Anapamu Alfresco Adventure, August 2016 and Anapamu Planting Adventure, Nov 2016

This project started with a common story- a front lawn that would take too much water to maintain, a flat, now dry, nondescript space.  We came, we consulted, and we committed to making a rain garden to help the yard come alive. In August we had a workshop to put in the rainwater harvesting earthworks. 

Then the yard was sheet mulched and left to sit for three months before it was planted. We'll get pictures of the planting workshop up soon!

a lone apricot tree that needs some love
a lone apricot tree that needs some love
what's behind the white picket fence?
what's behind the white picket fence?
waiting for renovation
waiting for renovation
Getting into the rhythm of things
Getting into the rhythm of things
Volunteers learn the importance of protecting Schedule 40 pipe from the sun
Volunteers learn the importance of protecting Schedule 40 pipe from the sun
What do you see in the transit?
What do you see in the transit?
And what a beautiful mulch basin it was
And what a beautiful mulch basin it was
pebbles line the channel from the downspout
pebbles line the channel from the downspout
beyond the fence is another story now
beyond the fence is another story now
Another angle sheet mulched front
Another angle sheet mulched front