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Partner: City of Petaluma

I am new to gardening and this yard is a combination of cuttings from neighbors, inherited plants, volunteer poppies and whatever the deer and gophers leave alone to grow. I take an organic approach and don’t use any pesticides, and try to choose plants that pollinators love. Our house was identified as a candidate for a curb core rain garden pilot program, and we thought it was a wonderful idea to capture excess water which often floods the intersections on our street, and divert it into the yard. When it rains and the ponds fill up, I float rubber ducks which add a cheery element to the grey day and draws attention to a project that is fairly easy to execute oneself. Other irrigation is provided by a drip system. Our yard is an everchanging experiment in partnership with wildlife and weather.