Could we have an urban/suburban permie picture thread?

Kena Landry wrote:I have Boston Ivy on our house. Mice *could* use it as cover to enter the roof, so I'll cut it as high as I can (typically about 8-10 feet from the ground) in the fall, just before it gets cold and the risk of unwanted roommates increases. It's really easy: you just snip it as high as you can, then grab and pull (ours is a brick house, so I don't worry about damage. Your mileage might vary.)

It just grows back stronger the next year, in time to keep our house cool over the summer.

Good to know! What about ants, etc? We've had several cases where entire colonies of ants were coming into our house through bushes that touched a single branch up against the wall...I love ants - outside. It was fun to see them using it like a bridge, some on top some on bottom, but it was a bit much in the kitchen.

Here's one of my three Royal Golden watermelons (seed sourced from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Co.), growing happily on a Chip Drop mulch path terracing the middle of my lawn.

suburban permaculture food forest with ponds, on 2/10 of an acre but this is just the backyard so less than 1/10th.
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