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Wildlife and Ocean Friendly in the heart of suburbia
23:56 Mar 20 2014 6163, Paseo Palero, San Elijo Hills, San Diego, San Diego County, California, 92009, United States of America
Retention - Downspout Re-direct Retention - Sponge Gardens Retention - Retention Devices Permeability - Healthy Living Soil Conservation - Irrigation Conservation - Mulch Conservation - Plants
Description
Our builder-installed 'turf grass and a tree' landscape out front was replaced with a dry stream bed and medium/low water plantings. The inefficient spray irrigation was replaced with drip and rotary nozzles. We went from 82,350 gallons/yr to 22,863 gallons. Water is harvested from the roof via rain chains. Additionally, a grey water system - which uses the water from a washing machine - also provides irrigation.The work on our yard was done by me as a homeowner and then my company, The Yard Fairy (www.yardfairy.com), over several years. Our last major round of work was the new walkways and plantings a few years ago.
Additional Data
| Permeable ground - How large is your OFG area? (in sq. ft.): | 1475 |
| Water saved - How much have you reduced your water bill? (percent reduction): | 70% |
| Runoff prevented - How much runoff is captured, e.g., roof, driveway? (in square feet): | 1200 |
| Share your plant list: | Abutilon palmeri (Palmers’ Indian mallow) Aloe spp., Buxus microphylla japonica (Japanese boxwood) Arctostaphylos ‘Byrd Hill’ Berlandiera lyrata Carpenteria californica (Bush Anemone) Calylophus hartwegii Dendromecon harfodii Echeveria spp. (hens and chickens) Erigeron karvinskianus (fleabane) Euphorbia cotinifolia (Carribean copper plant) Gerbera jamesonii & hybrids (Transvaal daisy) Hemerocallis spp. (day lily) Hesperaloe parviflora (hesperaloe) Iris douglasiana (Douglas Iris) Jacaranda mimosifolia (jacaranda) Kniphofia uvaria hybrids and cvs. (red hot poker) Lepechinia calycina (California Pitcher Plant) Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle) Lupinus albifrons (lupine) Magnolia stellate (star magnolia) Mimulus aurantiacus (Monkey flower) Miscanthus sinensis and cvs eulalia grass Muhlenbergia rigens (deer grass) Otatea acuminata (aztecorum) (Mexican weeping bamboo) Pennisetum x advena (purple/burgundy fountain grass) Penstemon pseudospectabilis, (penstemon) Phormium hybrids (flax) Salvia apiana (White Sage) Salvia Bee's Bliss Salvia clevelandii Spiraea spp. (spiraea) Trichostema lanatum |
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