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Brinkman home, Emporia KS

By Ben Stallings, 5 June, 2012
Hardiness zone
6a: -10˚F
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Design goals:

  • reduce mowing and maintenance for front yard: 2-3 evenings/week available for maintenance of entire yard
  • keep neighbors happy (shield view of garden and related items)
  • increase privacy on south end
  • support future greenhouse south of carport
  • continue using no chemicals
  • explore possibility of grain production
  • possible rock garden

Recommendations:

  • Expand decorative perennial border on north and west edges of property to shield neighbors' view of property
    • sheet-mulch beds to smother grass and increase fungal ratio to favor perennials
    • include fast-growing annuals (e.g. beans) for quick privacy while perennials get established
    • include evergreen plants (e.g. nandina) for year-round privacy
    • include edible plants (esp. berries) on inside of border
  • Plant decorative and useful shade-tolerant bushes (e.g. highbush cranberry) along south edge
  • Expand grape & berry production along inside of fence; consider hardy kiwi and other vine crops for this area
  • Add water catchment tank at southeast corner of carport
  • Install & enforce weed barrier around sedum bed at southwest corner
  • Consider area north of fence for rock garden, since it is in shadow November through April
  • Consider northeast corner for grain production, but expanding inside fence may be necessary to make it worth the trouble
Sun exposure
full sun
partial sun
Soil type
clay
moderate
neutral

Features

  • Nandina domestica
  • Iris (Iris spp.)
  • Daylily (Hemerocallis spp)
  • Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
  • Blueberry (Vaccinnium spp.)
  • Russian comfrey (Symphytum x uplandicum)
  • Maximilian sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani)
  • Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
  • Scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
  • Hops (Humulus lupulus)
  • Hardy kiwi (Actinidia arguta)
  • Grape (Vitis spp.)
  • Maypop (Passiflora incarnata)
  • Yarrow (Archillea millefolium)
  • Daffodil (Narcissus spp.)
  • Crocus (Crocus sativus)
  • White clover (Trifolium repens)
  • Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa)
  • Chocolate mint (Mentha piperita cv.)
  • Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
  • Highbush cranberry (Viburnum trilobum)
  • Clumping bamboo (Fargesia nitida)
  • Beaked hazelnut (Corylus cornuta)

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