Bay Wise Gardens

10/18/2019

Finished the flagstone patio! I also built stairs using repurposed local eucalyptus timbers.
next up: planting 100% CA native plants

05/15/2019

Announcing some exciting news! Bay Wise Gardens is teaming up with Sustainable Solano to help transform the gardens of Solano County into sustainable, food producing ecosystems. Sustainable Solano aims to build more resilient communities by facilitating local food production meant to be shared with the neighborhood.
As a landscape designer working for this organization, I will be putting my Permaculture hat on as I design food forest landscapes combined with drought tolerant and CA Native plants. With an emphasis on roof rainwater catchment, greywater, and earthwork swales we will be making good use of our water resources with minimal waste.
During the installation of my designs, I will be teaching volunteers about swales and their placement, the plants and their role in the mini ecosystem, and other sustainable gardening techniques like sheet mulching, composting, and rainwater harvesting. Bay Wise Gardens is now available for your Permaculture Design needs. Contact me if you would like to discuss turning your lawn or garden into a productive ecosystem which provides for you and the local fauna!

www.sustainablesolano.org
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Sustainable Solano Nurturing Initiatives for the Good of the Whole Demonstration Food Forest Garden Tour Tour beautiful, water-wise food forest gardens in Benicia and Vallejo on Saturday, April 27, and get ideas for your own yard! Learn more and register here. Walk The Talk Tours: Know Water, Know L...

05/03/2019

Got rid of a ton of weeds this morning with some salvaged cardboard and extra redwood chip mulch. Damn it feels good to pull material out of the waste stream!

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03/07/2019

There is a lot of concrete outside my house. I decided to brighten it up with some ca native plants. Not only will they give me and my neighbors joy, but they will provide nectar and pollen for the birds, bees and butterflies. I hope the critters will come to our little corner! I used old containers I had laying around my yard. Hopefully no one steals these babies. 12 species! Salvia ‘bees bliss’, Ceanothus thyrsiflorus ‘skylark’, Zauchneria californica, Erigeron glaucus, Eriogonum umbellatum, Achillea millefolium, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Arctostaphylos ‘Dr.Hurd’, Heuchera maxima, Clinopodium douglasii, Eriophyllum lanatum, Monardella villosa,

09/14/2018

Pip helping me rake today in a Rockridge Garden

01/08/2018

These are all gardens that I designed, installed and/or maintain. They are all located in the east bay area

01/08/2018

Bay Wise Gardens is hiring! Please see posting if you think you'd like to work as a part time gardener with CA Native, drought tolerant and edible plants!

NOTE: Seeking new hire that lives in the East Bay as most gardens I maintain are in Oakland or Berkeley.

Job description:

10-15 hours/week to start. More hours may become available as business grows.
Compensation: $13-20/hr DOE

Seeking gardening assistant who would like to work as a gardener long term. Typical tasks include weeding, sweeping, planting, pest scouting and treating, spreading compost and mulch, pruning, irrigation maintenance, hand watering, note taking, and using an electric blower. This position is a starting position to work alongside a lead gardener. Seeking an individual who wants to garden as their profession. The aim is to have the new hire learn the routines at each garden, knowing what to look for seasonally. Eventually they will work independently once they have gained enough knowledge of the various gardens.

Bay Wise Gardens has been in operation since August 2015. We are bayfriedly landscape certified and specialize in CA Native and drought tolerant gardens. We also maintain and install vegetable gardens and fruit trees. We don't use harsh chemicals or fertilizers. For more information visit www.baywisegardens.com

Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
Must have some knowledge of CA Native plants
Must have some experience vegetable gardening.
Must be legal to work in the U.S.
Must be able to properly use a pick ax and shovel
Pruning experience is a plus.

Position available immediately

Send resume and cover letter to [email protected]

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