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Perma-culture Yard

03:50 Feb 15 2014 Roehampton Ct Townhome

Description

Only Using Needed Water in home, with a yard that does not need water. 1 CCF per month. Planting Veggies in the wet spring and fall and allowing perma-culture strawberries and mint and herbs to grow in summer. Getting some fruit from berries and apple trees. Using native Plants other than a few food plants. Drain spout runs into garden deeply mulched with home composts and coffee shop grounds, then water flows to trees. A variety of native birds are found in the small yard.

Additional Data

Permeable ground - How large is your OFG area? (in sq. ft.):	1000
Water saved - How much have you reduced your water bill? (percent reduction):	80
Runoff prevented - How much runoff is captured, e.g., roof, driveway? (in square feet):	500
Share your plant list:	American Mulberry American Hazelnut Sycamore Sweet Gum River Birch Red-bud American Fringed Tree Boxwood Rosemary Bush Lavender Bush Strawberry Mint Bracken Fern Blueberry Blackberry Dwarf Apple Trees