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Updated November 2011
 
All pink areas are fruit production.  All green areas are in vegetable, herb or flower production.  These are mostly raised beds.  We have very, very heavy clay soil so we try and rise above it!
 
Notes:
  • Areas with gray lines are concrete (sidewalks and driveway...hopefully to be permeable surfaces someday.)

 

  • The house faces mostly south, a little east.

 

  • We're slowly turning all of the white areas (lawn) into clover.

 

  • Map doesn't account for numerous window boxes and large pots full of growing goodness.

 

  • Bright blue dots are 55 gal drums cut in half planted with blubeberries.

 

  • Black dots are rain water barrels.

 

  • Map also doesn't show parking strip that runs along front of property.  It is planted in native wildflowers (primrose, black-eyed susans, yarrow, joe-pye weed and our state wild flower, Indian blanketflower), a rogue shasta daisy and some cosmos.

  

  • I have purposely avoided planting any trees within 10' of the back fence to allow for the utility easement.  I highly recommend this.  You'd hate to have a tree finally mature and then have to dig it up to allow the utility companies to tend to their equipment.  Raised beds can be more easily sacrificed/moved.  Be nice to yourself and don't plant in your easement!

 

  • Square with "x" in it along back fence is our solar clothes dryer (clothesline!)

 

  • Brown area behind biggest peach tree is our current composting area.

 

  • Pink tree directly behind and next to house is our elderberry "patch."

 

  • "Redneck deck" is our "deck" we built from all recycled/reclaimed materials.  We thickly laid down cardboard and newspaper in the area we wanted to cover; brought in loads of mulch from Tulsa's green waste dump and edged it with rocks "relocated" from the wild!  It holds our outdoor fire pit, chairs and swing for relaxing!  Cost us nothing but time and effort.

 

  • Our chickens no longer free range because of the amount of area we have in food production.  They absolutely trashed my beds in the winter of 2009-2010.  It took me two weeks to get them put back together for planting.  Plus the sweet, silly birds like all the same green, yummy leaves that we do.  So, we keep them pinned up but provide them a lovely "salad" daily.

 

 

We accept donations in whatever denomination you'd like to share to help us cover class fees for those who can't afford them and for "seed money" for new projects and community outreach. We thank you kindly!

 

Front Yard, Early June 2011