Blog posts
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Perennial alternatives to annual vegetables
Perennial vegetables are less work and more nutritious but it’s a big cultural shift to adopt new veg. Here’s a simple table of perennial vegetable equivalents to annual vegetables to help the process.
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Lynda’s Tayberry fedge
A fedge (or dead hedge) can have many uses, one of which is as a support for scrambling soft fruit like the Tayberry.
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Recycled ever-expanding plant labels
These nifty plant labels keep on expanding with a growing branch, and are easy to make from old plastic milk bottles.
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How to establish ground cover in a forest garden
A step-by-step guide to establishing a living ground cover: to protect the soil, create a habitat for wildlife and provide you with a harvest. Win, win, win.
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Forest garden plan
This is the CAD plan for Forest Garden One
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Ornamental Forest Garden plan
This is the CAD plan for the Ornamental Forest Garden
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Dead hedging in the forest garden
A dead hedge, made from posts and scrubby branches, is an ideal temporary windbreak and wildlife habitat.
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Why a forest garden is good for climate change
A forest garden works with nature to grow edible crops, which is why it’s good for climate change. Here are the reasons why.
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Forest garden itinerary
The itinerary for my forest garden tours and workshops, with a link to a “live” page that will be kept up-to-date.
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Creating a simple propagation bed
Now is always a good time to start propagating ground cover plants for a forest garden, indeed any garden. Here’s how to make a simple, no-dig propagation bed, where you can plant-and-forget.