Residence - Fountain Valley, CA

Description

Changed from lawn, etc. to all local CA natives combined with some fruits and vegetables. Installed rain gutters to lead to bioswales, removed 1/3 of the cement, put in stone trails with permeable spaces in-between. Have grey water also. Mulch paths (and have compost bins). Don't spray poisons, use limited natural "fertilizers" on fruit trees such as blood meal (limited so does not go to ocean). Have two rain barrels that also has a bottom hose which sends out rain barrel water to higher locations that thus gets stored in the ground. Created additional tiny bioswales. No irrigation other than to hand water. No turf. Water features are the spouts for rainbarrels (no ponds, etc.) (although 3 bird fountains). Excellent soil amended through time with compost/mulch.