beneficials
besides visual appeal and a place to walk through or be in, a 'beneficial' garden provides food for humans and various pollinators, wildlife habitat, spiritual and emotional fulfillment , rainwater catchment, and other permacultural benefits
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housing chickens
small space fruit production
eating with the pollinators
hanging out with pollinators
sharing with wildlife
natural drainage options
deer country wildlife habitat
useful and showy
bold architecture & bold edibles
small space veggie growing
incorporating california natives
energy giving & nectar rich
strawberries & thyme walk
calming & nourishing
soft and calming
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