YARDEN OF EATIN’ DESIGNS

George Street Yard Regeneration

Permaculture Design by:

Challenges: Invasives

Japanese Knotweed

Challenges: Erosion

Slope

Challenges: Money

Former Knotweed Bed 2008 Tea Garden

Erosion Issues Swale & Rain Gardens

Erosion Solution = 2009 Rain Garden

Values & Goals

Value: Our land diversifies our diet and exemplifies potential to our community.

Goals: Create a low-maintenance and productive alternative to the modern lawnInviting to neighbors; welcome to join and learn more about permaculture and forest gardening

Objectives: Thyme lawnPerennial polyculturesSigns and other ways to make yard distinct to community 

Fence/ Vine Species

Planted hops & grapes in 2009

Future possibilities: hardy kiwi, chocolate vine

Future Goal: Spiral Rock Garden

Values & Goals

Value: Our land soothes us.

Goals: Provide areas to connect with the land and relax

Objectives:Build sauna/bunk houseDunking barrelAdd swing Forage areas (berries) 

Future Goal: Sauna

Values & Goals

Value: Our land inspires creativity.

Goals: Add atmosphere of magic and playfulness to our land

Objectives:Add sculptures made by us and area artistsCreate a tea garden     

Shade Garden: Now

Shade Garden: Future?

Shade Garden Entrance Options

Mushroom Shade Garden

Wood EarMorelsOystersChicken of the Woods

Shade Garden

Planted four polycultures

in 2009

Some Shade Tolerant Plant Options

MulberryGinsengGiant Solomon’s

SealJostaberryOregon GrapeWild GingerRampsVioletsSweet Cicely

RedbudJuneberryWood StrawberryLingonberrySorrelLady’s MantleGood King HenryWitch Hazel…

Some Fruiting Tree & Shrub Options

Small Trees (3 – 10 feet)

Nanking CherriesGooseberriesElderberriesRaspberriesDwarf Apples

Trees continued

Medium Trees (20 – 35 ft)Pawpaw - good understory tree, few pestsPlum

Larger Trees (50+ ft)Shagbark Hickory – long-lived, low

maintenanceAmerican Persimmon

Perennial Polyculture ExampleFrom Appleseed Permaculture

Apple Chives: edible, biodynamic accumulator, aromatic pest confuserAnise Hyssop:

beneficial insects, tea, edible

Seaberry: nitrogen fixing shrub, medicinal, edible

Comfrey: dynamic accumulator, beneficial insects, medicinal, groundcover

Perennial Polyculture Example

Pawpaw Lovage: edible, medicinal, beneficial insects

Wild ginger: edible, medicinal, groundcover

French Sorrel: edible, medicinal, biodynamic accumulator

White Clover: nitrogen fixer, dynamic accumulator, beneficial insects, tea, groundcover

Multipurpose Perennial Polycutures

Three SistersSunchokesGround NutMint Root

Beneficial Insectory

MilkweedBee BalmStrawberrie

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Nitrogen Fixer Blue Wild

Indigo Milkvetch White Clover

Groundcover Daylily Chinese

Artichoke Green & Gold Galax Sorrel Violet

Biodynamic Accumulator

ChicoryDandelionComfreyYarrow

Food/MedicinalSea KaleLovageNettlesOnionsMiner’s Lettuce

Permaculture Principles

Redundancy

Edges/Value the Marginal

Value Diversity

Catch & Store Energy

Multiple Functions

Problem is Solution

Relative Location

Work With Nature

Infinite Yield

& More…

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