The regenerative landscaper: design and build landscapes that repair the environment

The Wisdom of the Earth Earth's Design Intelligence The Intelligence of Earth Interdependence The Hydrologic Cycle: The Blue Planet Natural Water Storage Snowpack Vegetative/Animal Storage Rivers and Lakes Condensation Bacterial Rainmakers Fungal Rainmakers Water Runoff The Carbon Cycle: Life's Origin Liquid Carbon Pathway Grassland and Forest Carbon Photosynthesis: The Miracle of Life Forest Ecology Wetland Ecology Grasslands Ecology Keystone Species Rivers of Salmon The Power of Bees Red Mangrove Coastlines Bioregional Keystone Species Regenerative Disturbances Mimic Herd Migration Become Fire The Regenerative Mindset Embrace Earth Wisdom Landscapes Are Ecosystems Animism and Science Regenerative Landscaping Principles Reciprocity Give More than You Take Make the Least Harm Ecological Yield Contextual Design Problems Are Indicators Manage Cyclical Energy Closing Loops in the Landscape Relative Location Redundant Planning Timescale Management Design with Successions Land-Use Directive A Toxic Legacy Regenerate the Degraded Weaving the Threads Together Lawn Transformation Step by Step Compose with the Land Contextual Design When Is the Land? The Story of Place Initial Questions to Ask The Curious Listener Pattern Recognition Cycles (Evolution, Change, Management) The Eagle and Flood Plain Awareness Practices Walk the Land in Silence Reflective Sitting Community Land Walks The Sit Spot Tracking Journal Reading the Land Water Patterns Springs and Seeps Low Lying Areas, Bog, Wetlands Look for Water in the Driest Time of Year Vegetation Animal Indicators Natural History Know Your Geology Site Constraints On-site Resources In Field Soil Tests Soil Textures Come in Many Combinations Observing the Soil Profile Land forms Microclimate Wind Patterns Sun Orientation Thermal Mass Fog Infiltration Rate Test Create a Base Map Hand-Drawn Map Satellite Image Surveyed Map Satellite/Topo Overlay Key Elements to Include in the Base Map Topography Structures Utilities Scale Triangulation Mapping Simplified Case Study: Site Assessment with Kendall Dunnigan Social Context Social History Know Your Neighbors Project Stakeholders Community Context Develop Your Vision Attitudes and Behaviors Core Values Development Articulating Goals Conceptual Landscape Design Conceptual Design Process Creativity and Imagination Generating Ideas Unlimited Possibilities Concept Planning Real Regeneration Versus Greenwashing Embodied Energy Land Access Question Your Motives Long-Term Design Design Timeline Aesthetics Case Study: The Permaculture Neighborhood Center Permaculture Design Wisdom Permaculture Principles Stacking Functions Vertical Stacking Planned Redundancy Optimize Edge and Ecotones Design for Catastrophe Use On-site/Biological Resources Catch and Store Energy Permaculture Zoning Strategy Permaculture as a Way of Life Drafting Design Plans Communicating to Project Stakeholders Drafting the Plan Hand Drafting Digital Drafting Using Elevations Detail Drawings Construction Drawings Color Versus Black-and-White Renderings Professional Design Tips with Emily Mallard Taking Feedback Finalizing Your Master Plan Design Plan Sets Conceptual Master Plan Planting Plan Utilities Plan Irrigation Plan Hardscape Plan Demolition Plan Staging Grading and Drainage Plan Phased Project Plan Schedule Changes Phase Abandonment Sequencing Creating a Project Schedule Estimated Duration Time of Year Budgeted Labor/Materials Sequencing (Critical Path) Using a Gantt Chart Project Choreographer Professional Design Relationships Developing a Design Budget and Identifying Deliverables Meetings Project Parameters Communication Is the Fuel Unrealistic Schedules Case Study: Sebastopol City Hall/Library Landscape The World of Soil Living Soil: The Foundation of Regenerative Landscapes Five Principles of Soil Health Create Living Soil The Soil Community Rhizosphere Plant Exudates Bacteria Fungi Protozoa Nematodes Arthropoda Earthworms Birds/Mammals Feed Soil Life Compacted and Hydrophobic Soils Soil Decompaction Techniques and Tools Broad Fork Bucket Decompaction Plants as Subsoilers Case Study: Singing Frogs Farm Soil Testing Reading a Soils Report Phospholipid Fatty Acid (PLFA) Test The Haney Test Slake Test Develop a Soil Regeneration Plan No-Till Landscaping Mulching Cardboard/Newspaper Wood Chips Straw Manure Compost Leaves Chopped Plants Materials Calculation Equation Vermiculture The Power of a Worm Bin Build a Worm Bin Worm Bin Design Drainage Airflow Lids Placement Prepping and Adding Worms Feeding Your Worms Caring for Worms Harvesting Castings Composting Compost Foundations Brown Material Green Material Manures Location Pests Warm Composting Warm Composting Method Hot Composting A Simple Hot Composting Method Double Bin Compost System Buying Compost Compost Tea and Plant Ferments Aerated Compost Tea Compost Tea Recipe Commercial Brewers Liquid Comfrey Fertilizer Comfrey Fertilizer Recipe Manure Tea Cover Cropping Timing Disturbances Specific Seed for Specific Yields Nitrogen Fixers Taproot Plants Vegetables/Herbs Grain Insectary Plant Species How to Broadcast Seed Hügelkultur How to Build Hügelkultur Location Gather the Right Tools Dig the Trench Build in Layers Place the Final Layers Plant the Berm The Benefits of Hügelkultur Microclimate Moderation Raised Planting Bed Water Harvesting Fungal Substrate Concerns The Fungal Landscape Edible Mushrooms Medicinal Fungi Case Study: In the Dark at Somerset House by Darren Springer Mushroom Cultivation Recipes Erosion Control Toxic Remediation with Fungi Landscapes of Fungi Water in the Landscape Design Water Resilience Water Conservation Regenerative Versus Degenerative Water Management Water Harvesting Droughts and Floods Landscapes of Water, Landscape of Life Identifying Water Sources Precipitation Rivers and Lakes Wells Freshwater Springs Municipal Water Responsible Water Management Case Study: Laundry-to-Landscape Reuse by Connor Devane Case Study: Why Small Solutions Matter by Trathen Heckman Managing and Harvesting Surface Water Topography Soils Sources and Flows Tracking Water Outflows Landscape Grading Contour Earthworks Avoid Damaging the Sacred Equipment for Installation Time of Year Sequencing Within the Whole Project Water Infiltration Systems Size Appropriately Rain Gardens Building a Contour Water-Harvesting Swale Completing the Project Spillways/Overflow Combine Water Management Techniques Landscape Drainage Systems Landscape Drainage Systems Grading Water Diversion Channels French Drains Drain Inlets/Pipe Conveyance Drainage and Erosion Drainage and Pollution Water Distribution Gravity Pumping Water Solar High Lift Well Pump Pressure Tank (Bladder Tank) Booster Pump Hand Pump Surface Flow Piping Natural Water Flows Veins of the Land Roof Water Harvesting Calculating Roof Water Catchment Capture and Distribution Dry Line Conveyance Wet Line Conveyance Tank Storage Siting Tanks Transfer Tanks Tank Foundations Gutter Retrofitting Using Rainwater Harvesting Abundance Landscape Ponds Design Functions Siting the Pond Engineering and Permits Excavation and Shaping Spillway and Leveling Installing the Underlayment Installing the Liner Rock Work Installing Pond Infrastructure Case Study: WaterUP/Water School: Johads and Reviving Rivers in Rajasthan, India by Minni Jain and Louise Bingham Earthen Ponds Locating a Pond Impoundment Ponds Aquatic Plants for Pond Systems Irrigation Systems Designing an Irrigation System Water Demand Sizing the System Flood Irrigation Overhead Sprinklers Drip Irrigation Planning Your System Drip System Installation Pipe-Laying Tricks If You Suspect There Is a Leak in the Irrigation System Irrigation Maintenance Erosion Control Elements of Erosion Velocity Roads: Problem and Solution Head Cuts Toe of the Slope Biological Erosion Control Straw Broadcast Seeding Planted Overflows

Contour Logs

Erosion Gullies

How to Build a Brush Check Dam

Nonbiological Erosion Control

Rock Armor

Rock Check Dams

Rock Walls

Boulder Placement

Zuni Bowls

Water Crossings

Temporary Project-Based Erosion Control

You Are the Solution

The Built Environment

The Built Environment

Living in the Landscape

Hardscape Versus Softscape

Build to the Use

Relative Location

Natural Building

Use of Concrete

Materials Sourcing

Architectural Elements

Decks

Benches

Shou Sugi Ban

Trellises/Arbors

Raised Beds

How to Build Wooden Raised Beds

Building a Cob Oven by Sasha Rabin

What Is Cob?

Materials

Cob Ovens

Building the Foundation

Setting the Hearth Bricks

Creating the Door Opening

Creating the Sand Form (the Void of the Oven)

Layers of the Oven

Earthen Plaster Recipe

Oven Roof

Oven Door

Cooking in Your Cob Oven

Materials and Tools for a Cob Oven

Recipes

Clay Slip

Chopped Straw

Cob

Basic Cob Recipe

How to Mix Cob

Ratios for Cob Mixes

Make These Samples

Thermal Mass Versus Insulation

Landscape Patios

Sizing

Surface Materials

Patio Foundations

Flagstone Patio

Pavers/Brick

Decomposed Granite

Landscape Pathways

Water Runoff/Drainage

Shape and Flow

Materials for Pathways

Gravel

Flagstone

Stepping Stones

Wood Chips

Vegetated Pathways

Decomposed Granite

Pathway Chases

Water-Harvesting Pathway

Landscape Steps

Terrace and Rock Wall Systems

Walls or No Walls

To Consider When Excavating Terraces Staging Terrace Projects

Combining Terraces, Swales, and Rain Gardens

Rock Walls and Alternatives

Benefits of Rock Walls

Disadvantages of Rock Walls

Urbanite Walls

Boulder Walls

Placing Boulders

Planting Earth

Revegetate the Planet

Repairing the World with Plants

An Ecological Planting Strategy

Plant Medicine

Plants for Controlling Erosion

Soil Building

Water Filtration

Food Production

Nutrient-Dense Food

Edible Landscaping

Plant Hardiness Zones

Landscape Planting Plans

Assess Existing Vegetation

Plant Lists

Mapping Your Planting Plan

Useful Plants

The Right Plants for the Space

Extending Flowering Times

Evergreen Versus Deciduous

Permaculture Zoning in Planting Plans

Plan for Maturity

Choosing Plant Sizes

Plant Communities

Structural Plant Combinations

Structural Growth Patterns of Trees and Plants

Zone by Zone

Plants by Function

Soil-Building Plants

Native Gardens

Drought-Tolerant Gardens

Cut Flowers

Medicinal and Culinary Herbs

Grains

Plant Fibers

Crafting Wood

Wetlands

Insectary Plants

Animal Forage

Native Plants Versus Exotic Plants

Case Study: EarthSeed Farm

Regenerative Agroforestry

Food Forest Agroforestry

Orchards

Managing Biomass

Soil Seed Bank

Pollination

Prepping Planting Areas

Growth Pattern and Longevity

Extending Harvests

Planting Trees

Soil Structure

Orientation

Water Table

Tree Guards

Planting Trees by Seed

Seeds into the Ground

Seeding into Pots

Stratification

Wet Versus Dry Seed

Planting a Bare Root Tree

Choosing Fruit and Nut Cultivars

Chill Hour Requirements

Varieties You Like to Eat

Storing and Longevity

Cultivars for Fermentation

Hedgerows

Tips for Growing Regenerative Hedgerows

Managing Trees Systems with Pruning

Dead

Diseased

Directional

Pruning for Site

Pruning for Shape

Pruning Times of the Year

Pruning Fruit Wood

Pruning Angles

Three Ways to Train Scaffold Branches

The Power of Your Cuts

Thinning Fruit

Coppicing

Pollarding

Growing Vegetables

Nutrient Density

Saving Money

Food Sovereignty

Healthy Soil Equals Healthy Food

Four Seasons of Harvest

Growing in the Right Season

Frost Protection

Greenhouse/Hoop House

Choosing Vegetable Varieties

Grow What You Eat

Growing in Season

Perennial Vegetables

Notable Perennial Vegetables

Planting in Cycles

Renewing Soil Health

Companion Planting

Harvesting

Preserving the Harvest

Harvest/Preservation Tips by Vegetable (A Short List)

Pests and Disease

Plant Propagation

Propagate by Seed

Sowing Seeds

Depth of Seed Planted

Covering Seeds

Seeding in Ground Versus Pots

Grow Your Own Plants

Cuttings

Dig and Divide Roots

Grafting

Landscape Maintenance

Changing Cultural Aesthetics

Vegetation Management

Mowing

Nontoxic Herbicides

Occultation

The Art of Weeding

Saving Seed

Pollination

Self-Pollinated

Insect-Pollinated

Wind-Pollinated

Hand-Pollination

When to Harvest Seed

Harvesting Wet Seeds

Seed Processing

Threshing

Screening

Winnowing

Seed Storage

Labeling

Share the Abundance

The Hidden Seeds

The Cultural Conservancy and Heron Shadow by Maya Harjo

Creatures of the Landscape

Of Wing, Hoof, Claw, and Scale

Predator-Prey Relationships

Nature Awareness

Bird Language

Animal Ancestral Compulsion

Observing Animal Habitat

Animal Behaviors

Leave Landscape Habitat Intact

Insectary Superstars

Integrated Pest Management (An Ecological Approach)

Integrated Pest Management

Seasonality

Stressed Plants

Beneficial Predatory Insects

Dragonfly

Parasitoid Wasps

Ladybugs

Lacewings

Tachinid Flies

Hoverfly

Mammals

Attracting Birds to the Landscape

Nesting

Cover/Shelter

Forage

Bird Boxes

Mason Bee Habitat

Making Mason Bee Hotels

Insectary Plants

Flower Shapes

Trap Crops

Burrowing Mammals

Reptiles

Amphibians

Lizard Habitat

Edge Effect

Avoid Insecticides (Conventional and Organic)

Habitat Ponds

Fencing

Single Tall Fence

Siting the Fence

Choosing Fencing Materials

Double Low Fences

Electric Fencing

Choosing the Right Animals

Beneficial Relationships

Stocking

Vegetation

Terrain

Frequency

Human Resources

Input/Output Analysis

Keeping Bees

Beehives

Log Hives

Sheep

Goats

Cows

Safety Considerations for Domesticated Animals

Chicken Systems

Varieties

Integrating Chickens into the Regenerative Landscape

Determine If Chickens Are Appropriate for Your Project

Locating the Chicken Coop

Protecting Your Chickens

Permanent Runs

Movable Systems

Harvesting

Basic Chicken Coop Design

Protection from Predators

Water Source

Food

Deep Bedding

Restore the Wild

Stewards of the Earth

Biodiversity

Invasive Grasses

Site Specific

Emergency Resilience

Reforestation

Bring Back the Prairie

Perennial Grasses and Herbs

Case Study: Mycoremediation with Dr. Mia Maltz

Seed Drilling

Build Relationships with Wild Plants

Ethical Wild Harvesting Techniques

Tending Wild Plants

Stimulate Growth and Propagate

Seasonality

Lands of Fire

Catastrophic (High Intensity) Versus Good Fire (Low Intensity)

Fire Frequency

Lessons from the Fire

Animals and Fire Management

Fuel Ladders

Prescribed Burning

Shaded Fuel Break

The Fires Will Return

Fireproofing the Landscape

Regenerative Forest

Management

Ecological Forest Management

Selective Thinning

Death and Decay

Disease Vectors

Selecting Trees to Cut

Lop and Scatter

Protect Existing Saplings

Contour Brush Piles

Biochar

Follow Indigenous Wisdom.