Sl'llUCrURE We can inuraie she strum": ol namral sysrems ll we hsve palms, wins, large evergreen nees, an edge“ ol herbaceous perennials, a groundcover of bulbs or iubers, and a rich bird launa in the rialural syslem 0! are region, «heir we can resonslruci or imibue such a syslern srruerure cm our sue, using some nanve sped§ lor pioneers, bird lorage, or vine supports We earr add so rhis rlie palms, viies, lrees, mbers, and poulrry ihar are ol greal ure lo our selrlemene lover lhal broad range ol uses ihal rovers loud, rralls, mediernes, and luelsl Arlee sludylng rhe naiural plaremeni bl woody legumes or windbreak in naiural sysrerns, we can rmilale rhese in designed sysleins We can improve on loeal species by hnding omdqtgllon or some species even berrer suiied lo rhose roles lhan rhose of an impoverished or degraded native llora and launr Ceruinly, we can carelully seleer species ol a wider range or use lo selllernenls rhan lhe namral assembly Pliocms Apan [mm she slruelure or naniral syslems, we need mosr ol all lo sludy prueess Where does warer run? How does l| absorb’ why do lrees grew in some speeral sires m deserrs7 Can we (ansrmd or use sueh prueesses la suil ourselves? some ol lhe processes we observe are processes "eoergrsed" by animals, wlnd, waler. pioneer lrees or lorbs, and lire How does a bee or hub propagale rlsell in rhis nglo'n’ As every design is a ronrinuous prbeess, we should mosi ol all rm m ereare "ml semgmrmng sysrerns some examples would be - on lake clielan lWashinglon slaie, USN, walnuls sell~genernz lrom seed rolling downhill in she valleys ol rnlermilrenr slrearns similar Selle propagalion syslems work lor palms in lhe lropres, Aleurrles lenndlenull in Hawairl and asparagus along sandy rrrrgalion channels. Thus, we save ourselves u lol ol work by selling up headwaler planlalions and allowrng ihese l0 sell-propagare downslkxm las lor ws, Russian olive, and hundreds ol Witty-plank species, ineludrng raro in unsrable Hondrwaler Iuwhnds), as long as lhese are nm a probleru locally - Birds spread uselul leraxes such as Elder berries, Copmsm, Lyaum, aulumn oliye, pioneer bees or herbs, and prelerred grains such as clienoprdrrrnr species ll we place a lew bl rhese plants, and allow in lreeranging pigeons or pheasanis, elrey will plan: more. The same applies ro dogs or loxes in ihe mum ol loquais, bears lor small halls, and came lor hard seeds suen as honey locusls. bur-rowers and hoarders sueh as gnphers will earry bulbs and reel eullings ineo prairie, and iays and squirrels, ehoughs, or eurrawoiigs spmd oaks when lhey bury aeonrs, ll, in gresslands or old pariures, we see lhar a “planner such as lobaeeo bush, a pine, or air Anna providesa sire lorbrids lo roool, inibaring a soil mange so lhae clumps or eoppicer bl lorese lorm shere, we ran use ihe sarne |echmqurs and allied spades ro pioneer our lood loreib, bui seleeiing species 0! more drreei use ro us Many nanve peoples do nrse ihrs, evolving seallered lorese nucleli hired on a see ol pioneer bees, rerrniie mounds, composl heaps, and so on We ran provrde perehes lorbrrds id drop pioneer seeds, and so an up plam nueler in degraded lands around simple perches placed rm drsrurbod sires - We can promde nesr holes so um owls may rhen move in lo eunhol rodeius, purple marirns iu reduse mosquilms. or woodpeckevs m eonirul rodhng rrrolh Many nurse plaurs allnw inseel predaiors lo overwrnrer, reed, or shelrer wrlhin our gardens, as do small ponds lor hogs and roek piles lor lizards. II we wani lhese aids lo pesl eonrrol, we need lo provide a plaee lor ihem Some ol lhese naiural workers are very elleenve lwoodpeckers alone reduce eodlmg molh by sci—bolls». - To mm a rampanr plani or io deleai rnyasrye grasses, we need only to look lo namre Narure lm. posessueeessrons and lirniisonevery Specks, and onee we know ihe rules, we can use rhis sueeessrnn m lrmli or exclude our pmb‘em spears. Many son yrrus will smoiher pnddy shrubs Bmwsed or cui oul. ihey allow irees lo pormanenlly shade uul ihe shrub, or ror iis seeds in rouleh Kikuyu grass is blocked lrorn spreading by law hedges al eerolrey. lemongrass, arrowruul {Calm/l 5W l, or naslurhums. We can use some or all el ihese spceres ai iropreal garden borders, or around young lrurl bees We ran smolher rampage ous species such as lurrrorirr by y nes such as chayoie lserhrrrm rdrrlrsi and sureeed rhern wrlh palm/legume laws. by eulnng or rolling naels and m... piarumg legumes. palms, and ernes oi our ehoice Where rampageous grasses smoilier rhe lrees. we sel our irees our in a pmmung rone ol "sofl' barrier planrs sueh as eomlrey, nasiurlrum, or indeed any Flam we loeally observe In “beat lhe grass“, and we surround our mulehed gardens wiih bells ol such plams There are hundreds ol sueh bolanrral lessons abdur us. Look long enough, and me melhodologres ol narure become elear Th design by analogy we selecl analagous or bouniuuyrauled species lor lrials ll lhislles grow around a rabbrl warren, rhen perhaps il we dislurb lhe soil. supply urine and manure, and sow seed, we will gel globe amehokes land so i have!) Or we can pen goals or sheep on a plaee, lhen snul lhem our and planl n H was by such dunklug lhal lhe idea ol ehieken or pig "uaaors' evoled eo remove such siubborn weeds as nulrsnss, Conrinluulus, onianrwzld. and [witch belore plaolin, a new smassmn ol useful plan-s. Or we ean provide lences or piss ru rrrp windrblnwn debris ldired leaves, rubbrl and sheep manuies, seagrassesl, whreh ean be gailiered lbr garden use And soon All lhese slraiegies can be derived lrorn nhiervlnx narural proeesses. and used consciously in deaign lo aehreve a gunk reduction in work henee energy inpuls 45