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to our hosts, volunteers, to the 9th Annual community partners and sponsors Sustainable Backyard Tour! whose support and willingness to share their knowledge helps us all realize This self-guided tour offers a unique opportunity to a healthier, happier world. meet the neighbors and discover “what’s next” for your own home. Native flowers? Edible landscaping? Rain barrels? Beekeeping? 2019 Yard Hosts Solar panels, perhaps? Making the transition to green living can Monte Abbott, Matt Alvino, Rebecca Bodicky, Arlene Boggs, be an exciting adventure! Tom Bradshaw, Monique Butler, John Co, Arthur Culbert, Matt Fernandez, Jillian Flesh, David Floeh, Maginel Galt, David Halpin, Yvonne Hamilton, We hope the Tour will inspire you to bring sustainable practices into your Rebecca Hankins, Denise Heinz, Kristine Hildebrandt, Allison Jack, own life and make it easier to implement creative and healthy changes - Ronald Jones, Zuzana Kocsisova, Andy & Susan Leahy, Matthew Magoc, from garden to rooftop, from downspouts to Dumpsters, from yard to table. Chandan & Banti Mahanta, John Nekola, Susan & Kei Pang, Kraig Paradise, Why go green? For your family’s health, for Earth, Dan Pearson, Sue Reid, Paulette Sankofa, Kris Schmieder, Besa Schweitzer, for the next generation. Because it matters. Jim Stroup, Mark Swain, Benjamin Thomas, Susan Van de Riet, Leslie Wainwright, Sarah Warren, Paul Whitsitt, Ryan Young. Happy touring, Terry Winkelmann, Tour Founder 2019 Organizers and the 2019 Organizers Vivian Brill, Patty Carlton, Suzanne Carron, Francine Case, Toni Easter, Ellen Holly, Phil Judd, Renee Benage, Jen Sweet, Ben Thomas, Kristen Wagner, P.S. This is a rain-or-shine tour, so prepare for both Samantha Padilla-Weatherford, Terry Winkelmann Web Administrator Please Let Us Know If You Go! Register to Attend... Dawn Weber Social Media Manager Beth Lewandowski Media Partners

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ANIMALS: Chickens, Ducks, Rabbits, Fish, Guinea Fowl, Goats BEES: Beekeeping/Bee Hives MISSOURI NATIVES: Plants providing food and shelter to local fauna Edibles: Fruit Trees, Organic Vegetables, Perennial Edibles, Herbs, Mushrooms Renewable ENERGY: Solar PV, Solar Pump, Oven, Lighting, Geothermal S WATER: Permeable Surfaces, Rain Gardens, Rainwater Collection, Drip Irrigation KID FRIENDLY FUN: Youth Activities ACCESSIBLE: No Steps or Curbs Block Access LEVEL: Just Getting Started A Work in Progress Established

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Bountiful Vegetable Garden 4024 Shackleford Rd Florissant 63034 1 We have a no till vegetable garden uses layers of mulch to build up ground, decrease watering and weeding while provide a bountiful harvest. • • • • •

Chandan Mahanta’s Prairie Garden 16770 Old Jamestown Road Florissant 63034 2 It is a tall grass prairie habitat in a suburban residential setting, with over 120 native plants. We are also beekeepers and have ten hives. Vegetable gardening is a big part of our- environ • • • • • ment as well.

Kraig’s garden 1389 Elenore Ave. Spanish Lake 63138 3 One acre yard has been converted to bird/butterfly habitat utilizing native plants. Birds get some berries but we harvest 20 gallons. • • • • • •

The Warren Homestead 10421 Thorpe Ave Overland 63114 4 While just starting our journey in sustainable living, we have a unique setting that may inspire people to get started in their own yard. • • •

Wild Bird Rehab’s Feast for Birds 9624 Midland Blvd Overland 63114 5 The grounds are filled with native plants chosen for their relationship to the birds and- butter flies of Missouri. Our patients are fed fruits and berries from our grounds. • •

My little piece of paradise 2811 Wakonda BelNor 63121 The primary focus of our yard is the growing of food. I’ve added flowers to make it more pleasing to 6 the eyes. I like to provide habitat for wildlife & shade for humans as well so trees & bushes are also part of the scene. I find it all more satisfying than all of the grass that was here when we moved in! • • • •

Matt’s Urban Retreat 1227 North Market Street Old North St. Louis 63106 7 The focus of this yard is rainscaping and native plants. A wide variety of natives fill the beds, and a raingarden captures most of the roof runoff. A larger permeable paver patio is in the center. • •

Peace and Love 2712B North 14Th Street Old North St. Louis 63106 8 My yard faces a community parking lot. I created it as a tranquil place for people to sit, rest or just enjoy, and as a safe haven to feed bees and butterflies. • • •

Blackberry Landscaping 3830 Lincoln Avenue - Apt 1-A JeffVanderLou 63113 Ankh Garden area was designed to attract Butterflies, Hummingbirds & Bees. The Food Forest Garden 9 features a Blueberry Bush, Cherry Tree, Paw Paw Tree, 2 Blackberry Bushes, Raspberry Bush and Grape- vines. Hugelkultur Mounds scattered throughout the garden with various herbs planted atop of them. • • •

Beyond the Flower Pot 4441 McPherson Avenue Central West End 63108 Bird friendly, bird bath, feeding dishes. Container gardening with a focus on shade loving 10 plants. Along with, hillside/layered garden. I also use a lot of different size rocks to mimic na- • ture for the butterflies and birds.

Central West End Farm 5057 Waterman Blvd Central West End 63108 11 The CWE Farm is a Gift Garden. We donated more than 3,200 lbs of organic vegetables and fruit to help feed 2,500 family members at near by food pantries. This is our ninth growing season. • • • •

Shaw Memorial Forest 3810 DeTonty Shaw 63110 This block-long highway right-of-way, once a turfgrass monoculture, has been converted into a forest 12 of several hundred trees and more than thirty native species by Sustainable in Saint Louis. The ongo- ing evolution of the forest and development of a topsoil and leaf litter layer are a work in progress. • • • Map No. Name Address Area Zip Level S

Jardin botanique de Butler 4044 Castleman Ave Shaw 63110 13 Jardin botanique is French for botanical garden. My European roots influence my design. Remi- niscent of a hidden courtyard, it invites beauty and rest. •

The Hankins 4048 Castleman Ave Shaw 63110 14 An ever-evolving yard that blends a rain garden, backyard chickens, composting, vegetables, herbs, and native forbs and shrubs. • • • • • •

Trash to Treasure Terrace 4026 Castleman Ave Shaw 63110 15 Trash to Treasure Terrace is a jam packed permaculture-based garden front & back. • • • • •

Shaw’s Nature Reserve 3805 Cleveland Ave Shaw 63110 16 Urban front and backyard native prairies modeled after the historic prairies in St. Louis city • •

Kitchen House Farm 2611 Michigan Ave Tower Grove East 63118 17 Kitchen House Farm provides vegetables, herbs, eggs and honey for the owners and their nearby coffee shop, Kitchen House Coffee. • • • • •

Chicken & Pollinator Paradise2850 Michigan Ave Tower Grove East 63118 18 We have a coop with 4 hens, one beehive, and a number of different vegetable and pollinator- attracting plants & flowers, but we also maintain a small patch of lawn to satisfy our small dog.• • • • •

Orchard on Virginia 3001 Virginia Avenue Tower Grove East 63118 19 The Orchard features disease resistant fruit trees, native flowers, fruit bearing trees and bushes. We also have a flock of chickens and bees. • • • • • • • •

Alice Blue Collective, HQ 3557 Michigan Avenue Gravois Park 63118 A florist’s backyard of evolving wonders...a free-form, sprawling garden showcases natives, 20 flowers, and herbs for use in vases and aromatherapy. Providing for pollinators and wildlife is a goal. No pesticides in over 14 years, the lawn removed, and the paths just about all figured out. • •

Promethea Gardens 3708 Humphrey Street Tower Grove Hghts 63116 21 100% rain harvested & on-tap, Project Clear recipient, pollinator-friendly rain gardens, pawpaws, cherries, pears, aronia, community composting, & futurific dreams! Live demos @ Noon & 2pm! • • • •

The Van de Brassils’ Native Wildlife Habitat 3910 Connecticut Tower St. Grove South 63116 “Postage stamp” yard 100% native plants for sun/shade/wet/dry conditions. Water feature sup- 22 ports wildlife. Native bee and beneficial invertebrate habitat. Buffalograss walkways & borders. Platinum Certified – Bring Conservation Home” • • •

Plants Plants Revolution 4170 Wyoming St. Tower Grove South 63116 23 Over 100 species of native trees, shrubs, vines, forbs, grasses, sedges, and ground covers. Rain Garden, dry creek, and lawn alternatives. 250-gallon rain barrel • • • •

Wildlife Habitat 4709 Minnesota Ave Mount Pleasant 63111 The main focus of this garden is to provide a wildlife habitat for birds, insects, raccoons, opos- 24 sum, and feral cats. It provides water, food sources and shelter in all seasons with deciduous and evergreen trees and plants. • • • •

John’s woodland & prairie garden walk 3654 Bellerive Blvd Holly Hills 63116 25 A public walk has a prairie and woodland garden next to the owner’s property that is on permanent display. The front yard has native trees, shrubs, and flowering plants in a more formal design. • •

Besa’s Garden 771 Pardella Ave. Lemay 63125 26 A combination of native plantings and edible gardens sustain the needs of humans, birds, and insects. • • • •

JJ’s Paradise 11044 Teakwood Dr. Sappington 63126 27 1957 property with mature trees, native and hybrid plants, raised bed veggies, cold frames, water feature, 430 gallon rain barrel, 26 panel solar array, geothermal heating and cooling, composting • • • • • •

CAM’s giardino 5523 Wieland Dr St. Louis County 63128 28 Variety of native plantings in a semi-formal arrangement that showcases a bloom from March – November. Vegetable garden watered through rain barrel and use of hydroponics • • • • Map No. Name Address Area Zip Level S

Wingin’ It Farm 5240 Nottingham Ave Southampton 63109 29 Classic South City backyard with veggie gardens, berry bushes, fruit trees, natives, and chick- ens. Goal is to show that this life is accessible to anyone. • •

Adventures in Permaculture 7067 Lindenwood Pl Lindenwood Park 63109 Growing our own fruits and vegetables, a mini food forest, a rain garden on the front yard 30 slope, a moveable chicken coop with two hens for two people - this is a very modest permacul- ture experiment to heal the earth. • • • •

Tamm Ave Farms 1424 Tamm Ave Dogtown 63139 We have solar to power the house. We have chickens and ducks and use the rain barrels for 31 gardening as well as water for them. We also compost for the garden and our neighbor has bees, so we try to grow plants for them. • • •

Hanging gardens of Dogtown 6451 Dale Ave Dogtown 63139 32 Discover 6+ ways to grow herbs, leafy greens, tomatoes, and more without soil, using a recircu- lating hydroponic nutrient solution in nutrient film, Dutch buckets, and deepwater. • • •

Going Green 1455 Ronald Dr Webster Groves 63119 33 Newly installed P.V. system. EFS Energy on hand to answer your solar questions. • •

Chef’s Delight 230 E Adams Ave Kirkwood 63122 34 Farm to Table in Our Own Yard! Our suburban microfarm has 7 happy hens, 2 hard-working hives, a front yard edible landscape and tiny orchard. A true chef’s delight. • • • • •

Leahy Wildlife Habitat 2833 Manderly Drive Brentwood 63144 We have been landscaping with native plants for 12 years. The front yard has been replaced 35 by a native plant garden of over 200 species. All water runoff is captured. There are 2 water features--small bubbler and pond with stream. • • • •

Chez Jack’s Wildlife & Children’s Garden 8547 Rosalie AveBrentwood 63144 36 Our garden’s focus is on wildlife habitat and family gardening within the constraints of being renters. We have a composting system, birdhouse and pollinator garden. • • •

Monarchs’ Haven 7400 Teasdale Ave University City 63130 37 A haven for Monarch butterflies, with many native MO plants, like Hibiscus and milkweed. I also have 2 raised bed plots for vegetables, come visit! • • • •

Nature’s Seedbox* 11 Graeser Acres Creve Coeur 63146 38 Prairie style contemporary with prairie, permaculture, rain gardens, rainscaping, woodlands, solar, geothermal, frog pond and no lawn! New construction. See what can be done with a blank slate. • • • • • •

AJH Enterprises 845 Summerview Dr Saint Charles 63304 39 Primarily a homestead experiment to help us transition from our modern construction jobs to making a living as farmers, grazing livestock on pasture. • • • • • •

*Congratulations to the Pang Family for having one of the first new homes constructed in St. Louis County to pass all inspections without installing a lawn! See this groundbreaking landscape at 11 Graeser Acres (# 38) and visit the honey- suckle remediation project underway next door at the Garden Chapel.

Plant This, Not That! Sustainable Backyard Bees Callery pear and cultivars such as Bradford Pears are Missouri is home to over 400 native bees, all of which weak-wooded, invasive trees that were once all-too popular. are pollinators. We likely interact with more native bees A better choice may be Serviceberry, American Hornbeam, than honeybees in our backyard gardens. The best Black Gum, Wild Plum, Eastern Redbud, Flowering Dogwood, support we can provide these vital creatures is to elimi- Ironwood or Yellowwood. Native trees require less mainte- nate pesticide and herbicide use (including glyphosate), nance, provide better wildlife habitat than non-natives and plant more native plant species for bees to forage, and generally live longer. Natives are also experts at slowing and provide or preserve their natural habitat, which for native absorbing rainwater, improving water quality in our streams. bees include wood cavity nests and underground nests, Planting with enough space to grow and away from power both in the wild and in our yards! lines ensures your tree will provide benefits for many years. Visit Isabee’s at their new location in Fenton for more Visit MoInvasives.org and MoReleaf.org for more informa- information on bee keeping and native pollinators. tion on the right tree in the right place. Shaw/Tower Grove (inset) 1 2

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28 Water Wisdom Some Terms You May Hear Today Harvesting water and directing where it goes sensibly is a crucial part of back- Sustainable Backyard: One that causes minimal harm to the Earth in its yard sustainability. Some of the water conservation features you may see today creation or maintenance and contributes positively to the health of people include installing permeable surfaces instead of concrete or asphalt, using drip and planet. irrigation for pots or collecting rainwater in barrels and rain gardens. Con- trolled, directed, timed— the smart way to water. Corn gluten: A granular, non-toxic pre-emergent weed and feed for lawns. A byproduct of the manufacture of corn syrup. Alternative Energy BT: Often used for mosquito control, bacillus thuringiensis is a natural There are many ways to employ renewable energy in the backyard from grid- occurring soil bacteria harmless to birds, fish and mammals but toxic to tied rooftop solar photovoltaics or off-grid power for garden tools to solar wa- many kinds of undesirable insects. ter pumps, solar lighting, solar ovens, all the way to underground geothermal or even a wind turbine. Use energy wisely. Make it yourself. DE: Diatomaceous Earth is powdered sedimentary siliceous rock with many uses including soil conditioner and dessicating insecticide. Compost Whether you buy it or make it, compost enriches soil and keeps valuable food Coir: Coconut husk fiber. A renewable alternative to peat moss—a non- scraps out of the landfill. (Note: If you live in the City, only Grass clippings, renewable resource-- as a soil conditioner and growing medium. Leaves, Brush, Twigs and Garden Plants belong in the yard waste Dumpsters - not kitchen waste! Perennial City Composting offers residential pick-up service Neem Oil: A traditional medicine and natural insecticide with many applica- of food waste in the City and several mid-county municipalities. tions in organic gardening. https://compost.perennial.city). Milky Spore: A soil-borne bacteria hailed by Rachel Carson in Silent Spring Keep it Clean & Green! and still the best control for Japanese Beetles. Weed killers, pesticides, some fertilizers, waterproofing chemicals, oil-based Foodscaping/Edible landscaping: The use of edible plants, especially stains, cleaners and solvents that are corrosive or toxic and create a risk to perennials, to create both beautiful and bountiful landscapes. people and the environment are considered Household Hazardous Waste. Check with your municipality to find an HHW drop off site near you, or visit Permaculture: A landscape and living design philosophy that partners food, https://dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp/hhw/permanenthhwfacilities.htm. water, energy and people within a balanced and healthy biological community.

A sustainable backyard avoids these chemicals and uses planet-friendly Rainscaping: Pairing plants with water control practices (catch basins, alternatives like corn gluten, diatomaceous earth*, clove oil, compost and bioswales and permeable pavement) to slow, spread and sink rain where it compost tea, vinegar, neem oil*, insecticidal soaps, BT* and essential oils. falls, rather than becoming storm runoff that can cause sudden flooding The key to a healthy future is in our everyday choices. and streambank erosion when it hits our waterways. * Now Available for Purchase at Gateway Greening! 2211 Washington Avenue www.gatewaygreening.org - 314-588-9600 Native plants: Plants that originally occur within a region as the result of natu- ral processes and are adapted to local climate and soils.They have co-evolved with native insects and wildlife and are critical to ecosystem functions.

MSD Project Clear is the initiative to improve water quality and alleviate many wastewater concerns in See Something Cool? Snap and share: #SBYtour the St. Louis region. This program will reimburse qualified homeowners, schools, churches, govern- ment, and businesses (within a specific geographic area) up to $4,000 to install rainscaping solutions, like rain gardens and rain barrels, on their property. Check www.projectclearstl.org/rainscaping for more Support for this booklet provided by The St. Louis County Soil & Water details. (314) 577-0202 | [email protected] Conservation District. The St. Louis County Soil & Water Conservation District is funded in part by the 1/10 of 1% Parks & Soils Tax. MSDProjectClear @MSDProjectClear The 2019 Sustainable Backyard Tour is Made Possible Gateway Greening gatewaygreening.org Tour Friends by the Generous Support of: 314-588-9600 2211 Washington Avenue Julie and Ellen Holley St. Louis, MO 63103 William A. Kerr Foundation Isabees Beekeeping Supply Bob and Nanka Castulik-Byrne wakfoundation.org isabees.com Wild Bird Rehabilitation 21 O’Fallon St. 759 Gravois Rd. wildbirdrehab.org Jean Ponzi and Dale Dufer St. Louis, MO 63104 Fenton, MO 63026 9624 Midland Blvd. 314-894-8737 St. Louis, MO 63114 Susan and Kei Pang St. Louis Soil & Water 314-426-6400 St. Louis Native Plants Conservation District Kitchen House Coffee stlouisnativeplants.com mosoilandwater.land/st-louis kitchenhousecoffee.com Local Harvest Grocery 160 St. Peters Centre Blvd. localharvestgrocery.com Alice Blue Collective Tower Grove East: St. Peters, MO 63376 3108 Morgan Ford Road 3149 Shenandoah Avenue Alicebluecollective.com 636-922-2833 St. Louis, MO 63116 St. Louis, MO 63104 314-865-5260 River City Natives St Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste 314-732-0009 rivercitynatives.com Management District ​ Carondelet: Flourish Forest Releaf of Missouri swmd.net 7700 Ivory Avenue GrowCreateInspire.com 7525 Sussex Avenue St. Louis, MO 63111 [email protected] moreleaf.org Maplewood, MO 63143 314-202-8521 Pop Up Prairie Custom Foodscaping 314-645-6753 popupprairie.com Missouri Wildflower Nursery customfoodscaping.com Missouri Department of Natural mowildflowers.net [email protected] Resources 9814 Pleasant Hill Road www.dnr.mo.gov/ Jefferson City, MO 65109 573-496-3492 Thank you for coming out today. MSD Project Clear [email protected] We hope you made some new connections. projectclearstl.org/get-the-rain-out/ rainscaping/ Kakao Chocolate Now that you know you can do it—get started! kakaochocolate.com Compost, get a solar quote, plant a tree. Together we can Dr. Bronner’s All-One! Maplewood: drbronner.com grow a greener world, starting in our own backyards. 7272 Manchester Road EFS Energy Maplewood, MO 63143 314-645-4446 EFSEnergy.com

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