2. challenges Improve visual impact and view from house House shades garden area Possible sale of lot behind including driveway next to home may require moving of any plantings older home possibility of soil contamination next to house from lead paint.
3. Soultionswindow boxes under windows Boxes mounted supported by pvcpillers to help support weight window screen panel cut for access to window box. Magnets on screen flap to hold it down while window is open for ventilation
4. rain barrels on each downspout Drip irrigation attached on side on top of rain barrel second drilling hole on top to allow foot pump pressurization to keep water flow to window boxes and green walls
5. Use foot pump inflation device on bottom to pressurize rain barrel
7. Propose two vertical garden panels between windows Suggest wood frames on pivot to swivel toward the sun or direct wind flow into the house Approximately 10 inches away frmhouse wire panel inside wood frame with either coconut coir or landscape fabric filled with planting medium part perilite for weight reduction drip irrigation tubes built in line with slit and reinforce pokcets to plant into. These will give solar shielding an to north side of house in summer and heat sheilding in winter
9. Careful plant feeding Use of good liquid fertilizer to keep plants mineral nutritional needs filled. When replacing a plant new soil can be placed in the plant pocket. Grouping of edibles, ornametals and herbs will provide pleasing and fruitful visual The insulating and protection factor of blocking solar gain and wind can be significant to comfort level of home
10. Green wall can be used inside toprovide clean air, food, beauty and humidity control in winter cooling factor in summer
13. Far edge of driveway bermed potted food forest guilds Use woodchips to berem and plant desired guilds in pots sunk into bermed woodchips/leaflittler attached to drip irrigation
