Category: Wildlife

Garden Layout & Layers

5/3/2023

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A Permaculture approach to design.

Step 1 - Draw a simple map of the elements affecting your yard. Here's an example:

Step 2 - Identify potential planting areas for flowers & veggies - they can be integrated together!!

Gooseberry

Oregano

Step 3 - Note the location & type of trees, shrubs and other plants you have in your yard that come back year after year.

Step 4 - Locate gaps in your landscape.

Add in Evergreen & Colorful additions, taking special care to select plants for seasonal blooming!

Review the different Layers of a landscape to help with planning.

REMEMBER to FILL the planting beds to help retain water!!
Then, add in unique landscape features to suit your personality!

Have fun with different design ideas. Ask yourself, do you like a "tidy" or "messy" style?

Enjoy watching it all grow!!!

Love the place you live!

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Fish Habitat - Creek Restoration

3/31/2023

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A salmon spawning stream in a residential neighborhood.
A homeowner was trying to do the right thing - to suppress weeds and improve stream flow by removing debris. They also wanted to make sure nothing fell into the stream, so they installed landscape fabric with mulch on top, and a few well-placed tree limbs to hold things in place.

Makes sense.......
But not if you're a salmon. PLUS, fish habitat is highly regulated. So, if you have weeds, too-high grass, or blackberries you want to clear, Contact Me FIRST, so you don't get fined by your local jurisdiction!

Do you have a Salmon habitat? Find out with the fun map below!!

Native plants to use in habitat restoration in Washington may include:

Ferns, Red-osier Dogwood, Pacific Ninebark, Snowberry, Red Flowering Currant, Twinberry, Oceanspray, Vine Maple, Salmonberry, Salal, Nootka Rose, Oregon Grape, Willows, Yarrow, etc...

Contact Me for a customized plan!