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Using ecological design, we integrate living systems to create shade, food and habitat

Specializing in Passive & Active Rainwater Harvesting Systems

Phoenix Metro, Arizona

10/21/2026

We came to solve a drainage problem. We found an opportunity to help save two trees.

Today’s project started with a straightforward goal: connect four downspouts to two underground drainage lines and move roof runoff away from the home.

But rather than simply sending that water out to the street, we saw an opportunity to direct it toward two desert willow trees, one on each side of the front yard.

One of those trees was already showing signs of stress, and while investigating, we discovered it had been planted too deeply, with buried roots and signs of girdling. We took the opportunity to expose the root flare and address some of those issues while improving the way the surrounding landscape receives water.

Then, halfway through the installation, it started raining!

We got to watch the whole system come to life in real time. Rain flowing off the roof, into the gutters, through our underground piping, and out of the pop-up emitter, gently trickling across the rocks and filling the tree basin.

This is what we love about regenerative landscaping and permaculture. Sometimes the difference between a drainage problem and a valuable resource is simply where you direct the water.

Same rainfall. Better outcome.

Have a drainage problem on your property? Let’s explore how that water could work for your landscape instead.

10/21/2026

Here’s a simple addition to a gravel front yard. We put on some gutters in the front courtyard and moved that water to a half moon infiltration basin. Every storm now will go directly to the root zone of this pistache tree and the adjacent plants. Plus, this will keep the home’s foundation dry.

10/14/2026

A local permaculturist talked her uncle into renovating his yard the right way. We added a large basin system to handle the runoff from 3,000 sq ft of roof catchment. We also added new irrigation, planted fruit trees along the basin and added some Desert Willows to shade the back of the house in the afternoon. It was all finished off with a healthy covering of pine mulch. This backyard is going to be a forest in the years to come.

10/12/2026

Not only is the Moringa tree an absolute super food when it comes to its nutritional content, but it might be one of the best support species in the Sonoran Desert for your food forest.

10/01/2026

For the past couple years whenever a project requires raised bed mix, compost or mulch we’ve been going with Grower’s Best out in San Tan Valley. Russell, the owner, is super passionate about soil health and his products speak for themselves. For those of you getting ready to add soil for your winter gardens, or adding compost & mulch to your fruit trees then reach out to Grower’s Best.

Grower’s Best
www.growersbestorganics.com
480-613-7420

Pretty cool to see Galaxy Gardens featured on ABC15 Arizona again!They caught up with us on a jobsite yesterday to talk ...
09/30/2026

Pretty cool to see Galaxy Gardens featured on ABC15 Arizona again!

They caught up with us on a jobsite yesterday to talk about rainwater harvesting and how we can turn Arizona storms into a resource for our homes and landscapes.

This is really at the heart of what we do: instead of treating rainwater as something to get rid of, we capture it, slow it down and direct it somewhere useful — supporting trees, plants and productive landscapes while reducing our dependence on city water.

Thanks to ABC15 and Adam Klepp for helping bring more attention to rainwater harvesting here in the Valley.

Check out the full story and video:

https://www.abc15.com/news/how-rainwater-harvesting-can-turn-arizona-storms-into-a-resource-for-your-yard

09/29/2026

Our current agricultural system has been completely overrun by an unholy union of corporations and government regulatory bodies. This industrial ag model is killing the land and the people that eat the food that is grown. We must return to a model of local producers who steward the land to long term permanence of health and diversity.

One of the pioneer stewards in the Phoenix valley already doing this is Mark Rhine and his team at Rogue Rhino Gardens out here in San Tan Valley. They are doing things the right way, and they continue to do what they do only by the support of our local community.

I’ve been asked to speak at an amazing fundraising event at Rogue Rhino Gardens this November 7th. I’ll be speaking alongside three men who’ve dedicated their lives to improving soil, and all of them will be speaking on that topic at this event in November. I’ll be focusing my presentation on food production and rainwater harvesting at the home level.

I hope some of my local friends will make it out to this night to remember. Hitching our wagons to local farms is the way forward out of the mess we find ourselves in. I’m so excited to see you on November 7th.

09/25/2026

Welcome to butterfly kingdom. Check out how many butterflies are blanketing these Gregg’s mistflowers and desert milkweeds. Incredible!

We did this project less than a year ago and the pollinators have already taken over. We planted a bunch of fruit trees and they all made it through the summer with flying colors, including an avocado 🥑, a mango 🥭, a Suriname cherry 🍒, and a starfruit⭐️. The basin filled several times this summer giving the citrus trees and pollinator plants a massive boost in their first year in the ground. We are currently in the middle of another project phase at this home so we will be excited to share those happenings in the near future.

09/24/2026

From problem runoff to water for the orchard.

This historic Central Phoenix property has a guest casita used as an Airbnb, where two roof scuppers were dumping water directly below — creating splashback and drainage issues every time it rained.

We installed a gutter beneath both scuppers to intercept the runoff, then routed the downspout into a drainage line carrying that water away from the structure and directly toward the property’s orchard.

The drainage problem is solved, the building is better protected, and rainfall that was once a nuisance is now supporting fruit production.

That’s how we like to approach water in the desert: don’t just get rid of it — put it to work.

Have a drainage problem on your property? There may be an opportunity to turn it into a resource.

09/22/2026

We posted photos of this property with full basins after the big rains we got last week, and it got a great reaction from the community. We completed this project back in December of 2025, so less than a year ago. It’s incredible to see how fast native plants grow in such a short period of time, especially when connected to drips and planted adjacent to rainwater basins.



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