Permaculture hedgerow plan process seeking input

First a little definition.  A hedgerow is not a hedge, it is a habitat and in our case we are constructing a 300 foot band of shrubs, ground covers, trees, vines and thickets with a mix of nearly 90 evergreen and deciduous varieties.  This will vary in width from only 10 feet to 50 feet and traverse the property from the northwest (top) side, down the west fence line to the barn and then diagonally eastward down slope on the water course to the pond. The landscape will mature into a little wild forest over many year and yet within 3 to 4 will provide substantial protection from prevailing wind and a cooling effect in the hot summer for out fruit trees and garden which have suffered with too much exposure.



Most of what we are planting is native but we make exceptions for exotics such as carob, jujubes, Silverberry, Autumn Olive and a Capulin Cherry and much will edible and medicinal.  Some of my favorite standout natives are a cultivar multi-trunk Madrone, Ray Hartman Ceanothus, and a new favorite is the evergreen and flowering Bush Anemone.

Ceanothus likes it dry while Wild Ginger and Yerba Mansa likes shady places with its feet wet.  Fortunately we have such variety on this small 2 and a half acre parcel.  The site is south east facing with an overall slope of 56' or 8.6% overall and slightly bowl shaped which promotes drainage from subsurface water into a perennial seep which we have turned into a pond about midway down the hill.

We are about to begin ordering and planting and I would love help and constructive criticism of the project plan.  I am not an expert but my experience on the property for 7 years has taught me a lot. For further study I have provided resources and will respond to questions.

Or you can just give me a call or come by and I can take you for a walk and talk.

PDF Site Plan of the farm
hyperlinked plant index that links to plant descriptions in the blog or you can page through the blog starting here