5. Challenges Slope inaccessible,dangerous! Expressed desire to keep it wild, unchanged Current use of land (party scene trash (needles), vagrants, people stealing vegetation and structures) Existing dense vegetation Lack of support to pursue site … these factors, juxtaposed with conditions of adjacent site, lead to a shift in our design… Neighborhood support for private site More level site with more sunlight feasibility of adjacent site
6. vision Self-sustaining Provide open space for area of high density population Area of recreation, social gathering and refuge Connect people to land Attention to cultural diversity Animal Habitat Education Volunteer opportunities, demonstration food production garden
34. Plant selection TREES Botanical name common name size quantity Eriobotrya japonica ‘Gold Nugget’ Loquat 5 gal 1 Oleo Europaea Olive 5 gal 2 Fruit tree type to be determined For railing bare root 10 Dwarf fruit trees by benchesbare root 4 Fig – edible 5 gal 1 Morus Fruiting Mulberry 5 gal 1 VINES Lonicera honeysuckle 5 gal 2 Jasminum polyanthus jasmine 5 gal 1 Grapes: Perlett, Flame seedless, Moore Kiwi: Haywood, Tewi, Vincent Blackberries: ThornlessBoysen, Olallie BIRDS & BUTTERFLIES 1. Buddlejadavidii Butterfly bush 1 gal. 6 2. Rosmarinus ‘Blue Spires’ Rosemary 4” pot 5 3. Ceanothusg. “Anchor Bay” Calif. Wild Lilac 1 gal 3 Ground cover 4. Crocosmia 1 gal 10 5. Aloe ‘Johnson’s hybrids’ 4 “pot 8 6. Salvia sonomensissonoma sage 4” pot 8 Ground cover 6 A Salvia clevelandii California blue sage4” pot 3 7. Kniphofia Red Hot Poker 1 gal. 11 8 Achelliamillefolium common yarrow 4” pots 20 9. Boragoofficinalis borage 4” pots 8 10 Herbs – combination thyme, oregano and chives 4” pots 20 NITROGEN FIXING PLANTS (FIRST ROUND OF PLANTING) Chickweed Vetch Trifoliumrepens White Clover Sunflowers as a trap crop interspersed in site to deter insects from vegetable beds
35. tree guilds O: Olive Y: Yarrow GC: Garlic Chive N: Nasturtium Cl: Clover Co: Comfrey Keystones: Olive and Loquat Grass suppressors: daffodils, garlic chives, edible herbs Mulch plants: Comfrey, artichokes; nasturtiums (also repels insects) Nutrient accumulators: Yarrow, chicory Nitrogen fixers: clovers; beans; lupines Insect repellents: salvia, yarrow, coriander Insectaries: fennel, comfrey, clover Other fruit trees: Apple varieties: White Winter Pearmain, Gordon, Red Astrachan, Skinner’s Seedling Dwarf trees: Honey Babe Peachtree, Asian Pear, Shinseiki N Y GC Co N GC Cl Cl O Co Cl Y N Co GC
44. Meet with Julie Christensen and other neighbors (THD), incorporate feedback, organize neighborhood presentation Contact land owners Get LEGAL access to land Soil analysis: depth, chemical and physical characteristics Acquire more accurate topography Access= more informed details of site Involve Garfield School Develop strategy for volunteers ensuring quality of volunteering through education and building community solidarity timeline
45. timeline Sculpt land for pathways, entry steps and watch catchment swales Sheet mulch everything Plant N fixing plants (Chickweed, Vetch) Plant trees + railing for steep areas Cob benches Vegetable garden – lay out social gathering area Start planting vines + espalier for cover of fences Some planting of perennials for birds and butteflies + compost bin Finish social gathering area Finish planting of perennial for birds and butterflies Trellis for screen + edibles on fence + bamboo screen Lower social gathering area/game area/ dance floor/ final use TBD
47. land use: Addressing the possibilities of temporary or permanent site Strategy: Handle the project as if temporary with the possibility of permanence Green Development Agreement (GDA)- incentives to land owners, our involvement with mayor’s office and possibility of becoming a pilot project for GDA Closing the site: maintaining good relations with neighbors as others take ownership or develop onsite Keep plants/resources within neighborhood: give them to other local gardens, parks Possibility of Julie and others buying property as desired: extending planting plan and timeline to ensure proper maintenance with few inputs
48. Unfinished… left to address Fence to provide security onsite and for immediate neighbors If site is permanent… Incorporation of vernal pond Rainwater catchment from neighbors Graywater reuse from neighbors
