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LEED emphasizes open space that performs ecologically and serves people. Designing contiguous, accessible vegetated areas with native/adapted plant communities supports habitat, reduces irrigation, and improves stormwater infiltration. Soil restoration (decompaction and organic amendments) enables healthy root systems and resilience. Where the urban fabric allows, connecting site vegetation to nearby green corridors amplifies ecological value beyond parcel boundaries. Turf-dominant schemes offer minimal biodiversity and often require more water and chemicals. Planter-heavy or inaccessible spaces provide limited ecosystem services and user benefit. By integrating layered plant structures, shade, seating, and interpretive opportunities, the site can support thermal comfort, biodiversity, and education while contributing to stormwater and heat-island strategies—delivering measurable benefits and clear documentation for Sustainable Sites credits on even constrained parcels.