featured project

this Dana Point project has its own dedicated album because of the complexity of the integrated system that was designed and installed at this site.

this beautiful native front yard slope with 6 fruit trees at the top is less than a year old and hasn't been watered (by municipal water) since last fall. the shower drainage system was retrofitted into a greywater system and there is a rain barrel on the side of the house to harvest the rainfall. the dry creek doubles as rain tank over flow and shower greywater catchment which directly feeds the fruit trees.

phase two of this project featured the welded fence, patio and concrete fire pit; a remarkable transformation. shoutout to Thrice Engineering for helping with the weld and bringing the vision to fruition!

this project began as a collaborative learning experience with The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano and H2OME Smart Water Savings. it became so much more than expected and is still going.

scroll through the photos to see what a beautiful native landscape can look like with smart and sustainable design. below the photos there are a few short videos walking through parts of the space.

Native Landscape in Southern California

the native plants here were put in last summer (2016) and have only been in the ground for only about 9 months. they have not been irrigated since last fall and have been watered by rainwater overflow and greywater up top.

Sustainable Landscape in Southern California

this video is a mini tour showing where the rain tank stores water, where the greywater overflow is, and how the entire system is integrated with the landscape to feed the fruit trees and native plants.

Greywater Feeding Fruit Trees in Southern California

a little tour showing the greywater system:
here is the basin that comes from the shower and waters the loquat tree, persimmon tree and native plants. another basin waters the lemon tree and overflows down the creek to water both the pomegranate and fig trees.

Patio Space Designed and Installed by Earth Steward Ecology

this video is a little tour of this newly completed patio space. this space features a cedar plank bench, poured in place fire pit, and patio railroad tie perimeters for the planters.