Here is the lowdown on my garden... I live in the central California foothills at about 2600 Feet in USDA zone 9a, bordering 8b. My Property is on five and a half acres and is mostly sloped, facing west and sometimes south west. When we moved in last July there were only two landscape plants planted on the property, Albizia and a privit.
Here are the
natives on my property:
California Buckeye
California Bay Laurel
Manzanita
Live oak
White oak
Elderberry
A few different Ceanothus species
Blue Dicks
Sierra Gooseberry
Miners lettuce
Chickweed
Poison Oak
Since I moved I built a little 20 by 30 foot garden area with three 4 by 8 raised beds on the south side of my house. Two of my raised beds are for annual crops.
In the other
raised bed I planted:
Three Artichoke
Three Tree Kale
Chives
Geranium
Ground Plum
Sea Kale
Around the edge of the Garden I've planted:
4 Chilean Guava
1 Red Currant
2 Golden Currants
Many Strawberries
3 Maypop
1 three leaf Akebia
1 five leaf Akebia
2 Serviceberries
2 Aronia
3 Oregon Grape
5 Raspberries
2 Grape
1 Mission Fig
6 Goji (wolf) Berries
Yarrow
Alyssum
2 Day Lillies
3 Society Garlic
3 Asparagus
1 Rhubarb
1 Mexican Tarragon
1 Oregano
1 White Sage
2 Lavender
1 Muscadine Grape
1 Issai hardy Kiwi
1 eastern prince Schisandra vine
On the West Side of the House I Planted:
1 kadota Fig
5 Pineapple Guava
5 Greek Myrtle
1 Kumquat
1 Chaste Tree
6 Lavender
1 Rosemary
2 Coprosma
1 Ice Cream Banana
3 Sourberries (Rhus trilobata)
3 Strawberry
Trees (Arbutus unedo)
2 purple sage
2 Black Hawthorn
1 White Mulberry
On the North Side:
2 Sweet Pomegranates
2 Rosemary
4 Black Satin Gooseberries
On the East Side:
3 Goumis
1 Santa Rosa Plum
1 Che
Fruit
1 Jujube
1 Persimmon
1 Trifoliate Orange (poncirus)
2 Butterfly Bush
2 Lemon Verbena
4 black satin blackberries
In a shady area south of my home:
4 Pawpaws
4 May apples
4 Partridge Berries
North of my Home going to my well:
2 Japanese Quince
2 Yellowhorn
2 Seaberries
On the side of my Driveway:
3 Redbuds
some various opuntia
3 Cleveland sage
1 Russian Sage
On the west facing slope east of my parking area:
1 Nopale Opuntia
1 Lemon Verbena
1 Beautyberry
1 Jelly Palm
1 Loquat
Now I have an area below my parking area, to the west of it, that I want to clear and put in a food forest garden. The area is probably 50 by 200 Feet. The north end has three massive white oaks. Otherwise there is poison oak and live oaks occupying the area. I am focusing on growing edibles and higher end medicinals. I am up to experimenting and trying new things. I am striving to do everything
organic. I am open to any feedback and ideas. I hope that I was detailed
enough. Thank you for reading this and replying.