LET'S GET OUR HANDS DIRTY

(IT'LL BE FUN. WE PROMISE.)

The edible schoolyards at Leesville Elementary and George Watts Public Montessori School?

We did that.

Those yummy Goumi berries, Peaches, and Blueberries at Durham Farmers Market Garden of Eatin?

That was us too.

The edible paradise outside Durham City Hall?

We're working on it...

If we had our way, every street corner would be brightened by overhanging fruit. Every kid could pluck berries from the schoolyard as they play. Parking lots would be orchards. And every neighborhood would be alive with neighbors talking to each other as they tend their community garden.

But we don't have our way. Yet.

DESIGN, PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION.

Our all-pro team includes designers, landscapers, artisans, philosophers and educators. Together we create beautiful, diverse and sustainable edible landscapes for schools, communities, congregations and homeowners.

Here's just a taste of what we offer:

* Detailed surveys of potential sites - assessing everything from soil conditions to sunlight to the needs, skills and time of those tending the garden.
* Unique designs tailored to your needs and resources, from small organic vegetable gardens to food forests.
* Intensive regenerative treatments to replenish, restore and amend soils, creating the perfect conditions for abundant growth.
* Design and building of the infrastructure that makes gardening easy, rewarding and sustainable.
* Installation of our designs using environmentally regenerative, and as-local-as-possible plants and materials.

And if you want to do it all yourself, but need a little inspiration - we can help there too. We offer consultancy packages, charged by the hour, to give you just the right amount of input before you get stuck in the middle of a project you may not have been prepared for.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND GUIDANCE.

The process is as important as the harvest. We tailor our installations and fees so clients can participate as much (or as little!) as they desire. Our educational programs help kids explore the wonder of gardening - from making compost, to planting seeds, to tending plants, to the joy of harvesting their first crop.

Our training helps homeowners, facility managers, employees and volunteers to tend, adapt and develop their landscapes.  We enable folks to take ownership of their surroundings and allowing it to develop over time. And our workshop series has empowered hundreds of community members to build skills in everything from growing shiitake mushrooms to raisin' chickens.

We never fail to be amazed at what can be learned from a day in the garden. Care to join us?

Bountiful Backyards

723 North Mangum Street

Durham, NC 27701

919.619.9862