Coe Abundance Garden
My plan for an Abundance garden for Coe College in Cedar Rapids
Created: 10/09/2011 Photos: 2
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Food Forest Foundation
I am enjoying the process of creating a food forest around my newly built home. By mimicking a natural Iowa woodland ecosystem, my goals are to supply much of my food and provide habitat for birds and insects.
Created: 09/02/2011 Photos: 20
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The Plan
Backyard Abundance helped us define our goals and make a plan to turn our two acres of turf grass into an edible forest
Created: 06/02/2011 Photos: 12
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Rain Water Management
The Cooper family is blessed with large quantities of rainwater that flows off of hardsurface roads and neighboring driveways. We have several strategies to slow down the water and minimize erosion on this property with a 35% slope - a Prairie patch, 3
Created: 05/26/2011 Photos: 15
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Prairie Planting
On November 21, 2010, Backyard Abundance helped Willowwind School organize a prairie planting of the bioswale in front of the school.
Created: 11/22/2010 Photos: 24
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Rain Garden Construction
In May 2010 during the Backyard Abundance Water Quality and Water Management workshop I hosted the class at our house and demonstrated the construction of a residential rain garden. These pictures represent the garden before planting. Be sure to take a cl
Created: 11/16/2010 Photos: 4
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Hoophouse Construction
In the fall of 2010 I built this hoophouse. The construction resembled a barn raising with other Backyard Abundance members and family.
want to check it out give me a call (319.270.3890) and stop by
Created: 11/15/2010 Photos: 16
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New Pi Planting Day
The Backyard Abundance Edible Landscaping class mulched and transplanted gooseberries on one corner of the admin building.
Created: 09/04/2010 Photos: 13
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Backyard Playground
Over the past few years, I have created this backyard playspace for my children and for the neighborhood.
Created: 05/13/2010 Photos: 17
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Reed Lamer Sanctuary
This is the property that we will create our sanctaury on. Currently there is a brick ranch, fenced in backyard with swimming pool, and 1.81 acres of mostly grass and a small wooded area.
Created: 04/25/2010 Photos: 4
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Ecological Gardens
Backyard Abundance helped Mary Crooks design and lay the groundwork for her environmentally-friendly yard. At this event, you will learn how plants were chosen and can see their growth progress.
Created: 04/21/2010 Photos: 15
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Dizzying Diversity
Over the past few years, Casey and Christopher have progressively planted their entire yard in a dizzying array of prairie plants, flowers, vegetables, and herbs.
Created: 04/21/2010 Photos: 10
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Enjoy Simple Abundance
Decades of steady care have led to a peaceful and orderly yard filled with flowers and food.
Created: 04/21/2010 Photos: 15
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Front Yard Prairie
Using a thorough understanding of Iowa Natives, Jason has transformed his yard into a brilliant ecosystem.
Created: 04/21/2010 Photos: 13
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Backyard Woodland
Jim and Julie’s wooded backyard contains many elements of a native woodland ecosystem.
Created: 04/21/2010 Photos: 17
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Simple Abundance
Through creativity and resourcefulness, Dan Daly demonstrates how simple abundance can be easily achieved in any yard.
Created: 04/21/2010 Photos: 18
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Backyard Sanctuary
A delightful mix of trees, shrubs, flowers, pond, and shed all make this yard ideal for feeding and sheltering birds, frogs, mammals, insects—and humans.
Created: 04/21/2010 Photos: 15
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Urban Veggie Gardening
On several huge garden beds, Derek Roller and Christy Andersen grow an abundance of organic herbs and vegetables.
Created: 04/21/2010 Photos: 10
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Backyard Habitat
Over the years Roberta has transformed this simple field of turfgrass into inviting outdoor rooms bordered by flowers, shrubs, and trees.
Created: 04/21/2010 Photos: 16
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Low-maintenance yard
Liz has created a low-maintenance yard which features a beautiful rain garden of native plants.
Created: 04/20/2010 Photos: 10
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Forested Backyard
This forest-like backyard provides sanctuary for people, birds and other wildlife.
Created: 04/20/2010 Photos: 9
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Backyard Veggie Garden
This garden provides food for people and habitat for many birds, insects, and other wildlife.
Created: 04/20/2010 Photos: 9
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Summer yard tour
We hosted a Backyard Abundance yard tour in 2005.
Created: 04/20/2010 Photos: 10
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Prairie Garden Workshop
With the help of a Backyard Abundance workshop, we planted a small garden bed with native prairie plants.
Created: 04/13/2010 Photos: 15
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