Sample backyard permaculture project from Yarden of Eatin Designs

1. George Street Yard RegenerationPermaculture Design by: Yarden of Eatin’ Designs

2. Challenges: Invasives Japanese Knotweed

3. Challenges: Erosion Slope

4. Challenges: Money

5. Former Knotweed Bed 2008 Tea Garden

6. Erosion Issues Swale & Rain Gardens

7. Erosion Solution = 2009 Rain Garden

8. Values & Goals Value: Our land diversifies our diet and exemplifies potential to our community. Goals: Create a low-maintenance and productive alternative to the modern lawn Inviting to neighbors; welcome to join and learn more about permaculture and forest gardening Objectives: Thyme lawn Perennial polycultures Signs and other ways to make yard distinct to community

9. Fence/ Vine Species Planted hops & grapes in 2009 Future possibilities: hardy kiwi, chocolate vine

10. Future Goal: Spiral Rock Garden

11. Values & Goals Value: Our land soothes us. Goals: Provide areas to connect with the land and relax Objectives: Build sauna/bunk house Dunking barrel Add swing Forage areas (berries)

12. Future Goal: Sauna

13. Values & Goals Value: Our land inspires creativity. Goals: Add atmosphere of magic and playfulness to our land Objectives: Add sculptures made by us and area artists Create a tea garden

15. Shade Garden: Now

16. Shade Garden: Future?

17. Shade Garden Entrance Options

18. Mushroom Shade Garden Wood Ear Morels Oysters Chicken of the Woods

19. Shade Garden Planted four polycultures in 2009

21. Juneberry

22. Wood Strawberry

23. Lingonberry

24. Sorrel

25. Lady’s Mantle

26. Good King Henry

28. Trees continued Medium Trees (20 – 35 ft) Pawpaw - good understory tree, few pests Plum Larger Trees (50+ ft) Shagbark Hickory – long-lived, low maintenance American Persimmon

29. Perennial Polyculture ExampleFrom Appleseed Permaculture Apple Chives: edible, biodynamic accumulator, aromatic pest confuser Anise Hyssop: beneficial insects, tea, edible Seaberry: nitrogen fixing shrub, medicinal, edible Comfrey: dynamic accumulator, beneficial insects, medicinal, groundcover

30. Perennial Polyculture Example Pawpaw Lovage: edible, medicinal, beneficial insects Wild ginger: edible, medicinal, groundcover French Sorrel: edible, medicinal, biodynamic accumulator White Clover: nitrogen fixer, dynamic accumulator, beneficial insects, tea, groundcover

32. Milkvetch

34. Chinese Artichoke

35. Green & Gold

36. Galax

37. Sorrel

39. Dandelion

40. Comfrey

42. Lovage

43. Nettles

44. Onions

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