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plaee rnosi of rhe eleanenis or sueh a succession in one
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planlrng, so am lhe pioneers, ground covers.
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mdmroryspedes, nee legumu, herbage erop, inuleh
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species, rhe long-renn wllldbl-uk and are oee erop are
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all ser our al onee so inany species and lndiVlduals ol
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eaeh speeies are needed lo do lhis llral rr is usually
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neeessary re hrsr ereare a small planr nursery ro supply
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rhe mmmm planrs dla| an be plaecd on a heerare.
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While rheaeare growing in ilreir pols, we sari lenre and
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prepare lhe soil, and lhen planl lheni our re a
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eaielullydesigned longelenn plan.
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Where rhis appruash rs used, as ii has ban by rnany
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perniarulhiralisis on rheir propenies, ouile reinarxe
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able rhanges oecur over rwo ro ihree years. Muleh is
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produoed on sile lor rhe longeierni rrop, while weed
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eernperirran, mud and lrosr elleels are nullilied or
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inoderared Cropping ean be conrinuous as lhe annuals
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or herbaeeous perennials elleerively mum] unwanoed
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51.35:! and weed species. For rnsiance, radisli or
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rurnip planied wiih nee seed ngs eonlrol grasses unlil
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rhe srnall lree provrdes irs own grass eonlrol by
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shading. Figure 3.13 grvea an indiearion or how a
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syslein can accepl dilieienr specres ril planls and ol
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ardinalbrowsers as ii evolves.
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THE ESTABLISHMENT AND
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MAINTENANCE OF SYSTEMS
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Every design is an assembly ol eoinponenrs. The lrrsr
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prioriry is ro loeare and eosi ihoee eornponenrs Where
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our resources are lew, we look rloeely al lhe sire irsell,
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(hmklng of everyihrng as a poienrial resouree (day,
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Mk, weeds, anlnials, rnseersl, We can ihinls oi labour,
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skill, iirne, eash, and sile resources as our inrer-
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ehangeable energies whal we lack in one we ean make
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up lor by exehange lor anorher (e g Clolhzvmaldng in
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exchange ror roof nlesl, The besi souree 0! seed and
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planls is always nughbnuvi, publie nurserres, or
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loresery depanurenrs rruni lhe early planning slages.
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rr pays re eellecl seed, pots, and hardy eumngs lor lhe
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sire, just as ir pays lo iorage ror wonddland brkks,
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wood, and rooling
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The planning srage is enhcal A: we draw up plans,
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we needle ralre are evoluiion rn slages, ro break up the
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job mm easily—achieyed parrs, and re plaee rams
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ponenls in ilrese pans ihal be needed early in
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dereloyrnenl laecess ways, sheller, plant nursery, waler
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supply, perhaps an Hui-5y soursel. Thus, we desrgn.
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assess resouiees, loeaie rornponeuis, decide pnnrihn,
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and plaee eriireal sysierns Because rrnpulsive
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sideiraelss are usually expensive, rl rs besr ro rully plan
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rhe sire and iis developmeni, changmg plans and
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designs only llie sile and snbseqnem rnlarrnalion
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lorees us lo do so.
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an a rural land soinerinies urbanl sue, FENCING or
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hedgerow. sane REHABILITATION by inulch lor
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loosening by ioolsr, swarm CONTROL, and
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WATER SUPPLY are ilie esseueial precursors ro
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suoeessrul planr esrabllslunenr, lor we ran wasre nine
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and money purring mu seaiiered planrs rn eonipaeied,
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unpraeoeal, and dry sixes Any soil shaping lor roads,
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darns, swales, lerraees, or parhs needs to be linalised
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belore planring eornrnenees,
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ror pi-iuriry in lnealion, we need ro lirsr alrend lo
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zone l and Zone 2; lhese supporr rhe hnusdmld and
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rave lhe nrosr expense. Whai is perhaps ol greaiesi
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iinporlanee, and eannol be are highly suessed, is ihe
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need re develop wry ronpari syslens. ln rhe Philip
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pines, Fenple are encouraged to planl lan nl
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yegerab 5—: any plmfind lroni lhis garden ihey gel
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«Hm oliheir lood! Weean all inaloea very good Iirur
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nrenes square garden, where we may all lo do so low
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square rneires
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Similarly, we planr and eare ior ren enueal rrees ('0!
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oils, cirrus, nurs, and srorable lruiir. We ean lalre good
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eare ol lhese, whereas il we planr one hundred or one
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rhousand, we can lose up lo 60% of lhe oees lioin Iark
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or sire preparariun and care Thus, len irees and lour
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rnerres square , well proleered, rnanured, and wareied,
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will slarr rheZonei syslern.
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Sumng wirh a nucleus and errpan ng ourwaids is
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lhe inosr sueeesslul, mnralhbuildlngr and easily
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arhieved way lo proeeed Bmadstale sysieens have
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broadseale losses and inellieieneies. As l have inade
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every possible nilslalre in my long lrle, lhe advice
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above is based on real—hie exptdenm Tu suin up
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- Design ihesire rhoroughlyon paper,
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. Set prionnes based on eeonoinie realiry.
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- Loeale and irade ior eoinponenls locally or
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eheaply,
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. Develupa nueleirs eornplerely
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- Expand on inlui-rnarion and area using rpeeres
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proved to be surred io sire
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preersely lhe saine sorl ol piannrng lnueleus
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developmenil applies be any syslern or erosion ronirol,
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rehabiliraiion ol wildlile or plane, wnnng books, and
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erearing muons Break up lhe yob inro senall, easily
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aehieyed, oasis srages and eoinplere ihese one ar a
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one, Bevel draw up long lisrs ol raslrs, rusr rhe near
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srage. ll is only in lhe design phase lhai we plan rhe
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sysleni as a whole, so ihnr our srnaller nueleus plans
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arealways in relaiion roa larger plan.
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lnslead ol leaping rowards sorne rinaginary end
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poinr, we need lo prepare rhe groundwork, ro lllak!
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modest rnals, and lo evolve [mm srnall beginnings A
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proeess oi eonslanr iransiiiun train lhe presenl \u lhe
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eihrre slaie rs an rneyirable proeess, 1110116! in i loeal
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elleer and impressive only ii widespread Thus, we
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seek liisl lo gain a loorhold, nerrl lo srabrlise a sinall
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area, lhen nr develop sell-relranee, and only aher lhis is
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achieved bu lools lor exporrable yields or eoininereial
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gain
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Eyen ina eonrrnereral planling ir is wrseroresrrrer lhe
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ioial eoinrnereial speeres lo 340 reliable planrs and
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irees, so ihai easier harvesling and mukding is
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sehievable, alihough rhe huine garden and orchard can
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rnainrain lar grealer direisrry oi horn 7575 species or
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