FERNANDA CASTILLO EDIBLE LANDSCAPES
CLIENT: LEON H. CASTILLO 5 DIXON CT. NOGALES AZ SUMMER 2020
EARTH CARE
FUTURE CARE
PEOPLE CARE
PERMACULTURE PRINCIPLES
CLIENT GOALS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
START A PERMACULTURE GARDEN AND LIFESTYLE. PLANT PERRENIAL & YEAR-ROUND VEGETATION. CREATE A MICROCLIMATE FOR THE ADJACENT PORCH. ATTRACT WILD LIFE SUCH AS BUTTERFLIES AND BIRDS. HARVEST RAINWATER START A LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
SITE ANALYSIS
KINO SPRINGS
5 DIXON CT, NOGALES AZ
SITE
OBSERVATION AND SITE ASSESSMENT GEOGRAPHY
CLIMATE
SEMI-ARID STEPPE ELEVATION 3,865 FT
SUMMER (AVG) DAYS
WINTER (AVG)
NIGHTS
96 F (36 C)
DAYS
60 F (15 C)
64 F (18 C)
NIGHTS 32 F (0 C)
HARDINESS ZONE ZONE 8A ZONE AB
PRECIPITATION (AVG) / RAINFALL ANNUAL 19 IN (483 MM)
RAIN SEASON (JULY-AUGUST) 3 IN ADDITIONAL NOTES
1. THE SITE RECEIVES DIRECT EAST-SUN LIGHT DURING THE MORNINGS AND PLENTY OF SHADE STARTING 8PM (SUMMER). 2. ALEJANDRA THE NEIGHBOUR WILL BENEFIT FROM THE GARDEN.
OUTSIDE OF PROPERTY
FOOD GARDEN
HOUSE
PORCH BACKYARD
bBASE MAP 5 DIXON CT SUMMER 2020
ZONE 1
ZONE 3
ZONE 0
ZONE 1 ZONE
2 ACCESS POINTS DISTANT ZONE SOCIAL & LEISURE ZONE CROP PRODUCTION ZONE BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES MANAGED WOODLAND REMOTE WILDLIFE ZONE
ZONE & ACCESS POINTS
NOTES
330
10°
THE HOUSE PROTECTS THE SITE FROM GETTING DAMAGING WINDS. WIND TUNNELS THAT PASS THROUGH THE SITE PROMOTE VENTILATION IN THE PORCH AREA. A MICROCLAMATE IS CREATED AT THE SOCIAL AREA (PORCH).
30
20°
SUMMER SOLSTICE
NOTES
30° 40°
300
THE SITE RECEIVES ENOUGH DAY LIGHT DURING THE DAY. AROUND 8 PM THE HOUSE STARTS TO CAST SHADOW
60
50° 10:31
6:OO
60° 70° 80°
18:OO
EQUINOX 9:OO
W 15:OO
12:OO WINTER SOLSTICE
N
17:OO 240 15:OO
12:OO
9:OO
120 W
210
150
S
S
WIND & SUN ANALYSIS DIRECTIONAL SECTOR
6:00 A.M.
3:00 P.M.
9:00 A.M.
6:00 P.M.
12:00 A.M.
8:00 P.M.
SUN ANALYSIS JUNE 2020
3” PERMANENT SATELLITE DISH
SHADOW SUN
LEMMON TREE IS EXPECTED TO GROW IN 5 YEARS AND CAST A 5’ DIAMETER SHADOW SUNNY AND DRY
COMPOST PROTECTED FROM SEVERE HEATS
THE MORNING SUN COVERS THE WHOLE SITE FROM SUNRISE TO 3 PM.
WATER CISTERN •
• •
•
MESQUITE TREE CASTS SHADOW DURING THE MORNIG.
COOL & SHADY
HOUSE CASTS SHADOW DURING THE AFTERNOON.
PORCH •
THE PORCH’S ROOF KEEPS THIS AREA WITH SHADE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
MICROCLIMATES
RAIN GARDEN CISTERN NATIVE & ADAPTIVE PLANTS
WATER SOURCE
SOIL
A PIPE DIRECTS STORMWATER FROM THE DOWNSPOUT OF A BUILDING TO THE RAIN GARDEN, WHERE RIVER STONES HELP TO SLOW AND SPREAD THE RAINWATER THOUGHOUT THE RAIN GARDEN.
AMENDED WITH COMPOST AND A GRAVEL LAYER, RAIN GARDEN SOIL ENCOURAGES HEALTHY PLANT GROWTH
ABSORB STORMWATER AND TRANSPIRE IT BACK INTO THE AIR
RAIN GARDEN SOIL MIX WATER SYSTEM
FUNCTION FOOD PRODUCTION
SYSTEM VEGETABLE GARDEN
COOKING & HERBAL GARDEN MEDICINAL PRODUCTION IRRIGATION ROOF WATER HAR& WATER VESTING HARVESTING EARTHWORKS
WILDLIFE HABITAT
PRIVACY
FLOWERING SHRUBS FLOWER BEDS POLLINATOR GARDENS FEEDERS BIRDBATHS BEE & BUTTERFLY WATER SOURCE LIVING CURTING
ELEMENT • • • • • • • • •
TOMATO CUCUMBER PEPPERS BASIL OREGANO ROSEMARY CILANTRO GUTTER DOWNPIPE
• • •
ASPARAGUS SPINACH SQUASH
• • •
CHIVES MINT PARSLEY
• •
DIVERTER WATER CISTERN
• DAMS • SLUICES • GULLEYS RECYCLED SPANISH ROOF TILES.
REUSED HUMMINGBIRD FEEDERS SHALLOW EARTHEN BOWL COLORFUL BOWL
POSSIBLE CONNECTIONS
WATER HARVESTING
ATTACHED TO BESIDE
COMPOST
AROUND
WILDLIFE HABITAT
OVER
LIVING CURTAIN INSIDE
VEGETABLE GARDEN
ON
HERBS GARDEN
UNDER
PATH
OUTSIDE KITCHEN
WATER HARVESTING
HERBS GARDEN
WILDLIFE
PEOPLE
GRAPE IVY
CLIMATE LIVING CURTAIN CONTROL CIRCULATION PATH
•
ROCKS
DIVISION
•
RECYCLED WOOD & CHICKEN WIRE STEEL DOORS
FENCE DOORS
RANDOM ASSEMBLY
GRAPE IVY
•
LIVING CURTAIN
VEGETABLE GARDEN COMPOST
FUNCTIONS & SYSTEMS
KITCHEN
WATER HARVESTING
HERBS GARDEN
WILDLIFE
PEOPLE
LIVING CURTAIN
VEGETABLE GARDEN KEEP APART SEASONAL SUPERVISE WEEKLY DAILY
COMPOST
CONNECTIONS
3” PERMANENT SATELLITE DISH
COMPONENTS LIMITING FACTORS CONNECTIONS DESIRE PATH FOOD PRODUCTION SPIRAL FLOWS
5’ DIAMETER FLOWER BED CLIMBING PLANTS CUSTOM MADE FENCE TO SEPERATE ZONE 3 (GARDEN) FROM ZONE 1.
SPACE FOR PREY BIRDS / PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
WATER CISTERN •
BEDROOM WILL HAVE A VIEW TO THE GARDEN
MESQUITE TREE CASTSHADOW DURING THE MORNIG
POLLINATOR GARDEN
•
HOUSE CASTS SHADOW FROM NOON TO AFTERNOON
HERBAL GARDEN • MORNING SUN LIGHT • ADJACENT TO THE PORCH • CLOSEST TO THE HOUSE SOCIAL AREAS.
PORCH • •
SOCIAL & LEISURE AREA MOSTLY USED DURING MORNINGS & WEEKEND AFTERNOONS.
GRAPE IVY • LIVING CURTAIN FOR PRIVACY & CLIMATE CONTROL • WINDBREAK
HUMMINGBIRD FEEDERS HUMMINGBIRD FEEDERS
COMPONENTS CONNECTIONS
INDIVIDUALS NAME LEON
CLIENT
TIME SPENT AT THE SITE 10 HRS/ WEEK
LAURA
WIFE
-
ALEJANDRA
RELATIONSHIP TO CLIENT
DAUGHTER NEIGHBOR
-
ANIMALS PROFESSION & HOBBYS
• • • • • • • • •
FATHER RANCHER GARDENER NATURE ENTHUSIAST MOTHER ENGINEER LANGUAGE ENTHUSIAST PETIPATIC COFFEE LOVER
• • • •
ARTIST TEACHER MOVIE ENTHUSIAST ART / ANIMATION
HUMMINGBIRDS SPARROW BIRD WOODPECKER QUAIL CANARY BATS ANTS • •
SPECIAL DIET: • • • •
CATALOUPE MELON OREGANO ROSEMARY TOMATO
4 DOMESTICATED DOGS
• • •
ANDREA
DAUGHTER FREQUENT VISITOR
-
• • •
ANIMAL LOVER NATURE ENTHUSIAST BOOKWORM
FERNANDA
DAUGHTER
-
• • • • •
ARCHITECTURE ART PHOTOGRAPHY NATURE ENTHUSIAST LANGUAGE ENTHUSIAST
SPINACH SQUASH PEPPER
PROVIDE FLOWERS AND WATER TO ATTRACK WILDLIFE. CITRUS ATTRACT FLOWERS
DESIGN PHASE
FLOWER BEDS
VEGETABLE GARDEN
PATH
BIRD/BEE/BUTTERFLY FEEDERS
HERBAL GARDEN
LIVING CURTAIN
PRECEDENTS & CASE STUDIES
SPECIES ZONE 8
CROP
TYPE
SUN
FERTILIZER
WATER
SPACING
TIME
TOMATO
FRUIT
24”-36”
3-4 MONTHS
CUCUMBER
FRUIT
36”-60”
2 MONTHS
SERRANO
FRUIT
18”
2-4 MONTHS
JALAPEÑO ANHAHEIM
FRUIT FRUIT
18”
2-4 MONTHS
18”
GRAPE IVY
FRUIT / VYNE
12”-36”
2-4 MONTHS 2 MONTHS
CANTALOUPE
FRUIT
36”-42”
3-4 MONTHS
WATERMELON
FRUIT
36”-60”
3-4 MONTHS
SQUASH
FRUIT
24”-36”
3-5 MONTHS
ASPARAGUS
STEM
12”-18”
2 YEARS
SPINACH
LEAF
12”
2 MONTHS
THYME
LEAF / HERB
12”-24”
2 MONTHS
BASIL
LEAF / HERB
12”-18”
2 MONTHS
OREGANO
LEAF / HERB
18”-36”
2 MONTHS
ROSEMARY
LEAF / HERB
24”-36”
2 MONTHS
CILANTRO
LEAF / HERB
12”-18”
2 MONTHS
CHIVES
LEAF / HERB
8”-15”
1-2 MONTHS
MINT
LEAF / HERB
18”-24”
2 MONTHS
PARSLEY
LEAF / HERB
12”-18”
1-2 MONTHS
LAVENDER
FLOWER / HERB
12”-18”
2 MONTHS
CHAMOMILE
FLOWER / HERB
4”-16”
3 MONTHS
MARYGOLD
FLOWER
10”-12”
2 MONTHS
CALENDULA
FLOWER
8”-12”
3 MONTHS 2 MONTHS
IMAGE
CUCUMBER
SERRANO
GRAPE IVY
CANTALOUPE
ASPARAGUS
SPINACH
THYME
ROSEMARY
CILANTRO
MINT
PARSLEY
LAVENDER
CHAMOMILE
MARYGOLD
CALENDULA
BLACK SUSAN
LARKSPUR
GERANIUM
TOMATO
SQUASH
BLACK EYED SUSAN FLOWERWW
18”-30”
LARKSPUR
FLOWER
GERANIUM
FLOWER
10”-12” 6”-24”
BASIL
CHIVES
OREGANO
1-2 MONTHS 2 MONTHS
JALAPEÑO
WATERMELON
SPECIES ZONE 8
CROP
TYPE
SUN
FERTILIZER
WATER
SPACING
GALLARDIA
FLOWER
15”
PETUNIA
FLOWER
4”-6”
SALVIAS
FLOWER
12”-36”
RED FLAX
FLOWER
4”-6”
COREOPSIS
FLOWER
FIRECRACKER
FLOWER
12”-18” 12”-18”
DATURA
FLOWER
MILKWEED
FLOWER
12”-18” 4”-6”
TIME
IMAGE
GALLARDIA
PETUNIA
SALVIAS
RED FLAX
COREOPSIS
FIRECRACKER
DATURA
MILKWEED
3/8"=1'0
HERB GARDEN FOOD GARDEN POLLINATOR GARDEN
WATER CISTERN
SYSTEM & ELEMENT PLACEMENT
TOMATO
SERRANO MARYGOLD
JALAPEÑO ANAHEIM TOMATO
CALENDULA BLACK EYED SUSAN
MARYGOLD
SQUASH CUCUMBER
LEMMON TREE
TOMATO CANTALOUPE
DATURA ASPARAGUS WATERMELON
THYME OREGANO LAVENDER CHIVES BASIL PARSLEY CHAMOMILE LARKSPUR
PETUNIA GAILLARDIA SALVIAS
GUILDS & COMPANION PLANTING INTEGRATED FOREST GARDEN
RED FLAX
EXISTING LEMMON TREE LIVING IVY-CURTAIN TO KEEP THE PORCH’S TEMPERATURE COOL.
FRONT ENTRANCE VEGETABLE GARDEN HERBAL GARDEN
VEGETABLE GARDEN
FLOWER RAISED BED FOR POLLINATORS
VEGETABLE GARDEN POLLINATOR GARDEN POLLINATOR GARDEN BACKYARD ENTRANCE
LIVING IVY-CURTAIN TO KEEP THE PORCH’S TEMPERATURE COOL.
EXISTING LEMMON TREE
VEGETABLE GARDEN HERBAL GARDEN
POLLINATOR GARDEN
LIVING IVY-CURTAIN TO KEEP THE PORCH’S TEMPERATURE COOL.
EXISTING LEMMON TREE
VEGETABLE GARDEN
POLLINATOR GARDEN
VEGETABLE GARDEN
VEGETABLE GARDEN
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
NOTES • THE DESIGN WILL BE EXECUTAD IN APPROXIMATLY TWO WEEKS. • WE ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN PHASE AND CLIENT MUST EXECUTE THE INSTALLATION. • WE CAN CONTINUE ASSISTING AND CONSULTING.