RESIDENTIAL
INSTITUTIONAL
VILLANOVA ENTRANCE
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    The Ryan’s Way enhancements create a sense of arrival, with a planting design linking a campus dormitory on one side of the drive and a softball field on the other, while framing a view of the student center, Connolly Center.
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    The scale of the dormitory was minimized with the seat wall and by planting tall trees at the outset.
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    The willow oak allee and light fixtures with banners frame a vista leading to the student center.
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    Many native plants were selected for their seasonal color and wildlife benefits, including these pink coneflowers.
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    Late summer color is provided by the tall Joe Pye weed, mid-height pink coneflower, and low Homestead Purple verbena.
Villanova University’s Main Campus Entrance at Ithan Avenue was transformed into a unified gateway, with cohesive plantings at the entrance walls and along both sides of the Ryan’s Way entrance drive. A new stone seat wall provides definition and places for seating. An informal allee of willow oaks, supplemented by flowering trees, shrubs and perennials creates a lush greenway.