Edging Ma
aterial
Edging ma
aterial shall be
b galvanize
ed steel, poly
yethylene, electrostaticallly painted aluminium
a
or other ass approved by
b the Engin
neer. The ma
aterial shall be
b to the sizzes designatted in the
drawings. Edging
E
ancho
ors shall be a
as recomme
end by the ma
anufacturer.
1.3.24
Irrigation Water
W
Irrigation water
w
shall be
e provided b
by the Contra
actor from an
n off-site souurce approve
ed by the
Engineer as being suita
able for irriga
ation. Water shall be free from substaances harmfu
ul to plant
life. Water sources sha
d the followin
all not exceed
ng paramete
ers:
(a)
pH : 6 to 7
(b)
total dissolved so
olids : less th
han 1000 ppm
m
1.4
SITE PRE
EPARATIO
ON FOR P
PLANTING
G AREAS
1.4.1
General Re
equirements
s
The contractor shall ex

xamine areass to receive landscaping for compliannce with requ
uirements
and conditions affecting
g performancce of work in this section. The contracctor shall nott proceed
with plant operations until
u
unsatissfactory cond
ditions are discussed
d
w
with the engineer and
corrected.
The contra
actor shall determine the
e location off above grad
de and undeerground utilities and
perform wo
ork in a mann
ner which wiill avoid dam
mage to them. Damage too undergroun
nd utilities
shall be rep
paired at the Contractorss expense.
When Con
nditions Detriimental to P
Plant Growth are Encoun
ntered, such as Rubble, Adverse
Drainage or
o Obstruction
ns, The Conttractor Shall Notify the Engineer priorr to planting.
The Engine
eer shall verify that sub-G
Grades are AS
A indicated in the Projecct Documentation.
Grade Stakkes shall be

e maintained
d until Remo
oval of them is Mutually Agreed upo
on By All
Parties Con
ncerned.
When Gra
ades are encountered tthat are Dettrimental to Finished G
Grading and Planting
Operationss, the Contrac
ctor Shall No
otify the Engineer Prior to
o Planting.
1.4.2
Sub-Surface Grading
All perennial weds shall be treate

ed with an approved herbicide andd the period
d of time
recommend
ded by the manufacturer
m
r shall be alllowed to elapse prior to commencing
g grading
operations
Grading op
perations sha
all occur whe
en the sub-so
oil is reasona
ably dry and w
workable.
Areas to be graded sh
hall be grade
ed to smooth
h flowing con
ntours with aall minor hollows and
ridges rem
moved. Rock projections and boulde
ers shall be removed aand disposed
d of at a
location as agreed with the Enginee
er.
QCS 2010
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 22
Non-cohesive, light sub

bsoil shall be
e loosened with a 3-tine
e ripper to a depth of 30
00 mm at
600 mm ce
entres. Stiff clay and oth
her cohesive
e subsoil sha
all be loosenned with a single tine
ripper to a depth of 450
0 mm at 1 m centres.
a minimum
m of 150 mm of approved soil shall be
e spread unifo
ormly over thhe loosened area and
incorporate
ed into the su
ub-grade soill to obtain a uniform and well pulverissed soil mix.
The area shall be comp

pacted to a m
minimum of 90%
9
of maxim
mum dry dennsity as determined in
accordance
e with test 13
3 of BS 1377
7.
1.4.3
Finished Grading
G
Grades sha
all be brough
ht to the finisshed ground levels as ind
dicated on thhe project dra
awings or
as agreed with the Eng
gineer to a ttolerance of 25 mm. finished grou nd levels sh
hall be 30
mm below adjoining paving
p
or ke
erbs after co
ompaction and settlemeent. Grading shall be
carried outt in such a manner tha
at even gra
adients are formed
f
betw
ween the sp
pot levels
indicated on
o the projec
ct drawings. N
No depressio
ons shall rem
main which ccould collect standing
water.
Soil shall be placed in lifts not greatter than 150 mm in thickn

ness.
The filled area

a
shall be compacted to a minimum of 90% off maximum ddensity as de
etermined
in accordan
nce with test 13 of BS 13
377.
1.4.4
Planting Operations
O
and
a Layout
Plant mate
erial locations
s and plantin
ng bed outlines shall be
e staked twoo (2) days be
efore any
excavations are made.
The Contra
actor shall no
otify the Engiineer two (2) days before
e the start of planting ope
erations.
Plant locatiions may be adjusted by the Enginee

er to meet site conditions .
1.4.5
Protection
n of Existing
g Vegetation
n
Grassed areas that ha

ave been esstablished prior
p
to plantting operatioons shall be
e covered
before any excavations
s are made in
n a manner that will afford
d adequate pprojection.
Existing sh
hrubs, trees and ground
dcover shall be barricaded in a mannner to prottect them
during plan
nting operatio
ons.
1.5
PLANTIN
NG
1.5.1
Plant Pits
Plant pits shall

s
be dug to produce vertical side
es and flat un
ncompacted bottoms. Excavated
E
material sh
hall be dispo
osed of in a proper manner. If appro
oved by the Engineer, excavated
e
material ma
ay be used as
a fill in areass where fill material
m
is req
quired.
Upon comp
pletion of ex
xcavation, the
e pit shall be
e filled with water and thhen left to th
horoughly
drain prior to
t setting pla
ants.
Excavate and
a
provide earth filling as necessa
ary to achiev
ve the subsooil levels and
d profiles
required. Depths
D
of exc
cavation show
wn below are
e from finishe
ed top soil leevel.
Minimum acceptable
a
pit sizes shall be as shown
n in Table 7.
QCS 2010
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 23
Table
e 7: Plant Pit Size Sched
dule
Pitt Size
Item
Palm Tree
es
2000 x 20000 x 2000 mm

m
Ornamenttal Trees
1500 x 15000 x 1500 mm

m
Large Shrrub
1000 x 10000 x 1000 mm

m
Small Shrrub
6000 mm
Hedges
600
0 mm width aand 600 mm depth
500 m
mm depth
400 mm
m depth witth proper dra
ainage if
ground below
w is impermea
able
Grass
Break up bottom
b
of pits
s to a depth o
of 300mm fo
or trees and palms
p
and 4000mm for sh
hrubs and
ground covver.
Ensure planting areas and

a tree pits are well drained.
1.5.2
Backfill Miixture
The backfill mixture sh

hall be a porrtioned by volume
v
and shall
s
be madde from a mixture
m
of
agriculturall soil and selected soil am
mendments as
a detailed in
n Table 8
Table 8: Mix Propo

ortions
QCS 2010
Item
Bacckfill
Comp
ponent
Mix Pro
oportion
Trees
So
oil
Pe
eat
Man
nure
general Fertiliser
80 % off mixture
10 % off mixture
10 % off mixture
35 g per pit
Palms
So
oil
Pe
eat
Man
nure
general Fertiliser
80 % off mixture
10 % off mixture
10 % off mixture
50 g per pit
Shrubs
So
oil
Pe
eat
Man
nure
general Fertiliser
85 % off mixture
10 % off mixture
5 % of mixture
30g per
p pit
groundcoverr
and Vines
So
oil
Pe
eat
Man
nure
general Fertiliser
85 % off mixture.
10 % off mixture.
5 % of mixture.
25 g per pit
Ground co
over, season
nal flowers an
nd turfed are
eas
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 24
Installation
n for Trees and
a Shrubs
s
Plants shall be handled

d carefully a
and arranged
d so they tak
ke full advanntage of the individual
character of
o each plant in relationsh
hip to other plants.
p
Plants shalll place in the

e centre of e
each pit, set plumb
p
and held in place until sufficient backfill
mixture hass been firmly
y placed arou
und the root ball. Plants shall
s
be placeed so that th
he level at
which they were set with respect to
o surrounding ground lev
vel before insstallation is the
t same
as after insstallation.
Ball and bu
urlap plants shall
s
have tw
wine, metal, plastic
p
and wire
w ties remooved from th
he tops of
the earth ball
b after back
kfill soil has been placed
d to approxim
mately two thhirds of the ball depth,
tamped lightly and wattered. Backffilling around
d plant shall be completeed in 150 mm
m layers
after waterr has drained
d away. Burl ap wrapping
g shall not be
e pulled out from under the earth
ball.
Plants sup
pplied in non
n-biodegrada
able containers shall be
e removed i n such a way
w
as to
prevent damage to plan
nt or root sysstem. Before
e planting, an
ny damaged or broken ro
oots shall
be carefullyy trimmed and
a
removed
d. Plants in biodegradab
ble of organiic containers
s may be
installed wiith the container in place .
A 100 to 15
50 mm high earth
e
saucerr shall be form
med around individual pl ants. The dia
ameter of
the saucer should be la
arger than an
nd outside the backfilled area.
a
After planting, plants sh

hall be guyed
d or staked as
a required or
o directed byy the Engine
eer. Trees
and shrubss shall be protected agaiinst wind and sun with burlap
b
wrappping where necessary
n
or directed to ensure sa
atisfactory esstablishmentt of plant.
Trees 1.2 to
t 1.8 m tall shall be helld in place with
w one (1) bracing
b
stakee. The stake
e shall be
positioned close to the
e tree on the
e windward side.
s
The sta
ake shall bee driven vertiically into
firm ground
d taking care not to injure
e the roots. The
T tree shall be held firm
mly to the sta
ake with a
double stra
and of wire. A chafing gua
ard shall be used
u
were th
he wire is in ccontact with the tree.
Trees 1.8 to
t 2.5 m tall shall be held
d in place with
w two (2) bracing stakees placed on opposite
sides. The stake shall be
b driven ve
ertically into firm
f
ground taking
t
care nnot to injure the
t roots.
The tree sh
hall be shall be
b held firmlyy in place wiith a double stand of wiree chafing gua
ards shall
be used wh
here the wire
e is in contacct with the tre
ee.
Trees taller than 2.5 m shall be h

held firmly in
n place with three (3) guuying lines of
o double
strand wire
e placed equ
uidistantly arround the tree. The wire
e shall be aanchored with ground
stakes drivven into firm ground outsside the eartth saucer. The wire shalll be anchorred to the
tree at a po
oint equal or greater than
n one half of its height. a flag shall bee securely fastened to
each guying wire.
1.5.4
Installation
n of Palms
Palms shalll be lifted an

nd moved witth a crane orr other approved method to avoid any
y damage
to any part of the palm.
Palms shall be placed in the centrre of each piit, set plumb

b and held inn place until sufficient
backfill mixxture has bee
en firmly placced around the root ball. The top of thhe root ball should
s
be
100 mm be
elow the top of the planti ng pit. The pit
p shall be backfilled
b
withh specified mixture
m
to
approximattely two third
ds of depth of the root ball, tamped
d lightly andd watered. Backfilling
B
around plant shall be completed
c
in
n 150 mm la
ayers after water
w
has draained away. A 100 to
150 mm high earth sa
aucer shall b
be formed around the pa
alm. The diaameter of th
he saucer
should be larger than and outside th
he backfilled area.
1.5.5
n of Turf Are
eas
Cultivation
After the arreas required

d to be turfed
d have been
n brought to the
t specifiedd levels, fertilliser shall
be applied at the rate recommende
ed by the ma
anufacturers. Soil conditiooners shall be
b spread
uniformly over
o
the soil. The soil sshall be rake
ed to a true and even ssurface. All stones
s
of
greater than 25 mm dia
ameter are to
o be removed
d.
QCS 2010
1.5.3
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 25
Seeding
Seed shall be spread over

o
a fine le
evelled, cultiv
vated soil be
ed by hand oor mechanica
al seeder.
Half of the specified rate applied tw
wice in perpe
endicular dire
ections so aas to achieve
e an even
seed distrib
bution rate.
Following seeding,
s
the bed shall be
e raked, harrrowed or gille
ed to cover tthe seed with
h soil to a
maximum depth
d
of 25 mm.
m
Cut straw or
o other fibro
ous mulch sshall be appllied over see
eded areas tto protect fro
om direct
sun exposu
ure and blow
wing winds. Whenever necessary, mulch
m
shall be covered with jute
netting to hold
h
the mulch in place . The netting
g shall not be
b removed until directe
ed by the
Engineer.
The perime
eter of seede
ed area shalll be flagged off to restrain foot traffic until after the second
mowing following comp
plete grass co
overage or as
a directed by
y the Engineeer.
Water shall be applied lightly and frrequently un

ntil one week
k after 50 % ggermination and then
gradually in
ncrease dura
ation and perriod between
n watering un
ntil normal irrrigation programme is
met.
1.5.7
Sprigging
Sprigs shall be broadca

ast uniformlyy by hand, with
w mechaniical equipmeent or other approved
a
method. Th
he maximum
m planting spa
acing betwee
en viable sprrigs shall be 300 mm. sp
prigs shall
be forced into the pre
epared soil tto a minimu
um of 25 mm by hand, disk-rolling or other
approved method.
m
Immediatelly after comp

pletion of the
e sprigging operation the entire area sshall be firmed with a
roller not exceeding
e
13
35 kg for ea
ach metre off roller width
h. The planteed area sha
all have a
smooth uniiformed finish
h without dep
pressions or ridges.
The perime
eter of the sprigged area
a shall be fla
agged off to restrain foott traffic until after the
second mo
owing followin
ng complete grass coverage or as dirrected by thee Engineer.
ely after com

Watering shall be starte
ed immediate
mpleting each
h day of spriggging. Water shall be
applied at a rate suffic
cient to ensu
ure moist so
oil conditions to a minim um depth off 70 mm.
Watering shall
s
continu
ue until majjority of sprrigs can sus
stain themseelves on the
e normal
irrigation prrogramme. Run-off
R
and Puddling sha
all be preven
nted.
1.5.8
Turfing
Turfing sha
all be laid on
n cultivated ssoil within 24 hours of stripping.
s
Thee turf shall be
b laid to
form a solid
d mass with tightly fitted joints. The ends
e
of the tu
urf shall be bbutted. Strips
s shall be
staggered to
t offset jointts in adjacen
nt courses.
The turf shall be tampe

ed or rolled to
o ensure con
ntact with the
e sub-grade.. Soil shall be worked
into minor spaces
s
betw
ween pieces o
of turf and ex
xcess soil rem
moved.
The perime
eter of the tu
urfed area sh
hall be flagge
ed off to restrain foot traffffic until afterr the third
mowing or as directed by
b the Engin
neer.
The turfed area shall be watered w

with a fine sp
pray immedia
ately after coompleting each day of
turfing ope
erations. Wa
ater shall be
e applied to ensure
e
a mo
oist sub-gradde soil to a minimum
depth of 70 mm is ac
chieved. Wattering shall continue unttil turf can m
maintain itse
elf on the
normal irrig
gation progra
amme.
1.5.9
Plant List, Spacing an

nd Sizes
The Contra
actor shall fo
ollow the req
quirements of
o Table 9 for plant list, plant spacing, sizes
required an
nd other relev
vant informa
ation which is
s provided in the Table.
QCS 2010
1.5.6
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 26
T
Table
9: Plan
nt List, Spaccing and Size
es Required for
f the Projecct
Botanic
cal
Name
e
mmon
Com
Na
ame
Water
S
Spacing
quirement
Req
(m) or
(ltrr/plant or P
Plant/m2
2
ltr/m )
Po
ot
siz
ze
(cm
m)
Root Stem
Sp
preading
a girth
ball dia
(cm)
(cm)
(cm)
Clear
C
trunk /
Total
T
height
/R
Required size
Palms
Bismarkkia
nobiliss
mark
Bism
pa
alm
120.0
Chamaero
ops
humiliss
opean
Euro
fan palm
80.0
Cocos nuccifera
Cocconut
pa
alm
120.0
75
2m
Cocos plum
mosa
Cocconut
pa
alm
120.0
75
2m
Cycas revo
oluta
Sago
o palm
60.0
25--30
0.5 m
Dioon edule
mexxican
Cyycad
60.0
25--30
1.0 m
Elaeis oleiifera
American oil
pa
alm
80.0
75
1.5 m
Hyophorrbe
Lagenicaulis
e Palm
Bottle
80.0
75
1.25 m
Hyophorrbe
verschafffeltii
Spiindle
Pa
alm
80.0
Livistonia
chinenssis
ese fan
Chine
pa
alm
80.0
Phoenix
canariensis
Island
d Date
pa
alm
120.0
125
2m
Phoenix
dactylife
era
e palm
Date
120.0
125
2m
Phoenix
roebelen
nii
miniiature
date
e palm
60.0
60
1m
Roystonea
regia
Cuban
n Royal
Pa
alm
120.0
60
1.5 m
Sabal
domingen
nsis
th
he
Hispaniola
palm
metto
120.0
60
2.0 m
Washingto
onia
filifera
Califfornia
fan palm
120.0
75
2m
Washingto
onia
robusta
a
hingtoni
Wash
a palm
p
120.0
75
2m
Wodyettia
bifurcatta
ail Palm
Foxta
80.0
60
1.5 m
2m
1.5 m
1.25 m
As
Per
D
Design
30
1.5 m
Large
e Evergreen
n Trees
Brachychiton
Populneus
Bottle tree
QCS 2010
80.0
As
25
50
1.5 m
30
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Botanic
cal
Name
e
mmon
Com
Na
ame
Casuarin
na
equisetifo
olia
Horssetail
tre
ee,
Austtralian
pine
Chorisia
speciossa
Bottle tree
Ficus altisssima
Part 1
Water
S
Spacing
quirement
Req
(m) or
(ltrr/plant or P
Plant/m2
2
ltr/m )
Per
D
Design
80.0
La
andscape Planting
Page 27
Po
ot
siz
ze
(cm
m)
Clear
C
trunk /
Total
T
height
/R
Required size
Root Stem
Sp
preading
a girth
ball dia
(cm)
(cm)
(cm)
50
1.5 m
80.0
35
50
100
2.0 m
Council tree
80.0
25
50
1.5 m
Ficus
bengalen
nsis
an tree
Banya
80.0
25
50
1.5 m
Ficus relig
giosa
Sca
acred
ficcus
80.0
25
50
1.5 m
60.0
25
50
1.5 m
e radish
moringa ole
eifera Horse
(pterygospe
erma)
trree
Parkinsonia
aculeatta
Jerusalem
thorn
60.0
25
50
1.5 m
Pithecelob
bium
dulce
ma
anila
tam
marird
80.0
25
50
1.5 m
Prosopis a
alba
White
e carob
trree
60.0
25
50
1.5 m
Prosopiis
juliflora
a
oney
Ho
messquite
60.0
25
50
1.5 m
Schinus m
molle
p
Pink pepper,
peru
uvian
pep
pper
80.0
25
50
1.5 m
Tamarind
dus
indica
marind
Tam
80.0
25
50
1.5 m
Terminalia
a
cattapa
Ind
dian
alm
mond
80.0
25
50
1.5 m
60.0
25
50
1.5 m
60.0
25
50
80.0
25
50
1.5 m
20
50
1.5 m
20
50
1.5 m
20
50
1.5 m
20
50
1.5 m
Zizyphu
us
chinenssis
Zizyphus ju
ujuba
Chinese
da
ate
Zizyphus sspina
Christt Thorn
- christti
D
Decidious Trrees
Albizia
a
julibrissin
Silk tree,
mem
mosa
80.0
Albizia lebb
beck
Wom
men's
ton
ngue
80.0
Azadirachta
indica
Neem
m tree
80.0
Bauhiniia
variegatta
Orchid tree
60.0
QCS 2010
As
Per
D
Design
25
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
Water
S
Spacing
quirement
Req
(m) or
(ltrr/plant or P
Plant/m2
2
ltr/m )
La
andscape Planting
Page 28
Po
ot
siz
ze
(cm
m)
Clear
C
trunk /
Total
T
height
/R
Required size
Root Stem
Sp
preading
a girth
ball dia
(cm)
(cm)
(cm)
mmon
Com
Na
ame
Delonix elata
oyal
Ro
poinssiana,
flame tree
80.0
20
50
1.5 m
Delonix re
egia
Flam
me of
forrest
80.0
20
50
1.5 m
melia
azedarach
China
a berry
80.0
20
50
1.5 m
morus allba
Fruitless
mulberry
80.0
20
50
1.5 m
morus nig
gra
Black
mulberry
80.0
20
50
1.5 m
Peltophoro
oum
inerme
e
ellow
Ye
poin
nsiana
80.0
20
50
1.5 m
Thespessia
populne
ea
Portiia tree
60.0
20
50
1.5 m
Mediu
um Evergree
en Trees
Acacia ara
abica
Ara
abian
aca
acia
60.0
20
50
1.5 m
Acacia
a
na
farnesian
yellow
mim
mosa
60.0
20
50
1.5 m
Dalbergia ssisso
Ind
dian
rose
ewood
60.0
20
50
1.5 m
Schinus
terebintifo
olius
Brazzilian
pepper tree
60.0
20
50
1.5 m
Tabebuia rroseo
White
trump
pet tree
60.0
20
50
1.5 m
Xanthorrh
hea
sp.
Grass Tree
40.0
20
12
35
1m
As
Per
D
Design
Small T rees or Larg

ge Shrubs
Birrd of
para
adise
bush (yellow
flow
wers)
20.0
15--20
40
0.5 m
calliandra
Red Powder
P
haematoce
ephal
Puff
P
a
20.0
15--20
40
1m
60
1m
50
0.5 m
Caesalpinia
gilliesii
As
Per
D
Design
Callistem
mon
viminaliis
eping
Wee
bottle
e brush
20.0
Calotrop
pis
procera
a
Dead sea
ap
pple
20.0
15--20
Carica pap
paya
Pap
paya
20.0
15--20
60
1.5 m
Cassia fisstula
olden
Go
show
wer tree
60.0
15--20
60
1.5 m
QCS 2010
15--20
Botanic
cal
Name
e
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Botanic
cal
Name
e
mmon
Com
Na
ame
Cassia java
anica
ap
pple
blosso
om tree
Cassia nod
dosa
Part 1
Water
S
Spacing
quirement
Req
(m) or
(ltrr/plant or P
Plant/m2
2
ltr/m )
La
andscape Planting
Page 29
Po
ot
siz
ze
(cm
m)
Clear
C
trunk /
Total
T
height
/R
Required size
Root Stem
Sp
preading
a girth
ball dia
(cm)
(cm)
(cm)
20.0
15--20
60
1m
20.0
15--20
60
1m
Sca
arlet
cordia
a, aloe
wo
ood
60.0
15--20
60
2m
Dodonae
ea
viscosa
a
pseed
Hop
bu
ush
12.0
15--20
10
0.5 m
Hibiscus ro
osasinensis
China rose
20.0
15--20
30
0.5 m
Jatroph
ha
integerrim
ma
egrina
Pere
20.0
15--20
30
0.5 m
Lagerstroe
emia
e myrtle
Crape
indica
20.0
15--20
40
1.5 m
Leucophyylum
frutescens
Te
exas
ran
nger
20.0
15--20
30
0.5 m
malvavisccus
arboreu
us
pendiluflo
orus
Sle
eepy
hibiiscus
20.0
15--20
30
1m
musa
paradisia
aca
Ban
nana
20.0
15--20
50
0.75 m
Nerium
m
oleande
er
ander
Olea
20.0
15--20
30
1m
Olea euro
opea
Olive
20.0
20
60
1.5 m
Plumeriia
obtusa
a
ple tree
Temp
60.0
20
60
1.5 m
Plumeria rubra
acutifoliia
Temp
ple tree
(white
e flower)
60.0
20
60
1.5 m
Punica
a
granatum
Pomeg
granate
60.0
15--20
40
1.5 m
Tamarix sp.
Athe
el tree
20.0
25
50
1.5 m
Tecoma sttans
Yellow
w bells
20.0
15--20
20
1.0 m
Thevetia
peruvian
na
nereifolia
Ye
ellow
olea
ander
20.0
15--20
20
1m
Vitex agn
nus
castuss
Hem
mp tree
20.0
15--20
20
0.5 m
20
20
0.5 m
20
30
1m
Shrubs
Acalyph
ha
wilkesian
na
Bougainviillea
glabra
a
12.0
aper
Pa
flow
wers
QCS 2010
12.0
As
Cordia
a
sebesten
na
QCS 20
010
Botanic
cal
Name
e
Bougainviillea
sp
Se
ection 28
Part 1
Water
S
Spacing
quirement
Req
(m) or
(ltrr/plant or P
Plant/m2
2
ltr/m )
Per
Bougainville
12.0
a
D
Design
mmon
Com
Na
ame
La
andscape Planting
Page 30
Po
ot
siz
ze
(cm
m)
Clear
C
trunk /
Total
T
height
/R
Required size
Root Stem
Sp
preading
a girth
ball dia
(cm)
(cm)
(cm)
30
50
1m
bados
Barb
prride
(orange-red
flow
wers)
20.0
20
40
0.75 m
Carissia
a
grandiflo
ora
al plum
Nata
12.0
20
30
0.5 m
12.0
20
Cassia allata
0.5 m
Cassia
a
bicapsula
aris
Se
enna
12.0
20
30
0.5 m
Cestrum
m
diurnum
m
Day ja
asmine
12.0
20
20
0.5 m
Cestrum
m
nocturnu
um
Niight
jasm
mine
12.0
20
20
0.5 m
Jasminu
um
sambacc
Ara
abian
jasm
mine
20.0
10--15
15
0.5 m
Ixora chine
ensis
Flame
e of the
wo
oods
12.0
20
10
0.3 m
Lantana
a
camara
a
Lan
ntana
12.0
20
25
0.3 m
Lawsonia
inermiss
enna
He
12.0
20
10
0.5 m
30
1.5 m
Conifers
Cupresssus
sempervirrens
alian
Ita
cyp
press
80.0
A
As Per
D
Design
25
Hedge
Atriplexx
halimuss
Salt bushhigh
h salt
tole
erant
12.0
0.4
15
15
0.5 m
Atriplexx
lentiform
mis
Salt bush
12.0
0.4
15
15
0.5 m
Clerodend
dron
inerme
e
Wild ja
asmine
12.0
0.4
15
15
0.5 m
Dodonae
ea
viscosa
a
pseed
Hop
bu
ush
12.0
0.4
15
15
0.5 m
Leucophyylum
frutescens
Te
exas
ran
nger
12.0
0.4
15
15
0.5 m
Ruellia
a
tuberossa
uellia
Ru
12.0
0.4
10--15
15
0.5 m
Vitex agn
nus
castuss
Hem
mp tree
12.0
0.4
15
15
0.5 m
Suc
cculents & Cactus
C
QCS 2010
Caesalpinia
pulcherrim
ma
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
Water
S
Spacing
quirement
Req
(m) or
(ltrr/plant or P
Plant/m2
2
ltr/m )
La
andscape Planting
Page 31
Po
ot
siz
ze
(cm
m)
Clear
C
trunk /
Total
T
height
/R
Required size
Root Stem
Sp
preading
a girth
ball dia
(cm)
(cm)
(cm)
mmon
Com
Na
ame
Agave
e
american
na
ntury
Cen
Pllant
10.0
30
0.3 m
Aloe verra
(Berbaden
nsis)
medical
plant
10.0
20
0.3 m
Agave ame
erica
mediopiccta
Ag
gave
mediiopicta
10.0
20
0.3 m
Agave Victtoria
regina
a
Qu
ueen
Vicctoria
Ag
gave
10.0
20
0.3 m
Cereus ssp.
Ladyy of the
night cactus
10.0
35
1m
Echinocacctus
grusson
nii
olden
Go
ba
arrel
10.0
20
0.25 m
Euophorb
bia
lactea
a
ottled
mo
Spurge
10.0
20
0.35 m
Echinopssis
hauscha
Red torch
cacctus
10.0
20
0.20 m
Ferocactuss sp.
De
esert
Ba
arrel
10.0
20
0.25 m
Cephaloce
erus
seniiess
Old man
Ca
actus
10.0
20
0.35 m
Carnegia
giganta Ca
actus
guaro
sag
cacctus
10.0
30
1m
mamelarria
elongatta
monsstrous
Lady Fingers
F
10.0
20
0.25 m
melocacttus
melo cactus
10.0
20
0.25 m
Pachypod
dium
Lamere
ei
agascar
mada
Pa
alm
10.0
20
1m
Yucca
a
elephantips
sofft-tip
yu
ucca
10.0
30
1.5 m
Yucca
a
filamento
osa
Ada
am's
nee
edle
10.0
30
30
1.5 m
15
15
1.0 m
15
15
1m
15
15
0.75 m
10
15
0.3 m
10
15
0.3 m
A
As Per
D
Design
Vines
Antigono
om
leptopu
us
al vine
Cora
12.0
Bougainville
ea sp
Bouga
ainvillea
20.0
Clerodend
dron
inerme
e
20.0
Ipomea pe
esscapraea
a
12.0
Ipomoe
ea
palmata
a
Raiilway
creeper
QCS 2010
12.0
As
Per
D
Design
Botanic
cal
Name
e
QCS 20
010
Botanic
cal
Name
e
Se
ection 28
mmon
Com
Na
ame
Part 1
Water
S
Spacing
quirement
Req
(m) or
(ltrr/plant or P
Plant/m2
2
ltr/m )
La
andscape Planting
Page 32
Po
ot
siz
ze
(cm
m)
Clear
C
trunk /
Total
T
height
/R
Required size
Root Stem
Sp
preading
a girth
ball dia
(cm)
(cm)
(cm)
Jasminu
um
officinalis
grandiflorrum
20.0
15
15
1.0 m
Lonicerra
sempervirrens
20.0
15
15
1.0 m
20.0
15
15
1.0 m
Quisqua
alis
indica
Ran
ngoon
creeper
Alternanth
hera
versicolo
or
10.0
9.0
10
30
0.2 m
Aptenia
a
cordifoliia
Baby sun
ro
ose
10.0
9.0
10
30
0.2 m
Asparagus
densiflorrus
Aspa
aragus
fe
ern
10.0
9.0
10
30
0.3 m
Canna ind
dica
La
ana
10.0
9.0
10
10
0.3 m
Carissa
a
prostratta
al plum
Nata
dw
warf
10.0
9.0
10
30
0.3 m
Cortaderria
selloana
Pam
mpas
grrass
10.0
10
10
0.3 m
Cyperus
alternifolius
Umb
brella
sedge
10.0
10
10
0.3 m
Delasperm
mum
alba
White ice
plant
10.0
9.0
10
10
0.1 m
Drosantem
mum
hispidum
m
Rosse ice
plant
10.0
9.0
10
10
0.1 m
Euphorbia milii
Crow
wn of
tho
orns
10.0
9.0
10
20
0.3 m
Gazania rig
gens
asure
Trea
flo
ower
10.0
9.0
10
10
0.1 m
Ipomea p
pescaprae
e
railroa
ad vine
12.0
9.0
10
10-15
0.3 m
Ipomoe
ea
palmata or
cairica
a
Raiilway
creeper
10.0
9.0
10
10-15
0.3 m
Iresine herrbstii
Bloo
od leaf
10.0
9.0
10
10-15
0.2 m
Lamprantthus
aureuss/
malepho
ora
crocea
a
nge ice
Oran
plant
10.0
9.0
10
10-15
0.7 m
Lamprantthus
spectabiilis
Training ice
plant
10.0
9.0
10
10-15
0.1 m
Lantana
a
montevide
ensis
Geeper
lantana
10.0
9.0
10
10-15
0.3 m
QCS 2010
A
As Per
D
Design
G
Ground cove
ers
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
Water
S
Spacing
quirement
Req
(m) or
(ltrr/plant or P
Plant/m2
2
ltr/m )
La
andscape Planting
Page 33
Po
ot
siz
ze
(cm
m)
Clear
C
trunk /
Total
T
height
/R
Required size
Root Stem
Sp
preading
a girth
ball dia
(cm)
(cm)
(cm)
mmon
Com
Na
ame
Limonium
sinuatum
m
eaSe
lave
ender
10.0
9.0
10
10-15
0.2 m
Ocimum
m
basilicum
Swee
et basil
10.0
A
As Per
D
Design
10
10-15
0.3 m
10.0
9.0
10
10-15
0.2 m
9.0
10
10-15
1m
10
10-15
0.3 m
10
10-15
0.3 m
10
10-15
0.15 m
15
20
0.3 m
15
20
0.3 m
Osteosperm
mum
African daisy
fruiticosu
um
Pachpodiium
lamere
ei
agascar
meda
plam
10.0
Pennisetum
setaceum
rubrum
m
urple
Pu
fountain
grrass
10.0
Pennisetum
setaceum
Beach
h grass
(Fou
untain
gra
ass)
10.0
Portulaca
aria
afra
Elep
phant
bu
ush
10.0
Pseuderan
nthe
mum
atropurpurreum
Choccolate
plantt (dark
purrple)
8.0
Pseuderan
nthe
mum
atropurpurreum
tricolorr
Choccolate
plant (3
collors)
8.0
mosess in the
Rhoeo disccolor cradle
e, Boat
lily
A
As Per
D
Design
9.0
A
As Per
D
Design
10.0
9.0
10
10-15
0.2 m
Rosmarin
nus
officinalis
Rose
emary
10.0
9.0
10
10-15
0.2 m
Russelia
equisetiforrmis
Coral plant,
firecrracker
plant
10.0
A
As Per
D
Design
10
10-15
0.3 m
Sesuvium
portulacastrum
S
Sea
pure
eslane
10.0
9.0
10
10-15
0.2 m
Setcreassea
pallida
a
Purple
e heart
10.0
9.0
10
10-15
0.15 m
Verbena
peruvian
na
od leaf
Bloo
"Sprin
ngtime"
10.0
9.0
10
10-15
0.1 m
Wedelia
a
trilobata
a
eping
Cree
da
aisy
10.0
9.0
10
10-15
0.15 m
Seasonals
s
Ageratum
mexicanu
um
Flosss flower
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Amaranth
hus
tricolorr
eph's
Jose
co
oat
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
QCS 2010
Botanic
cal
Name
e
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
Water
S
Spacing
quirement
Req
(m) or
(ltrr/plant or P
Plant/m2
2
ltr/m )
La
andscape Planting
Page 34
Po
ot
siz
ze
(cm
m)
Clear
C
trunk /
Total
T
height
/R
Required size
Root Stem
Sp
preading
a girth
ball dia
(cm)
(cm)
(cm)
mmon
Com
Na
ame
Antirrhinu
um
majuss
oral
Flo
snapd
dragon
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Asclepia
as
curassvica
Blood
d flower
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Calendu
ula
officinalis
P
Port
marrigold
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Callisteph
hus
chinesis
China
a aster
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Catharantthus
roseuss
agasar
mada
periw
winkle
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Celosia crisstata
F
Fair
foun
ntains
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Celosia crisstata
Cockscomb
var.nan
na
Celosia
a
plumossa
Burutt plume
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Chrysanthemu
m carinattum
narch
mon
co
ourt
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Chryanthem
mum
morifoliu
um
Florist's
mum
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Cosmo
os
bipinnatu
us
mexxican
asster
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Dianthu
us
barbatu
us
weet
Sw
william
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Dianthu
us
chinenssis
ese pink
Chine
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Gaillardia
pulchela
Bla
anket
flo
ower
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Gazania
splenden
ns
Gazzania
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Gomphre
ena
globosa
a
Globe
ama
aranth
(re
ed)
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Kochia
a
scoparia
Sum
mmer
cyprresus
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Lobularia
maritim
ma
weet
Sw
alyysum
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
mathilolla
incana
a
Pelargoniu
um x
hybrida
a
Garden
Gera
anium
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Pellionia
pulchra
a
Training
beg
goria
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
QCS 2010
Botanic
cal
Name
e
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
Water
S
Spacing
quirement
Req
(m) or
(ltrr/plant or P
Plant/m2
2
ltr/m )
La
andscape Planting
Page 35
Po
ot
siz
ze
(cm
m)
Clear
C
trunk /
Total
T
height
/R
Required size
Root Stem
Sp
preading
a girth
ball dia
(cm)
(cm)
(cm)
mmon
Com
Na
ame
Petunia x
hybrida
a
Pettunia
hyybrid
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Polianthes
tuberossa
The pearl
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Portulacca
graniflorra
Var.Corniche
mosss rose,
sun plant
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Salvia
a
splenden
ns
et sage
Scarle
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Senecio
o
cinerariia
Dustyy miller
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Tagetes
marrigold
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Verbena
peruvian
na
Aztecc queen
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Viola trico
olour
Kiss-m
me-love
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Zinnia ssp.
Zin
nnia
10.0
9.0
10
One
O flower
Grass
Cynodo
on
dactylon
Berm
muda
grasss-High
salt to
olerant
12 to 18
Paspalu
um
vaginatu
um
(notatum
m)
a grassBahia
seasshore
pasp
palum
12 to 18
Zoysia japo
onica
anese
Japa
grrass
12 to 18
1.6
ANCILLA
ARIES TO PLANTIN G
1.6.1
Edging Pla
ant Beds
Planting be
eds shall be uniformly ed
dged, using a sharp tool to
t provide a clear cut div
vision line
between th
he planted area and adja
acent area and
a to provid
de the requirred shape. The
T entire
planted are
ea shall be ra
aked smooth
h while retaining the earth
h saucers.
Edging matterials shall be

b installed iin accordanc
ce with the manufacturer
m
s instructions.
1.6.2
Mulch
Mulch shalll be spread to a uniform

m depth of 100 mm no la
ater than 488 hours after planting.
Mulch shou
uld be kept out
o of lawn arreas, crowns
s of shrubs and off pavedd areas and buildings.
b
QCS 2010
Botanic
cal
Name
e
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 36
Watering of
o Plants
The contra
actor shall water
w
the pllants as nec
cessary to maintain
m
an adequate supply
s
of
moisture within
w
the roott zone and m
maintain healthy growth. The
T water shhall be allowe
ed to flow
gently arou
und the plantt and shall n
not be delive
ered to cause
e disturbancce to the rootts or soil.
Run-off, pu
uddling and wilting
w
shall b
be prevented
d. Earth sauc
cers shall bee rebuilt as needed
n
to
retain wate
er.
1.6.4
Pruning
Immediatelly after plantting, all plan

nts are to be
e pruned as directed by the Enginee
er and in
accordance
e with accepted horticultu
ural practices. The total amount
a
of fooliage shall be
b pruned
by one fourth to one th
hird on the in
nstalled trees
s and shrubs
s to compennsate for loss
s of roots
and transporting shock
k. Pruning sh
hall be done to carefully. Any damageed, dead or diseased
branches shall
s
be cut back
b
and anyy weak or ma
alformed grow
wth shall be removed. Th
he typical
growth hab
bit of the indiv
vidual plant sshall be retained.
Cuts shall be clean and

d shall be m ade flush with the parent trunk or braanch. Impro
oper cuts,
stubs, dead
d and broken branches shall be rem
moved. Rightt angle cuts to the line of
o growth
shall not be
e permitted. Trees shall not be poled
d or the lead
der removedd, nor shall th
he leader
be pruned or topped off. Cuts o
or wounds shall
s
be pain
nted with ann appropriatte wound
dressing.
1.6.5
ccant Applic
cation
Anti-Desic
Plants requiring additio

onal protecttion against wilt and sh
hock shall bbe sprayed with
w
antidesiccant in
n accordance with the m anufacturers
s instructions
s.
1.6.6
Clean up and
a Site Res
storation
Excess and
d waste mate
erial shall be
e removed da
aily. Paveme
ents and worrk areas shall be kept
in a clean and orderly fashion. Pe
edestrian acc
cess points and
a vehiculaar access po
oints shall
be maintaiined and ke
ept clear at all times. All
A rubbish and
a
litter shhall be cleared as it
accumulate
es within the landscape w
work area.
When plan
nting and tu
urf work hass been com
mpleted, all debris
d
includding subsoil, excess
agriculturall soil, litter, and
a debris s hall be remo
oved and dis
sposed of at a location as
a agreed
with the En
ngineer
Existing tu
urf areas, pavements
p
a
and facilities
s that have
e been dam
maged from planting
operations shall be resttored to the o
original cond
dition at the Contractors
C
eexpense.
1.6.7
Maintenan
nce during Planting
P
Ope
erations
Newly insta
alled plants shall
s
be main
ntained in a healthy
h
growing conditionn.
Maintenancce operation
ns shall beg
gin immedia
ately after each plant iss installed and
a
shall
continue un
ntil the plant establishme
ent period commences.
Maintenancce includes watering,

w
pru
uning, wound
d dressing, straightening
s
and other necessary
n
operations..
Plant beds and saucers

s shall be kep
pt free of we
eeds and othe
er undesiredd vegetation.
Plants shalll be checked

d for settleme
ent and shall be reset to the proper leevel as necessary.
QCS 2010
1.6.3
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 37
EXISTING
G LANDSC
CAPING
1.7.1
Care of Ex
xisting Land
dscaping
Where con
nstruction pro
ocedures or site conditio
ons may cau
use damage or impact to
o existing
landscaping, it shall be
e the Contracctors respon
nsibility to take measuress as described below
to protect and maintain such plan
nt materials throughout the
t
duration of the proje
ect, or to
replace succh materials at his own e
expense if ac
ccepted by the Engineer.
1.7.2
Identificatiion of Existing Plants
Existing plants shall be

b tagged w
with a durab
ble, waterproof and weeather resisttant label
t correct plant
p
name. Labels shall be securely
y attached aand not remo
oved until
indicating the
directed byy the Enginee
er.
1.7.3
Fertilizing Existing Trees
Holes at 60
00 mm centrres shall be dug by hand
d or with a mechanical
m
ddevice, a min
nimum 40
mm in diam
meter and 50
00 mm deep
p, over the outer
o
half of the branch spread zone
e of each
tree.
Slow relea
ase fertiliser shall be pla
aced in each
h hole to within 100 mm
m of the surrrounding
ground leve
el.
The holes shall

s
be back
kfilled with ap
pproved soil.
1.7.4
Fertilizing Existing Sh
hrubs and G
Groundcoverr Beds
Existing sh
hrubs and groundcover
g
beds shall be topdres
ssed with sloow release fertiliser.
Fertiliser ad
dhering to plants shall be
e flushed with
h water.
1.7.5
Pruning an
nd Cavity Work
W
A suitably qualified tre

ee surgeon shall perform the required pruning and cavity work on
existing plants. Sucke
er growth, d
deadwood larger than 15 mm in diameter, branches
interfering with
w or hinde
ering growth of plants and
d diseased branches
b
shaall be remove
ed.
The contractor shall cut back or rem

move branch
hes as neces
ssary to givee plants prop
per shape
and balancce.
Stubs, imprroper cuts an

nd broken lim
mbs shall be removed.
ade flush witth the parent limb or trunnk. Cuts, wounds and
Cuts shall be clean and
d shall be ma
cavity workk shall be paiinted with an
n appropriate
e tree wound dressing.
1.8
PLANTIN
NG MATER
RIALS
1.8.1
General
1.
Planting materials are to

t comply w
with BS 3936: 1980 and Part
P 10: 198 1, free from pest and
diseases, representativ
r
ve of their sp
pecies or variety, or size
e not less thaan specified in plants
Table (Tab
ble 9), with well-branche
w
ed head and
d vigorous ro
oot system, free from in
njury and
obtained fro
om a nursery
y or other ap
pproved sourrces.
2.
All plants and

a
turf matterial will co
onform to the
e varieties specified
s
or sshown in the Project
Documenta
ation and be true to the b
botanical nam
me as listed in publicationns.
QCS 2010
1.7
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 38
Substitution
ns shall only
y be made w
when a plant (or alternativ
ve as speciffied) is not obtainable
o
and the En
ngineer auth
horises a ch
hange order providing fo
or use of th e nearest equivalent
e
obtainable..
4.
Plants shalll be supplied

d from localitties similar to
o the climatic
c conditions oof the Projec
ct.
1.8.2
Nomenclatture
1.
The Contra
actor shall ensure that n
nomenclature
e of trees an
nd plants shoown on the drawings
conform to the approve
ed standards and literaturres of this se
ection.
2.
Trees are to
t have straiight trunks o
or trunks cha
aracteristics of
o species, w
well-shaped tops,
t
and
intact leade
ers and are to
t be underc ut at least on
nce in the nu
ursery. All treees are to be
e supplied
earth balle
ed and hess
sian covered
d or container grown. Trees
T
shall bbe of the quantities,
q
species, and
a
sizes as
s shown in plants tablle (Table 9) defining thhe perimete
er or the
circumferen
nce of the tru
unk measure
ed at 1.50 m from the bas
se.
3.
Fruit trees shall be graffted on true rootstock, graft to be at least 20 aboout planting soil
s level,
one meter minimum height or as sp
pecified by th
he Engineer.
4.
Palms are to have crow

wn of new lea
aves, proper colour of lea
aves of adultt palms, and sufficient
hardiness. Palms are to
o be supplie d earth balle
ed and hessian covered, with the exc
ception of
imported palms, handling of which may be subjject to goverrnment curreent regulation
ns. Palms
shall be of the quantitie
es, species, a
and sizes as
s shown in th
he plant mateerials schedule in the
drawings.
(a)
Date
e palms to be
b minimum 2 m and ma
aximum 3 m straight cleear trunk fem
male type
local variety of KHALAS, K
KHNAIZI, SHISHI, OR BERHI from
m approved nursery.
Heig
ght of palms shall be as p
per plants Ta
able (Table 9).
(b)
Palm
m trees could
d be importe
ed if not ava
ailable locally
y but the rooot system sh
hall be at
leastt 30 cm arou
und the base
e of the tree in all directio
on. Local paalm trees sha
all have a
root zone at leas
st 50 cm arou
und the base
e of the tree in all directioon.
4.
Shrubs are
e to be well grown
g
and fi lled out. Dec
ciduous shru
ubs may be ssupplied barre rooted,
earth balled
d, or container grown. Evvergreen shrrubs and vine
es are to be either earth balled or
container grown.
g
Shrub
bs shall be o
of the quantities, species and sizes ass shown in the plants
table (Table
e 9).
5.
Hedges shall have a sp

pacing of 30 to 50 cm an
nd height as specified in plants table (Table 9)
and planted
d as single ro
ow in one strraight continu
uous trench.
6.
Ground covvers and succulents pla nts which arre provided in pots and other contaiiners and
which have
e been acclim
matized to o
outside condiitions are acceptable proovided they are
a equal
in quantity to field grow
wn stock and
d are not roo
ot bound. Ground cover plants shall be of the
species, sizzes, and spa
acing shown on the plant materials sc
chedule plantts table (Tab
ble 9).
1.8.3
Guaranties
s Planting
g Material
1.
The Contra
actor shall ce
ertify in writin
ng that all pla
ant material of each conssignment delivered to
site to be utilized will be accordiing to these
e specificatio
ons are truee to their sp
pecies. If
contractor supply throu
ugh import, he shall sub
bmit a guara
anty of avai lability of plants with
specified characteristic
c
cs (sizes, he
eight, caliperrs etc.) Issue
ed by the suupplier for engineers
e
approval.
2.
The Contra
actor shall also submit ce
ertificate of origin,
o
phyto sanitary cert
rtificate and certificate
c
of guarante
ee from supp
plier stating tthat the impo
orted plants are true to tthe specified speciesvarieties for engineers approval.
3.
If the plantss are to be grown

g
in Qattar, samples of all specified varieties shall be sub
bmitted in
the form off a reserved plot at the mother nurs
sery ready fo
or inspection and approv
val by the
Engineer.
QCS 2010
3.
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 39
4.
Due to som
me project ne
eed the Engiineer could ask
a for site nursery
n
to bee used for sto
oring and
caretaking of plants prio
or to planting
g. This site nursery
n
shall have its ownn water tank
ks, power,
shade and irrigation sys
stem.
5.
Trees, shru
ubs, ground cover and g rass shall be
e guaranteed
d for the dura
ration of the 400 days
maintenancce period. Pa
alm trees sh
hall be guara
anteed for a period of 4000 calendar days
d
after
installation approval.
1.8.4
Accessories
1.
Stakes for Trees:

T
De-b
barked timber, straight, frree of knots, splits or othe
er projectionns, pointed att the end,
lowe
er end to min
n. 15 cm ab ove grade le
evel shall be
e treated witth non-injurio
ous wood
preservative carrried out at le
east two wee
eks before sttakes are ussed, minimum
m section
50 mm
m and length 2 m depe
ending on he
eight of a tree
e. The stakees shall be la
aid 50 cm
deep
p in the soil.
(b)
Posittion two stak

kes close to tree but outtside the perrimeter of thhe root-ball, and
a drive
verticcally a minim
mum 50 cm in
nto pit and until top of sta
ake is requireed height.
(c)
Conssolidate material around stake during backfilling, secure treees with wire and tree
tie ass shown on drawings.
d
Stakes for Small Shrubs and Hedge

es:
(a)
De|-b
barked timbe
er, straight, free of knotts, splits or other projecctions, pointe
ed at the
end, lower end to
t min. 15 ccm above grrade level sh
hall be treate
ted with non-injurious
wood
d preservativ
ve carried o ut at least tw
wo weeks before stakess are used, minimum
sectiion 25 mm and
a length de
epending on height of a shrub or heddge. The sta
akes shall
be la
aid 30 cm deep in the soi l.
(b)
Posittion one stake close to sshrub or hed

dge but outside the perim
meter of the root-ball,
and drive vertically a minimum
m 30 cm into
o pit and until top of stakee is required height.
3.
Protection shelter for frruit and speccimen trees shall

s
be mad
de of 4 woodd stakes 2 me
eter long,
5x5 cm se
ection and 30 cm deep in the ground at 10 cm
m away from
m tree branc
ches. The
wooden sta
akes are wra
apped with sshade net 70
0% shade fa
actor and braaced one to the other
on top.
4.
Guys for Palms:

P
Only for palms w
with root balls
s less than 40
4 cm. Palm
ms shall be tied to the
ground from
m 50 cm belo
ow crown witth three gI wire
w placed in
nside a 15 m
mm Polyethyle
ene Tube
around the palm trunk, and tied to ssteel anchorrs dug 60 cm
m deep into tthe soil and flush
f
with
ground leve
el.
5.
Tree Stake
es Wires: 3 mm diametter, solid ga
alvanized wirre in suitablle lengths fiixed to a
position ap
pproximately two thirds o
of a tree heig
ght, looped around
a
the sttem and protected by
an approve
ed tree-tie.
6.
Twine for Tying:

T
lightly
y tarred medi um or coarse
e sisal yarn.
7.
2
Burlap: ju
ute of 0.20 kg/m
k
or clo
oth having same strengtth and resist
stance to tea
aring and
capable of rotting in the
e ground.
8.
Plastic Mow
wing Strip: Super-Edge
S
m
made of dura
able, flexible polypropyleene.
(a)
The edge shall have

h
3.5 to 4% carbon black conce
entrate addedd for UV sta
abilization
and medium den
nsity with a m
melt factor under
u
2. Minimum averagge thickness
s shall be
95/1000 to 95/10
000 of an inc h.
(b)
Overrall height sh
hall be 5 incches minimu
um. Top edg
ge shall havee a 1 inch horizontal
h
circle
e and galvan
nized steel an
nchoring stakes at least every
e
2 meteers.
en against cracking,
A 15 yearss guarantee shall be give
c
rot,, disintegrati on and man
nufacturer
defects.
9.
Rubber Tie
es: Shall be manufactured
m
d from UV sttabilize rubbe
er or equal aapproved by engineer.
e
QCS 2010
2.
(a)
QCS 20
010
10.
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 40
(a)
It sha
all be ideally
y suitable for outdoor app
plication.
(b)
The type of rubbe

er ties shall b
be chain look or strap or twist look orr equivalent.
Labels: Eacch plant, or group

g
of plan
nts or container of the sa
ame speciess, variety, an
nd size of
plant, shall be legibly ta
agged with a durable, wa
aterproof and weather ressistant label indicating
i
the correct plant name and referencce number iff applicable. Labels shall be securely attached
and not rem
moved.
Transplantting Plants
1.
Certificatess: provide ma
anufacturerss or supplierrs certified analysis for feertilizer mate
erials and
other substtantiating tha
at materials ccomply with specified
s
req
quirements.
2.
Samples: submit sam

mples of m
materials fo
or approval. For stanndard produ
ucts, the
manufacturrers analysis
s will be acc eptable. Forr all other ma
aterials, analyysis is to be provided
by recognizzed laboratories.
3.
Inspection: the Engineer reserves the right to inspect tree

es and shruubs either at place of
growth or on
o site beforre planting, to
o verify com
mpliance with requirementts for names
s, variety,
size and qu
uality, condittion of root ssystems, pre
esence of ins
sects, injuriess, and latent defects.
Remove re
ejected trees and shrubs immediately from site at Contractor eexpenses.
4.
Planting Schedule:
S
the Contracto
or shall sub
bmit planting
g scheduless, showing proposed
Engineer taking into
planting da
ates for eac
ch type of planting to be approve
ed by the E
consideration season limitation on p
planting seas
sonal plants, grass, and ppalms.
5.
Packaged Materials: deliver

d
packa
aged materiial in unope
ened containners showing
g weight,
analysis, and name of manufacture
er. Protect materials from
m deterioratioon during delivery and
while stored in site. Dam
maged mate
erials are to be
b replaced as
a required.
6.
Manufacturrers Recom
mmendationss: apply ferrtilizer, herb
bicides and the like strictly
s
in
accordance
e with man
nufacturers recommend
dations, obs
serve all pprecautions. Remove
containers from site wh
hen no longerr required.
1.8.6
Planting Time
T
1.
Plant during normal pla

anting season
ns for each type of plant as approvedd by the Engiineer.
2.
essively dry or
o when pers
rsistent cold or drying
Do not plant when soill is waterlog ged or exce
winds are likely
l
to occu
ur, obtain ap proval from the Compan
ny to vary plaanting dates if special
conditions so warrant.
3.
4 hours n
notice beforre commenc
cing plantinng, maintenance, or
Give the Engineer 48
replacemen
nt work using
g checklists ssupplied by the
t Engineerr.
4.
No planting
g shall be ca
arried out du
uring periods
s of heavy ra
ain, sandsto rms, heavy winds, or
during intense daytime heat. Plantss and trees shall
s
only be
e moved or pplanted betw
ween midSeptemberr and mid-Ma
ay.
5.
When speccial condition

ns warrant a variance to the planting time and coonditions, a proposed
planting schedule shall be submitte
ed to the Eng
gineer for rev
view and appproval. In suc
ch cases,
the planting
g will be insttalled at no a
additional co
ost and all co
onditions andd obligations
s such as
maintenancce and warra
anty remain tthe same as specified he
erein
1.8.7
nsumption
Water Con
1.
Daily waterr requiremen

nt for differen
nt plant type is
i as shown below in Tabble 10
(a)
Dailyy water requirement will differ depending on seas

son and partticular type of
o ground
cove
er and shrub species.
QCS 2010
1.8.5
QCS 20
010
(b)
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 41
Durin
ng Rain: Irrrigation systtem feeding drip emitte
ers shall be switched off,
o when
preccipitation rate
e exceeds 1
12mm, otherrwise allow for
f more saalt leaching effects
e
to
happ
pen.
Ta
able 10: Peakk Daily Water Requireme
ents
Daily Water
Re
equirement
Palms
120
0 ltr/day/palm
m
La
arge trees
80 lttr/day/per tree
Small trees
60
0 ltr/day/tree
Ground cover
10
0 ltr/day/m2
Seasonals
S
10
0 ltr/day/m2
Hedges
12 ltrr/day/m lengtth
La
arge shrub
20 ltr/day/plant
Sm
mall shrub
8 ltr/day/plant
l
grass
12-18 ltr/day/m2
1.8.8
Percolatio
on Test
Fill each pllanting pit wiith irrigation water and ensure

e
that th
he water cann drain away
y. In case
of poor drainage, a percolation te
est shall be carried outt and drainaage holes augured if
required.
n Test Proced
dure:
Percolation
(a)
One day prior to the test the pit/bed shall be filled with
h water.
(b)
A ma
arker bar is placed
p
in the
e pit/ bed befo
ore the test is performed .
(c)
The pit / bed are half filled wi th water and

d the level is indicated witth tape on th
he marker
bar.
(d)
The test is monittored over a period of on

ne hour. If the water leveel drops by 20
2 mm. or
more
e within that time the pit/ bed passes..
(e)
If a pit/
p bed fail th
he percolatio
on test, boreholes shall be
b augured ((2 No/tree pit or 10 m
spaccing in plantin
ng beds). Te
ests shall rep
peat at each 0.5 m depthh of borehole
e until the
test is
i passed.
1.8.9
n for Trees and

a Shrubs
s
Installation
Plants shall be handled

d carefully a
and arranged
d so they tak
ke full advanntage of the individual
character of
o each plant in relationsh
hip to other plants.
p
Plants shall be placed in the centrre of each piit, set plumb

en firmly placced around the root ball. Plants shall be placed so
o that the
level at which they were
e set with resspect to surrrounding ground level beefore installattion is the
same as affter installatio
on.
QCS 2010
Plant Type
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 42
Ball and bu
urlap plants shall
s
have tw
wine, metal, plastic
p
and wire
w ties remooved from th
he tops of
the earth ball
b after back
kfill soil has been placed
d to approxim
mately two thhirds of the ball depth,
tamped lightly and wattered. Backffilling around
d plant shall be completeed in 150 mm
m layers
after waterr has drained
d away. Burl ap wrapping
g shall not be
e pulled out from under the earth
ball.
Plants sup
pplied in non
n-biodegrada
able containers shall be
e removed i n such a way
w
as to
prevent damage to plan
nt or root sysstem. Before
e planting, an
ny damaged or broken ro
oots shall
be carefullyy trimmed and
a
removed
d. Plants in biodegradab
ble of organiic containers
s may be
installed wiith the container in place .
A 100 to 15
50 mm high earth
e
saucerr shall be form
med around individual pl ants. The dia
ameter of
the saucer should be la
arger than an
nd outside the backfilled area.
a
After planting, plants sh

hall be guyed
d or staked as
a required or
o directed byy the Engine
eer. Trees
and shrubss shall be protected agaiinst wind and sun with burlap
b
wrappping where necessary
n
or directed to ensure sa
atisfactory esstablishmentt of plant.
Trees 1.2 to
t 1.8 m tall shall be helld in place with
w one (1) bracing
b
stakee. The stake
e shall be
positioned close to the
e tree on the
e windward side.
s
The sta
ake shall bee driven vertiically into
firm ground
d taking care not to injure
e the roots. The
T tree shall be held firm
mly to the sta
ake with a
double stra
and of wire. A chafing gua
ard shall be used
u
were th
he wire is in ccontact with the tree.
Trees 1.8 to
t 2.5 m tall shall be held
d in place with
w two (2) bracing stakees placed on opposite
sides. The stake shall be
b driven ve
ertically into firm
f
ground taking
t
care nnot to injure the
t roots.
The tree shall be shalll be held firm
mly in place with a doub
ble stand of wire Chafin
ng guards
shall be used where the
ontact with th
e wire is in co
he tree.
Trees taller than 2.5 m shall be h

held firmly in
n place with three (3) guuying lines of
o double
strand wire
e placed equ
uidistantly arround the tree. The wire
e shall be aanchored with ground
stakes drivven into firm ground outsside the eartth saucer. The wire shalll be anchorred to the
tree at a po
oint equal or greater than
n one half of its height. A flag shall bee securely fastened to
each guying wire.
1.8.10
Installation
n of Palms
Palms shalll be lifted an

nd moved witth a crane orr other approved method to avoid any
y damage
to any part of the palm.
Palms shall be placed in the centrre of each piit, set plumb

en firmly placced around the root ball. The top of thhe root ball should
s
be
100 mm be
elow the top of the planti ng pit. The pit
p shall be backfilled
b
withh specified mixture
m
to
approximattely two third
ds of depth of the root ball, tamped
d lightly andd watered. Backfilling
B
around plant shall be completed
c
in
n 150 mm la
ayers after water
w
has draained away. A 100 to
150 mm high earth sa
aucer shall b
be formed around the pa
alm. The diaameter of th
he saucer
should be larger than and outside th
he backfilled area.
1.9
GRASS
1.9.1
Materials and
a Productts
Grass Stolons: Paspalum vaginatu

um, Bermuda
a or other ty
ype as speciified by the Engineer
minimum age
a
of 12 months,
m
with root of suffficient develo
opment thatt will supporrt growth.
Submit certtification for grass specie
es.
Grass sprig
gs shall be provided ass healthy living stems sttolons or rhizzomes with attached
roots includ
ding two to th
hree nodes. They shall be
b 5 to 15 mm long withoout adhering soil. The
limitation off time between harvestin
ng and planting of sprigs shall be 24 hhours. Sprigs
s shall be
obtained fro
om heavy an
nd dense turff, free from weeds.
w
Sprigs that have bbeen expose
ed to heat
and excessive drying will be rejeccted. Sprigs
s shall be pllanted at 1550 mm aparrt in both
directions.
QCS 2010
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 43
Turf shall be
b strongly ro
ooted, not le ss than 2 ye
ears old, free
e of weeds annd undesirab
ble native
grass. Onlyy turf that is capable
c
of v igorous grow
wth and deve
elopment wheen laid shall be used.
Turf shall be
b of a unifo
orm size in w
width and len
ngth. Broken
n pads or paads with unev
ven ends
will not be acceptable.
a
1.9.2
Workmans
ship
Provide ma
anufacturer's
s or supplierr's certified analysis
a
for grass
g
and feertilizer mate
erials and
other data substantiatin
ng that materrials comply with specifie
ed requiremeents.
Provide ce
from authorrity having ju
ertificate of compliance
c
urisdiction inndicating approval of
fertilizer an
nd herbicide composition
c
and mixtures.
Submit sam
mples of materials for app
proval. For standard prod
ducts, the maanufacturer's
s analysis
will be accceptable. For all otherr materials, analysis is to be provvided by re
ecognized
laboratoriess.
ar based company
Supplier/Grrower shall be a Qata
c
or equivalent specializing
g in the
production//propagation of the work of this sectio
on.
Installer shall have a minimum of 5 years experience and ap

pproved by thhe Engineer.
Deliver pacckaged mate

erials in unop
pened conta
ainers showin
ng weight, aanalysis, and name of
manufacturrer. Protect materials frrom deteriorration during
g delivery w
while stored on site.
Damaged materials
m
are
e to be replacced as requirred.
with manufacturers'
Apply fertilizer, herbicides, and the like strictly
s
in accordance
a
instructionss, observe all precautionss. Remove containers
c
fro
om site whenn no longer re
equired.
Co-ordinate
e with installlation of un
nderground sprinkler
s
sys
stem piping and watering heads.
Coordinate
e with installa
ation of trees , palms, shru
ubs and grou
undcover.
1.9.3
Soil Prepa
aration
Final cultivvation of plan

nted areas: rremove ston
nes and fill eroded
e
areass with fresh topsoil in
case found
d.
Final cultivation of seed

ded grass arreas: after fin
nal grading, lightly and uuniformly firm
m soil and
ake to true, even
e
surface
e, removing stones more
e than 25
reduce top 100 mm to fine tilts. Ra
mm in anyy dimension. Add organ
nic fertilizer or inorganic
c fertilizer aat recommen
nded and
approved rates.
proval of prep
pared soil are
eas before seeding.
Obtain app
1.9.4
Delivery
Deliver gra
ass in stolons
s, or sprigs fform bundled
d and packa
aged in accoordance with standard
trade practices.
Do not deliver sprigs quantities

q
wh
hich is more than can be spread aand planted within 24
hours.
1.9.5
Seeding
ed shall be
e the latesst seasons crop and shall be ddelivered in
n original
Grass see
sealed pa
ackages be
earing the producers guaranteed
d analysis for percen
ntage of
mixtures, purity,
p
weed
d seed conttent, and in
nert materia
al. Seed thaat has beco
ome wet,
mouldy, or otherwise damaged
d
willl not be acce
eptable. On--site seedingg shall be do
one in the
presence of
o the Engineer. The see
ed mixture shall
s
be sow
wn at the ratte of 35 g/m
m2. Grass
seed mixtures shall be listed by sch
hedule with in
nformation as follows:
(a)
bota
anical name
QCS 2010
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
(b)
common name
(c)
prop
portion by we
eight
(d)
minimum percen
ntage of pure
e seed
(e)
minimum percen
ntage of germ
mination
(f)
maxximum percen
ntage of wee
ed seed
La
andscape Planting
Page 44
Do not sow
w if soil is waterlogged or excessively dry or when
n persistent ddrying winds are likely
to occur.
One day before

b
sowing
g apply inorg
rganic fertiliz
zer at the ratte of 50 gm//m2 over gra
ass areas
and water in.
i
Spread see
ed evenly at rate of 1 kg//30 m2 (or as
s stated on suppliers cattalogue and approved
a
by the Engineer) applie
ed in two equ
ual sowings in transverse
e directions. LLightly harrow or rake
and water.
1.9.6
on and Installation of Ca
arpet Grass
Preparatio
Verify that prepared soil mixture basse is ready to receive the

e work of thiss section.
Prepare su
ub-soil and elliminate unevven areas an
nd low spots.
Maintain lines, levels, profiles and

d contours. Make chang
ges in gradee gradually to blend
slopes into level areas.
Scarify topssoil to a deptth of 100 mm

m where soil mixture is placed.
Repeat cultivation in arreas where e

equipment us
sed for haulin
ng and spreaading soil mixture has
compacted
d subsoil.
Co-ordinate
e works with irrigation insstaller and uttility inspectio
ons prior to tthis work.
Placing soil mixture: reffer to section

n 1.3.17 & 1.3.18 above.
Roll carpet grass with a use of wate

er drum rollerr to compact lightly.
Fill low patcches and low

w areas with dune sand as
a final levelling.
10
Irrigate ade
equately to saturate the to
op 100mm of
o soil.
1.9.7
Watering, Cutting, and

d Completio
on
During esttablishment of grass are

eas ensure that sufficie
ent water is applied to maintain
using sprinkller until full depth
healthy gro
owth. Carry out
o watering u
d
of topsooil is saturated.
Separate grassed
g
plantting bays (pla
anting separrator) from ad
djacent grouund covers, shrubs,
s
or
aggregate finish area
as by apprroved plastic mowing strips fixedd to manufacturer's
recommend
dations.
When 90%
% of area is covered by grass, cut (ffirst cut) to a height of aapproximately 40 mm
using mow
wing machine
es in prefere nce to cuttin
ng knives. Affter cutting, ffertilize area
a covered
by grass with sulphate of ammonia at the rate of
o 30 gm/m2 then
t
water thhoroughly.
Mow (subsequent cuts)) to keep gra

ass at approx
ximately 50 mm
m height.
Remove so
oil from hard surfaces and
d leave the site
s in a clean and tidy coondition.
QCS 2010
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 45
APPLICA
ATION OF PESTICID
DE
1.10.1
General Re
equirements
s
When pestticide becom

mes necessa
ary to remov
ve a disease
e or pest, a trained and
d certified
with the recoommendatio
operative shall
s
apply th
he required p
pesticide in accordance
a
ons of the
manufacturrer.
Hydraulic equipment
e
shall be provvided for liqu
uid applicatio
on of pesticiddes with a le
eak proof
tank, positivve agitation methods, co
ontrolled appllication press
sure and meetering gauge
es.
Prior to app
plication the Contractor sshall submit a pesticide trreatment plann to the Engineer.
1.11
WARRAN
NTEE, MA
AINTENAN
NCE AND HANDOVE
H
ER
1.11.1
Plant Esta
ablishment and
a Warrantty Period
Upon subsstantial comp

pletion of lan
ndscaping works as approved by thee Engineer, the plant
establishment period for
f maintainiing installed plants in a healthy groowing condittion shall
commence
e. The plant establishme
ent period sh
hall be in efffect until thee end of the warranty
period. At the end of th
he warrantee
e period, all plants and tu
urf shall be inn a healthy and
a living
condition.
When plan
nting operatio
ons extend o
over more th
han one season or theree is a variance to the
planting tim
mes, the pla
ant establishm
ment periods shall be furnished forr work comp
pleted, as
directed. Written
W
calend
dar dates sh
hall be furnis
shed to the Engineer
E
forr the beginning of the
plant estab
blishment pe
eriod. When there is mo
ore than one
e plant estabblishment pe
eriod, the
boundariess of the planted areas covvered for eac
ch period sha
all be detaileed.
1.11.2
Plant Main
ntenance du
uring the Esttablishmentt Period
Maintenancce of plants
s shall inclu
ude straighte
ening plants
s, tighteningg stakes and guying
material, re
epairing wra
apping, prote
ecting plant areas from
m erosion, suupplementing mulch,
application of tree wo
ound dressi ng, removin
ng dead or broken tip growth by pruning,
maintaining
g edges of plant beds an
nd earth sauc
cers, maintaining plant laabels, salinity control,
watering, weeding,
w
rem
moving and rreplacing unhealthy plan
nts, pesticidee treatment and
a other
horticultura
al operations
s necessary for proper plant growth and keepping the Site
e neat in
provide all necessary
appearance
e. The Contractor shall p
n
lab
bour, equipm
ment and ma
aterials to
comply with
h this operation.
Watering shall be cond

ducted regula
arly to mainta
ain an adequ
uate supply oof moisture within
w
the
root zone.
Weed conttrol and debrris removal sshall be routiinely perform

med by the C
Contractor. Grass
G
and
weeds shall not be allowed to reach
h a height off 50 mm in any tree basinn or around any plant
before bein
ng completely
y removed, i ncluding the root growth.
Throughout the mainten

nance the Co
ontractor sha
all continue a fertiliser prrogramme to maintain
soil nutrients, and fertility suitable to
o proper plan
nt growth.
Amended agriculture
a
soil shall be a
added to ma
aintain finished ground leevels and to maintain
earth sauccers. Serious
s settlement affecting the
e setting /lev
vel of the pllant in relatio
on to the
depth at wh
hich it was grrown will req
quire replanting in accordance with Cllause 1.5.
Treatment for disease or

o pest shall be in accord
dance with Clause 1.10.
QCS 2010
1.10
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 46
Replaceme
ent Plants during
d
the E
Establishmen
nt Period
A survey of
o the landsc
caping workss shall be ca
arried out fiffty (50) dayss after accep
ptance of
substantial completion. Following the survey,, the Engine
eer will direect the Conttractor to
remove and
d replace all plants deterrmined as de
ead. Plants reviewed
r
that
at exhibit que
estionable
abilities to survive will be tagged b
by the Contra
actor in the presence
p
of the Enginee
er and be
reviewed after
a
an addittional twentyy five (25) da
ays to determ
mine acceptaance or rejec
ction. The
Contractor shall make reasonable
r
e
efforts to stab
bilise the qua
ality of the taagged plants..
All replacem
ment planting
g shall be at the Contrac
ctors expense.
1.11.4
Lawn Main
ntenance du
uring Plant E
Establishme
ent Period
Maintenancce shall con

nsist of wate
ering, fertilis
sing, weedin
ng, mowing, trimming and
a
other
operations as required to establish a smooth ac
cceptable law
wn free of erooded or bare
e areas. If
required, th
he Contracto
or shall app
ply maintena
ance fertiliser after the ssecond mow
wing. Any
additional fertiliser
f
shall be added when grass
s is dry. Afte
er applicationn of the fertiliser, the
area shall be
b watered well
w
The Contra
actor shall maintain
m
lawn
ns for not les
ss than the period
p
stated below and longer as
required to establish an
n acceptable lawn.
Seeded law
wn areas sha
all be mainta
ained through three (3) maintenance
m
e cuttings but not less
than sixty (60) days afte
er substantia
al completion
n.
Sprigged and
a
turfed la
awn areas sh
hall be main
ntained throu
ugh two (2) m
maintenance
e cuttings
but not lesss than thirty (30)
(
days aftter substantia
al completion
n.
1.11.5
Final Acce
eptance
Prior to the
e completion
n of the plan
nt establishm
ment period, a preliminarry inspection
n shall be
undertaken
n by the Engineer. The tiime for this inspection sh
hall be estabblished in writing. The
quantity an
nd types of plants
p
installe
ed and the acceptability of
o the plantss shall be dettermined.
The plant establishmen
e
nt and warra
anty period will
w end with this inspecttion provided
d that the
Contractor has complie
ed with the w
work require
ed under Cla
ause 1.11.1. The Contractor shall
also complyy with the folllowing requiirements.
Dead, misssing or defec

ctive plant ma
aterial or turff shall be rep
placed. Repllaced plants will be of
the same size
s
and spec
cies as origin
nally specifie
ed.
Weed plan
nt beds and saucers. Prrior to inspec
ction treat th
hese areas w
with an application of
approved pre-emergen
p
t herbicide.
Remove stakes, guy wiires and wra ppings from plants as dirrected by thee Engineer.
r
mea
asures as dirrected by the
e Engineer.
Complete remedial
Repair dam
mages cause
ed while makking plant or turf
t repairs.
A final insp
pection, if re
equired, sha
all be underttaken by the
e Engineer tto determine
e that the
deficienciess noted in the prelimin
nary inspection have be
een correcteed. The time
e for this
inspection shall be esta
ablished in w
writing.
1.12
MAINTEN
NANCE
1.12.1
General
Maintenancce Personne
el: to have exxperience in Qatar based
d landscape contracting company
specializing
g in installing
g and plantin g.
QCS 2010
1.11.3
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 47
Maintenancce Manual: upon comp

pletion of de
efects and liiability periood, and prior to final
acceptance
e, provide the company with four (4)) copies of a bound, watterproof maintenance
manual.
The manua
al shall conta
ain seasonall irrigation water
w
and ferttilizer applicaation rates, pesticide,
p
insecticide,, fungicide an
nd herbicide applications
s by plant typ
pe.
Maintenancce Manual shall also include in detail all general

g
landdscape maintenance
proceduress for soil and
d all types o
of planting grroups being part of this project, inclu
uding but
necessarilyy limited to:
pruning, trimmin
ng, thinning,, edging, mowing,
m
fertilization, topp-dressing, weeding,
irriga
ation, diseas
se control, iinsect contro
ol, pest con
ntrol, weed control, re-s
sprigging,
repla
anting, prunin
ng, repairs, tthinning,
(b)
The minimum req

quirements ffor fertilizer application
a
prrogram are aas per Table 11 & 12.
(c)
The manuals sha

all be both in
n Arabic and English
Penalty forr Non-Perform

mance/ Dela
ay: Due to the
e nature of th
he soft landsscaping and the effect
it has on the
t
public ap
ppearance, tthe Contracttor must carrry out the m
maintenance work as
scheduled and direct by
y the Engine
eer. Failure to
o do so will have
h
severe cconsequences on the
Contractor and the Engineer may take action the maintenance work. The Main Contractor
C
shall bear all the cos
st implicatio ns arising from
f
this ac
ction and nno payment shall be
processed until the Ma
ain Contracto
or processes
s the payment due to thee new contra
actor that
carried out the work.
The Contra
actor shall ex
xecute the re
equire mainte
enance work
k in accordannce with the approved
a
maintenancce program / schedule w
without any de
elay and to the satisfactioon of the Eng
gineer. In
the event the
t
Contracttor fails to ccarry out the
e work speciified, Public Work Autho
ority shall
employ perrsons other than
t
the Con
ntractors staff to carry ou
ut the work aand shall reco
over from
the Contracctor such co
osts incurred thereby from
m any monie
es due, or w
which become due, to
the Contracctor. In addition the Conttractor shall be
b liable to Penalties
P
as ffollows:
(a)
Dela
ay in cutting and
a maintain
ning grass.
(b)
Dela
ay in cutting and
a maintain
ning ground cover
c
plants
(c)
Dela
ay in pruning and maintai ning hedges
s.
(d)
Dela
ay in pruning and maintai ning trees, shrubs.
(e)
Dela
ay in applying
g fertilizer an
nd soil amend
dment.
(f)
If delay in replac
cing dead pla
ant is more th
han 6 days the
t Engineerr will reserve
e the right
to hire another Contractor
C
to replant the missing
m
plan
nt and shall re
recover from the Main
Conttractor such costs incurre
ed thereby frrom any mon
nies due, or w
which becom
me due, to
the Contractor.
C
Plant repla
acement: all dead
d
and un
nhealthy plan
nts shall be removed imm
mediately; palms that
do not show
w a healthy growth
g
within
n 90 days shall be replaced.
maintenance
Duration off maintenanc
ce period: m
e works upon planting m
material and irrigation
installationss shall be ca
arried-out byy the Contractor for the time
t
period oof 400 days from the
date of issu
ue of primary
y handover ccertificate.
Cleanlinesss: the Conttractor shall maintain all materials installed andd keep the site
s clean
during main
ntenance.
10
During the works: the premises sh

hall be kept neat
n
and orderly at all tim
mes including
g storage
areas for plants and oth
her materialss.
11
Rubbish: including
i
debris resulting
g from hortic
cultural works shall be reemoved from
m the site
daily as the
e work progre
esses.
12
Paved Area
as: shall be kept clean b
by sweeping and / or hosing.
13
Tags, Labe
els: nursery stakes and tties shall be removed
r
from
m all plants.
QCS 2010
(a)
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 48
14
Personnel: the Contra

actor shall sseparately lis
st of the perrsonnel, worrkforce and adequate
a
equipment to perform th
he maintena
ance works herein specified to be carrried out from
m the date
of accepta
ance of the project by the Engine
eer until com
mpletion of the 400 da
ays plant
establishment period.
1.12.2
Appearanc
ce of the Ground
The grass, trees, shrub

bs and otherr plants shalll thrive and the Contracctor shall carrry out all
normal hortticultural ope
erations to en
nsure coming
g about.
The contractor sh
hall plant the
e seasonal flo
owers during
g normal plannting season
n.
(b)
All th
he supplied plants
p
shall b
be healthy and
a not weak
k or dead, it must be me
eeting the
proje
ect's requirem
ments as perr the specific
cations.
(c)
Durin
ng the main
ntenance pe
eriod, the Co
ontractor is responsible for maintaining and
repla
acing the sea
asonal flowerrs till the end
d of the contrract.
(d)
All the
t
agricultu
ural processses to be under
u
the supervision aand approva
al of the
Engineer.
(e)
The contractor shall submiit for appro

oval by the Engineer thhe seasona
al flowers
repla
acement durring mainten
nance period
d contains information about plantts genus,
speccies, numberr of plants pe
er m2, plantin
ng date, repla
acement datte, replacements type
and observation in an approvved form.
The ground
d shall appe
ear neat, tid y and well cared
c
for an
nd the collecction and dis
sposal of
rubbish and litter of alll sorts from
m paths, lawn
ns and beds
s shall be ppart of the Contractor
C
responsibilities and he shall allow fo
or it in his rattes.
Fallen leavves and smalll bark and tw

wigs debris shall
s
be cultivated in to thhe soil if app
proved by
the Engineer.
Surfaces fo
or palms and
d trees shal l not be dug
g deep, on the contrary the saucers
s shall be
maintained
d as shallow
w as possible
e and surro
ounding grou
und cover oor grass sha
all not be
allowed to reach the tre
ee.
Defects: re
emove and immediatelyy replace trrees, shrubs
s, or plants found to be
b dead,
unhealthy or vandalize
ed during th
he maintena
ance period with approvved, true to
o species
equivalent trees, shrubs
s, or plants.
Provide ma
aintenance of
o the planted
d areas from
m date of pro
ovisional acce
ceptance until the end
of the main
ntenance perriod and finall acceptance
e.
Cultivation:: keep beds clear of we

eed by cultiv
vating and us
se of approvved herbicides. Fork
over beds as
a necessary
y to keep soiil loose.
Fertilizer: to
o be applied for all plantss as specified
d in the Table 11 below:
QCS 2010
(a)
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 49
Table 11: Fertilizer applicattion schedule

e during main
ntenance perriod
Item
Typ
pe of Plant
ype of
Ty
fertilizer
G
Grass
Grround
cover
c
Sea
asonal Hed
dges
Date palms
Trees
Shrubs
U
Urea/
Ammonium
S
Sulfate
20 g/m2
M
Monthly
5 g/m2
25
Monthly
5 g/m2
25
Mo
onthly
g 2 1Kg/T
Tree every
30 g/m
Mon
nthly
6 Month
25 g/m2
Monthly
25 g/m2
Monthly
NPK
20 g/m2
M
Monthly
5 g/m2
25
Monthly
5 g/m2
25
Mo
onthly
g 2 1 Kg/T
Tree every
30 g/m
Mon
nthly
6 month
25 g/m2
Monthly
25 g/m2
Monthly
Slow
Re
elease
Fe
ertilizer
20 g/m2
e
every
2
M
Month
NA
NA
NA
N
500 g Feb and

May
200 g/3
times
40 g/3
times
O
Organic
Fe
ertilizer
Aftter plug
ae
eration
very 6
Ev
month
m
efore
Be
pla
anting
ery 6
Eve
Mo
onth
Jan
n & May
JJan & May Jan & May
actor shall prune the plan

nts as follows
s:
The Contra
(a)
At appropriate time to remo

ove dead orr dying and diseased w
wood and su
uckers, to
prom
mote healthy growth and n
natural shap
pe.
(b)
Dresss cut ends exceeding

e
25
5 mm diametter with appro
oved tree woound dressing.
(c)
Presserve the natural characte

er. Do not remove leaderr or small braanches along
g trunks.
(d)
ake cuts clea

Use clean sharp tools and ma
an and flush without leavving stubs.
(e)
Cut back
b
to living
g tissue.
(f)
Cutss, scars and bruises

b
shalll be shaped as
a not to reta
ain any wateer
10
Pruning pa
aint to be app
proved aspha
alt based co
ommercial pa
aint (Tree seaal or equal approved)
a
prepared fo
or tree surge
ery containin g fungicide and
a shall be applied to aany tree/shru
ub wound
large then 20 mm. Paiint shall covver all exposed cambium
m as well as other expos
sed living
tissue.
11
Pruning of Hedges and Topiary: all shall be trim

mmed every four
f
weeks dduring high vegetation
period, eve
ery two wee
eks in case of excessive
e growth of certain speccies. The wo
ood shall
never appe
ear after trimming. Topiarry shall be trimmed with specific steeel wire frame to match
designed to
opiary. The geometrical
g
patterns sha
all be trimmed using strettched ropes and high
guides to maintain
m
shap
pe personne l.
(a)
Trimming of topia
ary shall be d
done in acco
ordance with designed shhapes. Wherre hedges
are designed
d
con
ntinuity of he
edge shall be
e maintained..
(b)
Cut back
b
dead stems to just above healthy buds (mo
onthly). Limit amount of pruning
p
to
minim
mum necess
sary to enco
ourage prope
er growth an
nd not to chaange natural habit of
shap
pe.
(c)
Apply tree wound

d dressing orr fungicide on all pruned stems to avooid infection..
12
Remove Bu
urlap Wrapping from palm
m when new
w leaves show
w vigorous grrowth.
13
Tree Stake
es: check condition of sta
akes, ties, and guards. Replace
R
brokken or missing items.
Adjust ties if necessary
y to prevent rrubbing of ba
ark. Cut back damaged bbark and treat wound
with tree wound dressin
ng.
QCS 2010
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
14
Raking: rakke gravel to even

e
surface
e and remove
e any litter.
15
Weeding:
Page 50
Rem
moval of wee
ed is to be done on a weekly bas
sis for both Dicotyledon
nous and
Monocotyledonous weeds.
(b)
Wee
eds have to be
b removed w
with roots an
nd shall not be
b left on grasss areas for any
reason, and inste
ead shall be put in a fresh directly to avoid
a
spreadding and falling of
seed
ds.
(c)
ontrolling Dic
Herb
bicides can be
b used for co
cotyledonous
s weeds.
(d)
Befo
ore every mow
wing, the gra
ass areas are
e to be checked for preseence of any weeds.
(e)
The weeding da
ates shall be
e mentioned by the Contractor and the work to be done
unde
er the supe
ervision and
d approval of the Engineer's acccording to the site
requirements as per the relevvant weeding
g activity record form.
16
Pest and disease contrrol: the Contrractor shall check

c
plants material andd take remed
dial action
as approprriate and in accordance
a
w
with manufac
cturer's recommendationns. Applicatio
on of pest
control sch
hedule is re
equired and approval from site eng
gineer is neeeded. Fung
gicides or
Insecticidess shall not be
b performed
d during the day to avoid leaf burnss; application
n shall be
done in the
e evening or early mornin
ng.
17
Cultivating / Hoeing: cu
ultivating sha
all consist off scarifying th
he top 80-1000mm of planting bed
so lumps of soil are all less than 50 mm and all weeds
w
are re
emoved.
18
Iron Deficie
ency: plants
s prone to i ron and/or trace
t
elements deficienccy shall be checked
monthly an
nd diluted iron
n applied as required.
1.12.3
Grass Maintenance
Maintain grassed
g
area
as immediate
ely after pla
acement unttil grass is w
well establis
shed and
exhibits a vigorous gro
owing condiition. Continue maintena
ance until finnal acceptance. Turf
areas will be
b accepted upon 100% ccoverage be
eing as appro
oved by the E
Engineer.
Defects: re
e-cultivate an
nd re-seed b
bare areas and
a
areas of
o dead grasss. At the en
nd of the
maintenancce period ga
assed areas in a healthy condition, with
w full coverrage of grass
s, without
thin or bald
d areas.
Provide ma
aintenance of
o the grassed
d areas as specified
s
belo
ow from datee of handing over until
the end of the
t maintena
ance period.
Mowing: cu
ut grass regu
ularly during the growing season to maintain
m
a heeight of appro
oximately
50 mm, usiing approved
d mechanica l cylindrical mowers.
m
(a)
Mow
wing of the grass
g
areas must be do
one to keep the height of the grass
s at 3cm
minim
mum and 5 cm
c maximum
m.
(b)
For mowing operations only cylindrical lawns mowers are to be used,, the blades of
mow
wers shall be
e always sha
arp to have proper cuttiing,, use of blunt blades
s will not
produce even shape,, the law
wn mowers shall
s
be in proper conditioon and there
e shall not
be le
eakage of oil or petrol on
n the grass areas,, only trained perssonnel are allowed
a
to
mow
w the grass areas.
(c)
The mowing must be done iin one directtion, the Con

ntractor shal l change the
e mowing
direcction each tw
wo mowing op
perations.
(d)
The contractor must ensure

e the remov
ving of the grass cuttinng's products
s and all
garbage properly
y and in the
e same day after the grrass mowingg and dump
ped to an
apprroved dumpin
ng yard.
(e)
Grasss cuttings to
o be collected
d prior to disposal on top of a shade nnet not direc
ctly on top
grass
QCS 2010
(a)
QCS 20
010
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 51
(f)
Whe
ere mowing strip
s
is not pro
ovided, edge
es shall be trrimmed with an appropria
ate weedeater machine. Vertical
V
trim sshall be done
e using manu
ual lawn trim
mmer
(g)
Clipp
pings shall be raked off a
and taken aw
way from site
e unless direccted otherwise by the
Engineer.
(h)
Grasss shall be mowed in p

parallel strips
s at regular speed. Edgges shall be trimmed
manually and ma
aintained nea
at and tidy, curves
c
to be smooth
s
to ceentres.
(i)
The Contractor shall subm

mit a schedu
ule about mowing
m
operration containing the
mow
wing operatio
on record ea
ach week forr all the sea
ason in an aapproved form by the
Engineer.
Edging and
d Trimming:
(a)
Along with the mowing

m
opera
ations the edges of the grrass areas aare to be trim
mmed with
apprroved trimmin
ng machiness.
(b)
Unde
er no circum
mstances the grass shall be allowed to
t grow dow
wn the road kerbstone
k
or along the walk
kways.
(c)
The Contractor must be acccurate durin

ng edging's operation aand shall maintain a
consstant distance
e of 5 cm be tween the grrass and the garden kerbbstone.
(d)
The grass growin

ng along the tree barns is
s to be trimm
med and propperly maintained.
(e)
The edging mustt be done un der the supe

ervision and approval
a
of tthe Engineerr.
(f)
The edging dates shall be m

mentioned by
y the Contrac
ctor for each month of th
he year in
an approved form
m by the Eng
gineer.
Plug Aeratiion:
(a)
Plug aeration mu
ust be done b
by using specific machine
es (Aerators)).
(b)
To have
h
an effective growth
h aeration off the grass shall
s
be donne once in every
e
four
montths
(c)
Immediately after aeration & scarification

n, fertilization
n with NPK + urea has to
o be done
follow
wed by rolling after 2 dayys.
(d)
Aera
ation shall be
e done immed
diately after hard mowing
g to a depth oof 12 cm min
nimum.
Verticutting
g shall be do
one every 6 m
months and immediately
y followed byy watering an
nd rolling.
Speed of scarifying
s
shall be to the
e manufacturers specific
cations. Rakke to remov
ve matted
and dead grass
g
and roo
ots
(a)
First the Contra

actor has to mow the lawns as no
ormal and thhen use sca
arification
mach
hine to loose
en and thin th
he root zone
(b)
Direcction of scariifying shall b e alternated at each scarifying sessioon.
Water grasss to prevent grass and s oil from dryin

ng out.
Percolation
n: in a case of
o visibly poo
or soil draina
age, perform soil percolaation test and
d prepare
remedy rep
port for the Engineer
E
app roval.
10
Rolling: roll grass, after watering ussing a light ro

oller as required.
11
Inorganic fe
ertilizer:
(a)
The grass areas

s are to be fertilized on
nce a month, this has too be done under
u
the
Engineer's appro
oval and supe
ervision.
(b)
Fertilization is to be done imm

mediately aftter the mowin
ng operationss.
(c)
A pa
art from those
e mentioned,, macro nu
utrients applic
cation or miccro nutrientts is to be
appliied when req
quired.
(d)
Immediately after fertilization , proper wettting is to be done

d
to dissoolve the fertilizer.
QCS 2010
Se
ection 28
QCS 20
010
(e)
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 52
The used mixturre must be d

done according to the fo
ollowing propportions show
wn in the
Table 12 below. The Contrractor shall inform the Engineer regaarding the used NPK
conte
ents and any
y observation
ns in a period
dical mannerr approved bby the Engine
eer.
Table 12: Monthly Inorga

anic Fertiliza
ation applicattion for grasss
Mo
onths
Mixture Proportions
P
s/m2
32 g NP
PK + 8 g Ure
ea
Februa
ary
20g NP
PK + 20 g Ure
ea
March
h
20g NP
PK + 20 g Ure
ea
April
20g NP
PK + 20 g Ure
ea
May
24 g NP
PK + 16 g Ure
ea
June
36 g NP
PK + 4 g Ure
ea
July
36 g NP
PK + 4 g Ure
ea
Augus
st
36 g NP
PK + 4 g Ure
ea
September
36 g NP
PK + 4 g Ure
ea
October
32 g NP
PK + 8 g Ure
ea
Novem
mber
32 g NP
PK + 8 g Ure
ea
Decem
mber
32 g NP
PK + 8 g Ure
ea
12
Sprinklers level: all pop

p-up grass ssprinklers / heads
h
shall be
b adjusted to be flush with final
grade and 25 cm below
w edge of gra
ass.
13
Grass shall be replace

ed immediattely after sh
howing signs
s of deteriorration or bare spots.
Protect sow
wed areas with warning ssigns during maintenance
e period.
14
Hard mowing: to be don

ne three time
es per year to 5 mm priorr to aeration..
15
Pesticide application:
a
(a)
Application of Pe
esticides musst be underttaken by an experiencedd staff, The work
w
shall
be performed
p
an
nd supervised
d at all times
s by qualified
d personnel , The Contra
actor has
to en
nsure all the safety condiitions for his staff, They must
m
be weaaring a proper working
cloth
hes , gloves and
a put mas k's during tre
eatment.
(b)
The contractor sh
hall arrange for an inspection request prior to appplication.
(c)
The contractor shall

s
submit catalogue's
s data and literature's oof manufactu
urers and
supp
pliers, it mustt contains infformation's about
a
:
(d)
(i)
The chemical name, sstructure and

d concentration of the acctive ingredients with
the spread
ding and emu
ulsion materiials of each product.
p
(ii)
The date of product a

and expiry, all
a products must be prooduced no more
m
than
one year before
b
treatm
ment and not expired.
(iii)
The commercial nam

me of each product , formula'ss description
n , The
manufactu
urer's recom mended dos
sage for eac
ch plant, Thhe safety period after
treatment , The chemiccal residues of each prod
duct on plantts or soil , Th
he mixing
ability with
h other pesticcides or fertilizer's, and th
he LD 50 .
All th
he pesticides shall be d
delivered to the
t
site in th
he original, uunopened containers
bearring the manu
ufacturer's g uarantee and all the necessary inform
mation's of usage.
u
QCS 2010
January
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 53
The treatment must

m
be done
e at early morning
m
or be
efore sun seet, water sha
all not be
appliied only at le
east 24 hourss after treatm
ment.
(f)
The contractor must not sp

pray pesticid
des during windy and rainy weath
her. Ideal
pressure setting shall be use
ed to avoid aiir drifting of pesticides.
p
(g)
Priorr to applicattion the Con

ntractor shall submit a pesticide's
p
trreatment pla
an to the
Engineer, applyin
ng program tto be approv
ved and supe
ervised by thee Engineer.
(h)
The contractor shall use the same active

e ingredients mentioned in the plan, approved
a
by th
he Engineer who will pre
eserve the rig
ghts to incre
ease or decreease the dos
sage and
choo
ose the best formulationss of each pes
sticide.
(i)
Hydrraulic equipm
ment (sprayiing machine
e) shall be provided
p
forr liquid appliication of
nozzle's to ensure a good
pestiicide with a leak proof tank, two operational
o
g
and
sufficcient covera
age, positive agitation methods,
m
con
ntrolled appl ication pressure and
mete
ering gauges
s , the Contrractor may use
u the pestticide's holdeer with multii nozzle's
for application.
(j)
The contractor must

m
not applly all pesticid
des mentione
ed in the speecification at the same
appliication to pre
event the ba
ad effects off the chemica
al on plants or soil, he shall
s
also
use a vary types
s of pesticid es alternativ
vely to avoid the pest's rresistance, this
t
to be
apprroved and su
upervised by the Enginee
er.
(k)
The contractor must

m
keep n
newly treated area's witth pesticidess off limit as
s per the
manufacturer's recommenda
r
ations, he sh
hall protect treated
t
areaa's with warn
ning tape
and signage app
proved by th
he Engineerr showing the date of ree-entry in Arrabic and
English.
(l)
Acco
ording to the
e activity pe
eak of the pests in Qata
ar , the Conntractor shalll do four
preventive applic
cations to enssure the inhibition of the pests duringg season as following
(i)
In November, the Co
ontractor sha
all apply fun
ngicide of (M
Metalaxyl) in
n a slow
release formulation su
uch as granu
ules to contro
ol the soil boorn fungi's addition to
another ge
eneral fungiccide and a systemic
s
inse
ecticide to coontrol the oth
her types
of fungi's and
a the inseccts which are
e capable of being activee during cold weather.
(ii)
In Februarry, The contrractor shall apply

a
the sam
me formulatioon of (Metala
axyl) with
a mixture of another g
general fung
gicide and a systemic innsecticide ta
aking into
considerattion that the
e Contractorr shall use a different ttypes of the
e general
fungicide and insectticide than the previou
us applicatiion to avoid pest's
resistance.
(iii)
In May, the Contracttor shall ap

pply a mixtu
ure of inseccticides cons
sisting of
systemic and
a contact i nsecticides addition
a
to a general funggicide.
(iv)
In Septem
mber, the Con
ntractor shall apply the same
s
mixturre of insectic
cides and
fungicides but he shalll use differen
nt active ingredients to ennsure the be
est results
from applic
cation.
(m)
Any occurrence of infectio

on with diffe
erent types of pests, insects, fun
ngi's and
ng the whole
e project's period, the Contractor shhall be respo
onsible of
nematodes durin
all type of infections by
identtifying and controlling a
b using thee proper pe
esticides.
Selection of pes
sticides with a proper fo
ormulation and
a
dosage will be don
ne by the
Engineer.
(n)
The contractor shall fill the

e pesticides
s treatment in a scheddule contains all the
nece
essary inform
mation in an a
approved forrm by the Engineer.
QCS 2010
(e)
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 54
16
Top dressin
ng: immedia
ately after pe
esticide application and plug
p
aerationn spread and
d brush in
organic ferttilizer as per quantities sh
hown above in Table 11 & 12.
17
Lawn mow
wers: maintenance shall be in accorrdance with manufacture
rer's recomm
mendation
especially in
i regard to greasing
g
and
d blades sharpening.
18
Blunt blade
es shall not be
b used; theyy alter the ge
eneral appearance of law
wns.
19
Spiking and
d raking: on
nce a year, d uring the dormant period
d, spike the ggrassed area
a, using a
spiked or hollow
h
tined roller
r
and rakke to remove
e matted and dead grass and roots.
20
Weeding: remove
r
weed
ds as they d
develop eithe
er by hand or use of appproved selecttive weed
killer. App
ply herbicide
es in accorrdance with manufacturer's recom
mmendation. Remedy
e of herbicides.
damage resulting from improper use
QCS 2010
QCS 20
010
1.13
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 55
APPEND
DIX A LA
ANDSCAPIING DETA
AILS 1
Appendixx A containss the details listed below:

30mm / 20m
mm Cell to Capture
C
Surfa
ace Water
2.
Palm Plantting Details
3.
Palm Tie Details

D
4.
Typical Tre
ee and Excav
vation Detailss
5.
Typical Tre
ee Wooden Stakes
S
Detaills
6.
Small Shru
ub Planting Details
D
7.
Hedge Plan
nting Details
8.
Large Shru
ub Planting Details
D
9.
Grass Plan
nting Details
10.
Ground Co
over Planting Details
11.
Plan for Grround Covers

s
QCS 2010
1.
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 56
QCS 2010
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 57
1.14
APPEND
DIX B LA
ANDSCAPIING DETA
AILS 2
Appendixx B containss the details listed below:

1.
Building Fo
oundation
2.
Drainage Pipes
P
3.
Nursery Po
ot
4.
Side Walk / Kerbs and Cart Paths
5.
Greens / Trrees
6.
New Appliccations
7.
Undergroun
nd Tank
QCS 2010
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 58
QCS 2010
QCS 20
010
Se
ection 28
Part 1
La
andscape Planting
Page 59
EN
ND O F PAR
RT
QCS 2010

Qcs 2010 Part 28.01 Landscaping Planting

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Qcs 2010 Part 28.01 Landscaping Planting

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Qcs 2010 Part 28.01 Landscaping Planting

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

QCS 20

GRASS ...................................... ................................................................................. 42

The detailss pertaining to this scop e of work are herein Ap

Earthworrks Related tto Buildings

The following standards

AS 3743 ----------------- Potting

BS 1377 ----------------- Method

BS 5236 ----------------- Cultivation

Official Metthod of Analy

Environmental Regulattions and Te

Environmental Guideliines, Use a

Post, George E., Flora of Syria, Pallestine and Sinai,

Wyman, Donald, Wymans Garden

Total salts (Electtro-Conductivvity of soil so

Available Zinc, Manganese,

The soil analysis

turf grass management: in

landscape mainttenance perssonnel requirrements and job descriptiions.

When speccial condition

Planting of trees and sh

Palms shalll be shipped

with water and cover.

Use only sharp to

The entire load shall

The palms shall be secured in such a manner

The palms shall be

Plants shalll be installed

Seed and fertilizers shall be kep

Soil, compost, fertiliserrs and otherr amendmen

regulationss and bearing

Care shall be taken to avoid

Chemicals shall be stored in a man

All plants and

Plants shalll be supplied

Only nursery grown pla

Plants to be used in the

Deciduous and evergre

Groundcovver and vines

Trees shalll be earth balled and burllapped coverred or pot grown.

Palms shall have straight parallel sides and healthy

Trim remaining fronds

Plants whicch are provid

Each plantt, or group of

Soil samplles will be taken

Copiies of the tes

Soil preparration materia

Soil: soil iss composed of a mixture

Stone Mulcch: washed

Wood Barkk Mulch: con

Permeable Membrane:: non-wove n, 70% poly

Where the topsoil is to be laid on ro

g and Preparration of Top

Topsoil Filling: spread over prepare

Fallow Perriod: where possible ca

Soil mix shall consist off a mix of dun

80% sand and 20

Dune sand shall be obttained from a

Dune sand shall posses