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Sunday, June 10, 201811 a.m. to 4 p.m.
8th Annual St. Louis, Missouri
ChiCkens • Bees • Missouri natives Low Mow • soLar Power • CoMPosting reCyCLed MateriaLs • ediBLe PerenniaLs XerisCaPing • PoLLinator gardens • water Conservation • green Living outdoors
w w w. s u s t a i n a B L e B a C k y a r d . o r g
Thank you... to all our generous hosts, volunteers, community partners and sponsors whose support and willingness to share their
knowledge helps us all realize a greener world.
2018 Yard Hosts: Renee Benage, Cass Blackwood, Rebecca Bodicky, Tom Bradshaw,
Gloria Bratkowski, Patty Carleton, Francine & Bob Case, Terri Cifton, EarthDance Farm, Matt Fernandez, Jillian Flesh, Ellen Harmon,
Denise Heinz, Vela Hermann, Kristine Hildebrant, Stanley Jones, Jim Jordan, Dmitriy Kabargin, Gail Keelin, Kevin King, Scott Klein, Matt Lebon, Anne Lehman, Chandan Mahanta, Jenny McComb,
Barbara & Bob Nelson, Carla & Brian Nemmers, Susan Pang, Kraig Paradise, Dan Pearson, Jeffrey Pitts, AJ Rosenberg,
Paulette Sankofa, Claire Schosser, Alicia Schnell, Lori Schuster, Cynthia Spiegel, Mark Swain, Jen Sweet, Nance Thier, Ben Thomas,
Leslie Wainwright, Jessica Watson, Dawn Weber, Paul Whitsitt
2018 Tour Organizers: Brenda Adams, Vivian Brill, Patty Carlton, Suzanne Carron,
Francine Case, Toni Easter, Jessie Hoagland, Ellen Holly, Phil Judd, Scott Klein, Steven McGehee, Jane Sueme,
Besa & Chris Schweizer, Ben Thomas, Dawn Weber
Now in its 8th year, the uniquely St. Louis Sustainable Backyard Tour is a grassroots production of The Sustainable Backyard Network,
a 501(c)(3) public charity.
Board: Terry Winkelmann, Founding Director
Beth Lewandowski, Vice President & Social MediaLori Strawbridge, Treasurer
Attendance Prizes Donated By:Audubon Society, BeeBarns, Brightside St. Louis,
EarthDance Organic Farm School, Green Spiral Tours, Hartford Coffee,
Kitchen House Coffee, Local Harvest Grocery, OK Hatchery,Slow Food St. Louis, Urban Chestnut Brewing Co.
If you haven’t regIstered to attend yet, you still can wIn prIzes just by letting us know you attended this year’s tour!
Welcome to the original sustainable living tour! Not just a garden tour, the Sustainable Backyard Tour is where we stand together to build a kinder, healthier and more resilient community.
Each yard you visit today is one small knot in a vast net that spreads across the world. It is a net that connects and sustains us all as we work together to rebuild and preserve healthy ecosystems. Every household that composts, installs solar panels, plants Missouri natives, or simply chooses organics over chemical fertilizers and herbicides, grows that net ever stronger!
More than 40 hosts welcome you today. Ask ques-tions, take pictures, make notes! There is no start-ing point. Make your own route using the map as a guide, or download the BatchGeo version from our website. We suggest you choose addresses close to home, as they will have similar conditions, resources and ordinances. This is a rain or shine tour, so be prepared for both.
Thank you for caring and learning; have a great time! Sincerely,
Terry Winkelmann, Tour Founder and the 2018 Organizers
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ar
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No.
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ame
Add
ress
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rea
Zip
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ener
ati
ve L
andsc
apin
g
29
Ros
elaw
n A
ve.
Fair
view
Hei
ghts
6
22
08
In
spir
ed b
y “P
arad
ise
Lot”
, our
fron
t & b
ack
yard
s sh
ow w
hat i
s po
ssib
le w
ith ju
st a
sm
all a
mou
nt o
f are
a. 2
0+
frui
t tre
es, b
erri
es, h
erb
gard
en, p
oultr
y pa
ddoc
ks, b
utte
rfly
bus
hes,
& m
ore!
We
rais
e ra
bbits
, chi
cken
s, &
duc
ks!
Eart
hD
ance
Org
anic
Farm
Sch
ool
23
3 S
. D
ade
Ave
. Fe
rguso
n
63
13
5
Eart
hDan
ce O
rgan
ic F
arm
Sch
ool i
s a
Cer
tifi
ed O
rgan
ic d
iver
sifi
ed v
eget
able
far
m in
Fer
guso
n.
Com
e an
d se
e us
and
lear
n ab
out
perm
acul
ture
, far
min
g, a
nd g
arde
ning
!
Wild B
ird R
ehabilit
ati
on
96
24
Mid
land B
oule
vard
O
verl
and
63
11
4W
ild B
ird
Reha
bilit
atio
n is
a s
ongb
ird
hosp
ital
. Our
gar
dens
, des
igne
d by
Sus
an P
ang,
are
fill
ed
wit
h pl
ant
life
that
pro
vide
s su
sten
ance
for
our
nat
ive
bird
s.
Ren
ee’s
Pla
ce
15
Sandri
ngham
Lane
Ferg
uso
n
63
13
5Th
e fo
cus
of m
y ya
rd is
the
use
of
nati
ve p
lant
s. T
here
are
at
leas
t 30
spe
cies
of
nati
ve p
lant
s us
ed in
the
land
scap
e.
Kra
ig’s
Gard
en
13
89
Ele
nor
e A
ve.
Spanis
h L
ake
6
31
38
N
atur
esca
ping
for
bir
ds a
nd b
utte
rflie
s. B
ees
and
chic
kens
. Veg
etab
les,
berr
ies.
Fun
ky y
ard
art
wit
h fo
und/
recy
cled
item
s.
Livi
ng L
ow A
cre
15
19
Tw
illm
an A
ve.
Spanis
h L
ake
6
31
38
Th
is a
cre
lot
feat
ures
org
anic
ally
gro
wn
edib
le, n
ativ
e, a
nd h
erb
plan
ts, a
n at
tach
ed p
assi
ve s
olar
fr
ont
porc
h, a
nd r
ain
barr
els.
Mahanta
Pra
irie
and A
pia
ry
16
77
0 O
ld J
am
esto
wn R
oad
Old
Jam
esto
wn
63
03
4
A t
all g
rass
pra
irie
fro
nt y
ard,
19
year
s ol
d w
ith
a te
n hi
ve b
ee y
ard.
William
A.
Ker
r Fo
undati
on B
ldg.
21
O’F
allon
St.
N
ear
Nor
th R
iver
fron
t 6
31
02
Th
is L
EED
-Pla
tinu
m N
GO
bui
ldin
g is
an
expe
rim
enta
l wor
k in
pro
gres
s, f
eatu
ring
roo
ftop
gar
den,
gr
een
roof
, sol
ar p
anel
s, n
ativ
e la
ndsc
ape,
per
mea
bles
, rai
nbar
rels
, and
a R
iver
fron
t V
iew
!
Kid
s and C
love
r 26
21
Vic
tor
St.
Fox
Park
6
31
04
Lo
w m
ow c
love
r, e
dibl
es, n
ativ
es, r
ain
gard
en, b
udge
t an
d ki
d fr
iend
ly. A
lway
s a
wor
kin
pro
gres
s.
The
Fruit
ful C
ube
32
39
Lafa
yett
e A
ve.
The
Gate
6
31
04
Sm
all u
rban
orc
hard
wit
h m
any
diff
eren
t fr
uit
tree
s, g
rape
s, v
eggi
es a
nd h
erbs
. So
lar,
rai
nwat
er c
atch
men
t, c
ompo
stin
g an
d hy
drop
onic
s.
Rose
nberg
’s R
ain
Gard
en
28
22
Vic
tor
Str
eet
Fox
Park
6
31
04
Fu
lly p
erm
eable
sou
th c
ity
back
yard
wit
h a
foc
us
on n
ati
ve p
lants
, pol
linato
r gard
ens,
and h
omeg
row
n p
roduce
. 90 s
quare
foo
t ra
in g
ard
en a
nd p
erm
eable
pati
o are
hig
hlig
hts
. K
evin
’s N
ati
ve P
lant
Rain
gard
en
1719
-21
Sim
pso
n P
lace
La
faye
tte
Square
63104
This
apart
men
t back
yard
is
landsc
aped
wit
h n
ati
ves
to m
axi
miz
e th
e sp
ace
for
bot
h
wildlife
habit
at
and t
enants
’ en
joym
ent.
Rain
gard
en d
esig
n w
ith s
alv
aged
mate
rials
alo
ng w
ith d
etails
abou
t th
e M
SD P
roje
ct C
lear
gra
nt
pro
gra
m.
Love &
Peace
Butt
erf
ly G
ard
en
27
12
N.
14
th S
treet
Old
Nort
h
63
10
6M
y gard
en p
rovi
des
a b
eauti
ful re
stin
g a
nd g
ath
erin
g p
lace
for
fri
ends
and
nei
ghbor
s. A
col
orfu
l and w
him
sica
l sp
ace
that
pro
vides
a s
afe
have
n f
or b
utt
erfl
ies,
bee
s, s
mall loc
al w
ildlife
and f
ood f
or n
eighbor
s.
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S
AN
IMA
LS:
Chic
ken
s, D
uck
s, R
abb
its,
Fis
h,
Guin
ea F
ow
l, G
oat
s
BEE
S: B
eekee
pin
g/B
ee H
ives
MIS
SOU
RI N
AT
IVES
: Pl
ants
pro
vid
ing
food
and
shel
ter
to loca
l fa
una
HA
BIT
AT
/PO
LLIN
AT
OR
GA
RD
EN
EDIB
LES:
Fru
it T
rees
, O
rgan
ic V
eget
able
s, P
eren
nia
l Ed
ible
s, H
erb
s, M
ush
room
s
REN
EWA
BLE
EN
ERG
Y:
Sola
r PV
, So
lar
Pum
p,
Ove
n,
Lig
hti
ng
, G
eoth
erm
al
WA
TER
: Pe
rmea
ble
Surf
aces
, R
ain g
ard
ens,
Rai
nw
ater
Collec
tion,
Dri
p Irr
igat
ion
KID
FR
IEN
DLY
FU
N:
Youth
Act
ivit
ies
LEV
EL:
Ju
st G
etti
ng
Sta
rted
A W
ork
in P
rog
ress
Est
ablish
ed
S
18
20 21
22
23
24
27
28
29 3026
25
19
Deco
rati
ve K
itch
en G
ard
en
13
31
N.
Mark
et
Str
eet
Old
Nort
h
63
10
6
Gard
en w
as
two
city
lot
s w
ith g
rass
and w
eeds,
now
a m
ix o
f dec
orati
ve,
nati
ve a
nd
edib
le p
lants
wit
h r
ain
gard
en,
barr
els
and s
olar
lighti
ng.
Matt
’s B
ack
yard
Retr
eat
12
27
N.
Mark
et
Str
eet
Old
Nort
h
63
10
6The
focu
s of
this
yard
is
rain
scapin
g a
nd n
ati
ve p
lants
. D
iver
sity
of
pla
nt
types
att
ract
s m
any
pol
linato
rs t
o a s
omew
hat
form
al, s
omew
hat
natu
ralize
d s
pace
. 13th
Str
eet
Com
munit
y G
ard
en 2
71
0 N
. 1
3th
Str
eet
Old
Nort
h
63
10
6
Pro
duce
mark
et r
ows,
chic
ken
s, f
ruit
tre
es, w
ate
ring s
yste
m, pol
linato
r pra
irie
, bee
& b
utt
erfl
y gam
es a
nd info
rmati
on f
or k
ids
and a
dult
s.
Earl
y S
tage O
rchard
42
72
Wash
ingto
n B
lvd.
C
entr
al W
est
End E
ast
6
31
08
Ea
rly
stag
e ba
ck y
ard
frui
t or
char
d fe
atur
ing
seve
ral 3
rd s
easo
n es
palie
r fr
uit
tree
s. A
lso
incl
udes
a
coup
le o
f sm
all h
erb/
vege
tabl
e ga
rden
bed
s. A
nd f
or t
he k
iddo
s, t
here
’s a
woo
den
pira
te s
hip
to p
lay
on!
His
tori
c 1892 J
udso
n H
ouse
3733 W
ash
ingto
n B
lvd.
Gra
nd C
ente
r
63
10
82
6 f
ruit
bea
ring
tre
es a
nd la
rge
grap
e ar
bor.
All
the
frui
t tr
ees
are
used
for
land
scap
ing
use
and
cons
umpt
ion.
I ha
ve f
our
beeh
ives
for
pol
linat
ion
of t
he t
rees
and
con
sum
e so
me
of t
heir
hon
ey.
Hid
den A
lley R
anch
2
36
6 L
aw
rence
St.
Shaw
6
31
10
Hid
den
Alley
Ranch
is
des
igned
to
hos
t a s
erie
s of
nes
ted c
o-op
s: c
omm
on s
pace
for
a
coop
erati
ve h
ousi
ng p
roje
ct, co
mm
unit
y gard
en b
eds,
a c
hic
ken
co-
op,
soci
al sp
ace
for
nei
ghbor
hoo
d p
otlu
cks,
and e
ventu
ally
bee
kee
pin
g a
nd o
rchard
co-
ops.
Sle
epin
g w
ith b
ees
at
Dm
itri
y’s
back
yard
41
57
Bota
nic
al
Shaw
6
31
10
W
e have
fru
it t
rees
, dif
fere
nt
ber
ries
, ch
icke
ns,
quails
, ra
inw
ate
r to
te,
hugel
cult
ure
, nati
ve
bee
s hot
el,
vert
ical gard
en,
and a
cou
ple
of
very
exc
itin
g b
ee r
elate
d a
ddit
ions
this
yea
r.
New
Orl
eans
Sty
le C
ourt
yard
4
03
4 M
agnolia P
lace
Shaw
6
31
10
A s
tone
path
thro
ugh t
he
fron
t ya
rd p
eren
nia
l gard
en t
o a s
ide
yard
shade
gard
en
to v
inta
ge
Fren
ch d
oors
into
a N
ew O
rlea
ns
styl
e co
urt
yard
.
Tra
sh t
o T
reasu
re T
err
ace
4
02
6 C
ast
lem
an
Shaw
63
11
0
Our
yard
ser
ves
to p
ique
inte
rest
in p
erm
acu
lture
des
ign p
ract
ices
as
wel
l as
the
reuse
of
“tra
sh”
as
gard
en m
ate
rial.
eri
n &
ben in d
utc
hto
wn
47
39
Louis
iana A
ve.
Dutc
hto
wn
63
11
1
50+ M
O n
ati
ve p
eren
nia
l sp
ecie
s in
cludin
g c
act
us,
rais
ed b
ed v
eget
able
s,
thre
e si
ster
s agri
cult
ure
, D
IY c
ompos
t &
rain
col
lect
ion.
Cri
tter
Sanct
uary
4
70
9 M
inneso
ta A
ve.
Mount
Ple
asa
nt
63
11
1
We
crea
te a
sanct
uary
for
mig
rati
ng b
irds
and b
utt
erfl
ies,
alo
ng w
ith s
uppor
t of
ra
ccoo
ns,
opos
sum
, st
ray
cats
, et
c.
dir
ty g
irl fa
rms
39
11
Junia
ta S
treet
Tow
er
Gro
ve S
outh
6
31
16
Ever
ythin
g inte
nti
onally
pla
nte
d f
or s
ale
to
som
e of
the
fines
t ch
efs
and b
art
ender
s in
Sa
int
Louis
- c
ulin
ary
and m
edic
inal her
bs,
flo
wer
s, lea
ves,
fru
its
and r
oots
.
Gra
ckle
Manor
4
17
0 W
yom
ing S
t.
Tow
er
Gro
ve S
outh
63
11
6
Mos
t vi
sito
rs f
ocus
on t
he
veget
able
gard
en,
the
25
0 g
allo
n r
ain
barr
el,
rain
gard
en
and n
ati
ve landsc
apin
g,
but
if y
ou loo
k cl
osel
y, y
ou’ll lik
ely
find s
ome
wild
life
as
wel
l. C
ott
age S
hade G
ard
en
4
00
9 U
tah S
treet
Tow
er
Gro
ve S
outh
63
11
6
Des
igned
for
eas
y m
ainte
nan
ce, w
ithou
t la
wn, bu
t lo
ts o
f pe
rennia
ls a
nd
shad
e.
Inte
rrupt
my
read
ing;
kid
-fri
endl
y pl
ace
to r
elax
wit
h c
onve
rsat
ion a
nd
hom
emad
e co
okie
s.
Place
of
natu
re,
bea
uty
and s
eren
ity
4
871 G
oeth
e A
ve.
P
rince
ton H
eights
6
3116
Yard
fea
ture
s w
ays
to
live
wit
h n
atu
re a
nd e
mbra
ce it.
Num
erou
s aw
ard
s and d
esir
e to
tea
ch o
ther
s.
All n
atu
ral-- no
chem
icals
.
The U
rban F
ood F
ore
st
3
11
4 G
urn
ey A
ve.
Tow
er
Gro
ve S
outh
6
31
16
O
ur
focu
s is
to
crea
te a
n u
rban o
asi
s fu
ll o
f per
ennia
l fo
od c
rops.
V
isit
ors
will se
e a
bro
ad m
ix o
f unco
mm
on f
ruit
s, p
eren
nia
l ve
get
able
s, a
nd p
eren
nia
l her
bs.
Mic
hig
an A
ve G
arden
-n-B
ees
2
85
0 M
ichig
an A
ve.
Tow
er G
rove
Eas
t
63
11
8
Gard
enin
g w
ith r
ecyc
led m
ate
rials
; bee
kee
pin
g a
nd p
ollinato
r fr
iendly
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16 1714 15Map
No.
N
ame
Add
ress
Are
a Zi
p
Leve
LS
38 40 41 42 43 44 464539
Kit
chen H
ouse
Farm
2
61
1 M
ichig
an A
ve.
Tow
er
Gro
ve E
ast
63
11
8
Kit
chen
Hou
se F
arm
ori
gin
ate
d a
s a p
roje
ct t
o re
vita
lize
a n
egle
cted
pro
per
ty n
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the
owner
s’ h
ome.
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now
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thei
r nea
rby
coff
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hop
wit
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ggs,
hon
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clec
tic
mix
of
flow
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her
bs,
and w
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s fo
r use
by
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for
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e C
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ith a
sm
all f
arm
acr
oss
the
stre
et, in
dev
elop
men
t. U
rban H
om
est
ead
28
38
Magnolia
Fox
Park
63
11
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y ho
me
has
3 ad
diti
onal
cit
y lo
ts c
onne
cted
. St
arte
d 6
year
s ag
o w
ith
tree
s an
d ot
herw
ise
blan
k sl
ate.
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s of
har
d w
ork
& 2
MSD
Pro
ject
Cle
ar G
rant
s.
Nel
son’s
Dry
Cre
ek &
Cit
y K
itti
es
21
25
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okee
St.
Ben
ton P
ark
63
11
8
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erti
ng o
ver
20
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square
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of, ra
in w
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dry
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ek a
nd F
rench
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ells
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low
ers
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repel
mos
quit
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etc.
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munit
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ia
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rove
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t
63
11
8
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Orc
hard
on V
irgin
ia is
a p
roje
ct t
hat
gro
ws
fruit
to
build r
elati
onsh
ips,
addre
ss
hunger
, and p
rovi
de
a p
lace
to
serv
e th
e c
omm
unit
y.
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ore
st M
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70
7 T
imber
Rid
ge A
cre D
r.
Hig
h R
idge
6
30
49
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ati
ve p
lant
are
as,
fru
it t
rees
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d,
geo
ther
mal H
VA
C s
yste
m,
Tes
la e
lect
ric
car
charg
ing,
rain
barr
el,
many
matu
re t
rees
, liv
ing “
Chri
stm
as”
tre
es t
hat
we
pla
nte
d in
stea
d o
f th
row
ing
them
aw
ay,
shor
t natu
re t
rail
thro
ugh t
he
woo
ds
leads
to a
sm
all
lake
wit
h a
fir
e pit
.
Kid
s and C
haos
24
Webst
er
Woods
Webst
er
Gro
ves
6
31
19
O
ur
suburb
an a
cre
is s
low
ly o
n its
way
to 1
00
% n
ati
ve landsc
apin
g w
hile
bei
ng
100%
kid
have
n.
An E
dib
le P
ath
1
5 W
illo
w O
ak L
ane
Gle
ndale
6
31
22
W
e be
gan
wit
h ho
neys
uckl
e an
d E
uony
mus
and
sev
ere
drai
nage
issu
es.
Our
goa
l is
to c
reat
e an
ed
ible
pat
h th
roug
h “t
he w
oods
“ - P
aw P
aw t
rees
, ha
ckbe
rry,
mul
berr
y, g
oose
berr
y, e
lder
berr
y,
haze
lnut
, w
alnu
t, r
aspb
erry
, bla
ckbe
rry,
blu
eber
ries
, and
man
y M
isso
uri n
ativ
es in
a n
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al y
ard
The R
ed D
oor
Fam
ily G
ard
en
44
9 S
eekam
p A
ve.
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kw
ood
6
31
22
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ur
fam
ily
gard
en h
as
a s
pace
for
eve
ryon
e in
cludin
g c
hildre
n a
nd c
hic
ken
s.
We
have
pes
tici
de-
free
gard
ens
for
bir
ds,
butt
erfl
ies,
and e
ven f
air
ies.
Many
vari
etie
s of
hos
tas,
nati
ves,
tre
es a
nd p
eren
nia
ls.
Fron
t “Y
arde
n” w
ith
Bees
and
Bir
ds ‘
roun
d Ba
ck 230 E
. A
dam
s K
irkw
ood
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Our
fron
t “Y
ard
en”
featu
res
annual and p
eren
nia
l ve
ggie
s, h
erbs
& f
ruit
s in
pla
ce o
f a law
n.
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als
o have
chic
ken
s, b
ees
and p
ollinato
r pla
nts
.
Isabee’s
Bee G
ard
en
12
54
0 O
ld T
ess
on R
d.
M
ehlv
ille
63
12
8
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’s B
ee G
ard
en p
rovi
des
a h
ealt
hy
habit
at
for
a v
ari
ety
of w
ildlife
, to
pro
vide
a r
ich e
nvi
ronm
ent
for
pol
linato
rs o
f all s
orts
.
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yto
n H
aven
11
5 L
ake F
ore
st D
r.
Ric
hm
ond H
eig
hts
63
11
7
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arc
hs,
Spic
e bush
sw
allow
tails
and t
iger
sw
allow
tails
are
a f
ew o
f th
e butt
erfl
ies
you’ll se
e her
e. M
ilkw
eed, sp
ice
bush
, tu
lip p
opla
rs a
nd b
lack
cher
ry a
re H
ost
pla
nts
for
th
ese
spec
ies.
When
you
put
in a
pla
nt,
you
are
gro
win
g b
utt
erfl
ies
too!
Inth
eN
am
eoft
heBee
13
57
Gra
ham
Str
eet
D
ogto
wn
6
31
39
A
bee
kee
per
’s g
ard
en.
Bir
ds
and p
lants
and b
ugs,
oh m
y!
70
39
Horn
er
Fra
nz P
ark
63
11
7
Cit
y w
ildlife
habit
at
crea
ted w
ith n
ati
ve p
lants
in s
ituati
ons
rangin
g f
rom
sun t
o sh
ade,
wet
to
dry
, all in ¼
of
an a
cre,
wit
h r
ecyc
led y
ard
art
too
.
Casa
de C
ase
’s
21
25
McC
ausl
and A
ve
Fra
nz P
ark
63
14
3
Our
yard
incl
udes
an e
dib
le h
erb &
butt
erfl
y fl
ower
gard
en;
many
veget
able
s, g
arl
ic
& f
igs.
Yes
, w
e have
squir
rels
& r
abbit
s. N
o, w
e do
not
have
dee
r.
Jord
an A
cces
sibl
e &
Sus
tain
able
Hom
e &
Yar
d 7
648 W
eave
r A
ve.
M
aple
woo
d
63
143
Sust
aina
ble
and
acce
ssib
le, t
his
agin
g-in
-pla
ce p
riva
te r
esid
ence
has
sol
ar P
V, s
usta
inbl
e de
sign
an
d pr
oduc
ts, E
RV, s
olar
car
, veg
etab
le g
arde
n, r
ain
gard
en, p
ollin
ator
-pra
irie
gar
den,
bee
s,
recy
cled
pla
stic
fen
ce a
nd o
ther
sus
tain
able
pra
ctic
es.
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What’s a Watershed?
Everything drains somewhere! That simple fact is why there are islands of plastic in the ocean that are the size of small states, large dead zones where rivers outlet to the ocean, and even why there are fish kills and algae blooms in your neighborhood creeks or lakes. The way water moves over land is just like how a bathtub drains, it all eventu-ally flows to the lowest point, taking pollutants with it as it goes.
Protecting our watersheds, big and small, can start with our own backyards. Practices such as watering wisely or xeriscaping help con-serve water while rain gardens and reducing impervious surface areas help reduce the amount and rate of stormwater runoff.
Safely Dispose of Old Pesticides & Fertilizers
Many conventional lawn and garden products are considered House-hold Hazardous Waste because they contain chemicals that are toxic, corrosive, flammable or reactive. Pouring these products down the drain, on the ground, into storm sewers, or in some cases putting them out with the trash can harm the environment and endanger our health. Increasingly, there are safer, alternative products like corn gluten and diatomaceous earth that you can use instead. For a safe-on-vegetables bug spray, make your own using Dr. Bronner’s Pepper-mint Soap. But if you have old home & garden products lying around, make an appointment to dispose of them at one of these St. Louis Household Hazardous Waster facilities:
Visit www.hhwstl.com to learn more.
Lemay HHW Facility 291 E. HoffmeisterSt. Louis, MO 63125
North County HHW Facility 4100 Seven Hills DriveSt. Louis, MO 63033
The Dirt on Soil
The ground you walk on is so much more than dirt. There’s an entire ecosystem under your feet. More organisms live in a handful of healthy soil than there are people on the planet. That life in the soil…microbes, fungi, nematodes, insects…supports the life above it…from the crops we grow for food and fiber to the trees we cut for timber. It even sequesters carbon and is literally ground zero for medicines like penicillin, derived from a fungus found in soil.
There are many ways we unintentionally destroy that ecosystem. Till-ing your garden, for instance, destroys soil’s structure--water doesn’t infiltrate, compaction increases, nutrients can’t flow, and the whole soil web is compromised.
That’s why more and more farmers are turning to no-till agriculture and cover crops. You can practice the same in your own garden by only minimally disturbing the soil and keeping something growing on it at all times. Bare soil is dying soil.
Get the Most Out of Playing In the Dirt
test your soil before amending it or adding chemical fertilizers. University of Missouri Extension will test your soil so you know exactly what you do, and don’t, need to add to your soil to improve it. See the link on our website or call 314-400-2115.
Compost your kitchen scraps and yard waste and not only will you never have to buy bags of soil again, you’ll have rich organic matter to feed your garden and lawn. There are many ways to compost and entire books on choosing the right system for the right time and place.But in the end, it’s easy: Compost happens!
CaLL Before You dig – Electric, gas, water, sewer, telephone and cable lines are buried everywhere and some are only an inch or two below the ground. Planting a tree or installing a rain garden can damage underground utilities, so always call before you dig! One call, at least 2 working days prior to digging, notifies all utilities that will then mark underground lines so that you can dig safely.
Missouri one Call 1-800-dIg-rIte (1-800-344-7483). plus, it’s the law.
Support for this booklet provided by The St. Louis County Soil & Water Conservation District. The St. Louis County Soil & Water Conservation District
is funded in part by the 1/10 of 1% Parks & Soils Tax.
MSD Project Clear is the initiative to improve water quality and alleviate many wastewater concerns in the St. Louis region. This program will reimburse qualified
homeowners, schools, churches, government, and businesses (within a specific geographic area) up to $3,000 to install rainscaping solutions, like rain gardens and rain barrels, on their property. Check www.projectclearstl.org/rainscaping for more details. (314) 577-0202 | Rainscaping@mobot.org
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RGlossary Composting: A great way to transform kitchen and yard waste into free, nutrient-rich fertilizer.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW): Herbicides, pesticides, cleaners, & solvents that are corrosive or toxic and may catch fire, explode, or react with other chemicals creating a risk to people and the environment. A sustainable backyard replaces these products with natural, organic substitutes.
Hugelkulture: Raised, no-dig beds wherein woody debris forms the basis of mounded compost piles which can then be planted with annual food crops like squash.
Naturescaping: Using native plant species and the character of the land to create an arrangement that appears naturally occurring and provides similar ecosystem services.
Native plants: Evolved in concert with the climate and growing conditions of a place, often with deep, fibrous root systems that make the soil more permeable, sponge-like and able to absorb rainfall.
Permaculture: A landscape & living design philosophy that partners food, water, energy and people within a balanced & healthy biological community.
Pollinators: Bees, wasps, butterflies, and other creatures essential to the reproduction of the vast majority of flowering plants, fruit trees, and most food crops.
PV: Photovoltaics are devices that take energy delivered in the form of light photons and converts it to energy in the form of electricity, i.e. Solar energy.
Rainscaping: Pairing plants and water control practices like catch basins, bioswales or pervious pavement, to encourage stormwater to slow, spread, and sink in close to where it falls.
Rain Garden: A landscape that slows the flow of rainwater runoff by using elements similar to those that occur in nature-- plants, stone, shallow swales and depressions that catch and hold rain.
Vermicompost: A way to compost indoors using earthworms to breakdown kitchen waste to create a type of fertilizer called worm castings.
Xeriscaping: Landscaping that helps conserve water by using plants that require little or no irrigation and are suited to a sunny, dry site.
Sustainable Backyard: One that causes minimal harm to the environment in its creation or maintenance and contributes positively to the health of people and planet.
MAJOR FUNDING PROVIDED BY: William A. Kerr Foundation, Dr. Bronners Family Foundation, Greenscape Garden Center, St. Louis Jefferson Solid Waste
Management District, St. Louis County Soil & Water Conservation District
WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM: Forrest Keeling Garden Center, MSD Project Clear,
St. Louis Earth Day, Wild Bird Rehabilitation
AND CONTRIBUTIONS BY: Bailey Family Restaurants, Bowood Farms, Gateway Greening,
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