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Julia's Backyard Oasis

West Hillhurst, Calgary
The garden plan Julia, the host, designed. Julia came out of our Introduction to Permaculture course fully ready to design!
The Blitz crew arrives, and after a morning stretch, Adrian briefs the group.
Ground is broken! Only four hours later, this lawn became a garden!
The swales are dug, and earth from the excavation forms the raised garden beds.
The swales becomes trails for access around the garden. The whole system was designed to Julia's arm length.
This is a sheet mulch - all sorts of free organic materials are layered to create biologically-rich soil once it composts.
More organic materials are added.
The Permablitz never fails to be a fun experience!
Several months worth of vegetalbe scraps being added to the sheet mulch. This soil is going to be Calgary's best!
Once the sheet mulch is created, soil and compost is added, and the beds are capped
The finished garden ready for planting in the spring.
The afterparty and celebration!
The garden in 2011!