Site Designs
Before: February, 2008.
A plain, grassy front lawn. Barren, lifeless soil; good for nothing but mowing.
A plain, grassy front lawn. Barren, lifeless soil; good for nothing but mowing.
After: August, 2008.
After making a site plan, identifying which plants will grow well and what the customer likes to eat, a fantastic garden is in place in ONLY 6 MONTHS! This 30'x40' plot contains fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers and wildlife habitat, with many perennial food plants that continue to produce year after year.
After making a site plan, identifying which plants will grow well and what the customer likes to eat, a fantastic garden is in place in ONLY 6 MONTHS! This 30'x40' plot contains fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers and wildlife habitat, with many perennial food plants that continue to produce year after year.
Before: This small 15 'x 20' lawn contains nothing but meager, patchy grass and compacted soil.
After: By adding a variety of perennial food plants and ornamentals, the former dismal pocket lawn is transformed into an oasis of life. This design includes herbs, has space for seasonal annual veggies, and its drought-tolerant design minimizes water usage while drawing pollinators from blocks around.
After: By adding a variety of perennial food plants and ornamentals, the former dismal pocket lawn is transformed into an oasis of life. This design includes herbs, has space for seasonal annual veggies, and its drought-tolerant design minimizes water usage while drawing pollinators from blocks around.
Before: A crumbling weed-filled terrace. Almost impossible to mow and dangerously unstable, this front yard does nothing to enhance the house or neighborhood.
After: By skillfully adding edible herbs and fruits within easy reach of the existing path and removing all traces of the high-maintenance grass, we have created a dynamic riot of fragrance, color and form that both pleases the eye and stabilizes the slope naturally.
After: By skillfully adding edible herbs and fruits within easy reach of the existing path and removing all traces of the high-maintenance grass, we have created a dynamic riot of fragrance, color and form that both pleases the eye and stabilizes the slope naturally.
Before/After: Above is a long, narrow lawn on the eastern edge of South Seattle Community College. This 6,000 sq. ft. was nothing more than an empty buffer before skillful design turned it into a productive demonstration garden based on permaculture principles, and containing the first public food forest in Seattle.