Passive Rainwater Harvesting to the Rescue
Like many property owners who live on acreage, we rely on a rock pit or drainage pit to handle or infiltrate the water coming from our residence roof area and perimeter drains. Last fall, we discovered that our rock pit had failed, which is very common for a home 40+...
OSU Online Rainwater Harvesting Course discount code
I will be instructing an online Rainwater Harvesting course that includes content from Brad Lancaster, author of "Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond" This course just finished its inaugural run this fall, and after a few minor changes, it's set to start on...
OSU Online Permaculture Design Certificate course discount code
I will be instructing an online PDC, along with some of permacultures superstars, starting January 6th, 2020. If your looking to take a Permaculture Design Certificate course this is one of the finest online program currently being offered. You can check the course...
What is Integrated Land Design ?
Landscape design has a rich history in most countries of the world that followed on the heals of agricultural developments. Some of the earliest records show that in the 6th century BC that the hanging gardens of Babylon were created along the Euphrates river. The...
Putting your landscape to bed for winter
Putting your landscape to bed for winter We are well into fall, the weather is shifting, and it's a perfect time of year to consider how to prepare your landscape for the winter, or how to put your landscape to bed for the winter. What would this look like, and how...
OSU’s online Permaculture Design Certificate course discount code
I will be instructing an online PDC, along with some of permacultures super stars, starting Sept. 30th, 2019. If your looking to take a Permaculture Design Certificate course this is one of the finest online program currently being offered. You can check the course...
Drought proofing your landscape-Part three
Drought proofing your landscape-Part three Well here we are, late August and our total rainfall to date are still below average. On August 24th, 2019, our rainfall data for this area shows that we are around 58% of our average for the year. This translates into less...
Drought proofing your landscape – Part two
Drought proofing your landscape - Part two It's still looking dry out there. As of June 21, 2019, the rainfall data for this area is shocking. We have only received 46% of our average rainfall for the year. This is significant as we journey into our driest months of...
Drought proofing your landscape-Part one
It's looking dry out there. We're rolling into spring on the back of a colder and drier than average winter for those on the east coast of Vancouver Island. While I'm writing this post, the sun is shining, and it's going to be another lovely day, but this comes as a...
Integrate rather than segregate
Integrate rather than segregate Integrate rather than segregate, an interesting statement and one that is seldom discussed when looking at landscapes. When we approach a new landscape design project, we have a step by step process which we employ that helps us break...