Sustenance Design

Today I spent some time at the homestead of Caleb . Saw his RAM pump irrigation system that passively (via stream mechanics) delivers water to the top of the garden, where it detains and then irrigates the garden via swales. Tons of passionflower, a diversity of fruit and veggies. Chickens. A human child. 😊
Great visit. Grateful for his expertise and collaboration w .roots.herbs

Inventory this spring in Stekoa Creek park as we plan phase 1 of the Stekoa Cr Greenway through downtown Clayton.

Designed this firepit in a woodland clearing for clients who are impaired by the elements in all seasons.

Perennial plugs are root stock and our favorite way to plant masses of perennials: medicine gardens, meadows, borders, raingardens and more. Some of the 3,000 perennials we are installing this fall include:
Solidago- Goldenrod
Baptisia- False indigo
Echinacea- coneflower
Rudbeckia lacinata- cutleaf coneflower
Achillea- Yarrow
Aesclepias- milkweed
Agastache- anise hyssop
Acorus- sweetflag
Asters- many
Iris cristata- crested iris
Pyecanthemum- mountain mint
Heuchera- Coral bells
Geranium maculatum- wild geranium
Comfrey
Valarian
In no particular order, but the one my over-worked brain is indexing on the fly….

October after a dry summer can look parched, but this client did a good job managing his throughout the year, and the water systems we established for passive irrigation are helping!

Regenerative Landscape Solutions: why the change in terminology?
Newest blog post on the website:
“We are hearing (and using) the word Regenerative a lot these days. What does it mean and why the change in terminology? When we opened our doors as Ecological Designers in 2006, the word we used was Sustainable: we are designing and implementing more sustainable landscapes…. Regenerative is meaningful... 🔗 to website in profile and click blog.