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Category Archives: Forest Gardening
Sane Ukraine – Trauma Education and Resilience Project
Dear friends, I just came upon this uplifting video about Mark Walsh and the work he and his team are currently doing in Poland and Ukraine in response to the invasion. This is the text from the youtube video: If … Continue reading
allowing nature to unfold
“Where once there was a global, strong, resilient, functionally interconnected nest of ecosystems, today in so many places life is clinging on and hanging together by a thread. In many places those fine threads have already broken and much life … Continue reading
food for thought ….
After deciding on the main plants that you simply must have in the forest garden it can then be a struggle to decide which of the other possible plants to prioritise and to include and which to exclude (at least … Continue reading
autumn delights
Whether it is flowers, foliage, fruit or seeds – every part of every plant’s life is precious with a unique place in the never ending cycle of life. As forest gardeners we are here to watch as this marvel unfolds, … Continue reading
applying the principles of forest gardening to a natural woodland
Four years ago next month my partner and I were fortunate enough to be able to buy a small (3 acre) woodland in Shropshire. It is a beautiful mixed wood which at that time comprised mainly mature oak and birch, … Continue reading
Posted in Forest Gardening, Principles of forest gardening, Relationship with nature, Waiting, Watching
Tagged Hope Wood, woodlands
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all life is interdependent
All life is connected and therefore utterly interdependent; and everything we do (or do not do) has an impact on the wider world. “A less wild world is a less stable world.” David Attenborough speaking on BBC TV Earthshot programme … Continue reading
Pear Rust
For years the trees, shrubs and other plants in my forest garden have been incredibly healthy with no sign of disease on them. However this year pear rust (gymnosporangium sabinae) arrived and I only really became aware of it as … Continue reading
Posted in Forest Gardening, Polyculture learning, Principles of forest gardening
Tagged pear rust
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jamathon
I will certainly never be running a marathon (or any other race for that matter), but over recent weeks I have been on my own jam making marathon – my ‘jamathon’. The redcurrants, whitecurrants, gooseberries, blackcurrants and jostaberries have all been … Continue reading
Posted in Forest Gardening, Jams and jellies
Tagged blackcurrants, jostaberries, redcurrants
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A food forest in your garden by Alan Carter
Here’s something for your book wish list all you forest gardeners and aspiring forest gardeners – Alan Carter, who has been blogging for years about his forest garden in Aberdeen (Scotland) has written a book which is due for release … Continue reading
homage to all plants
This is extract from my book ‘the garden of equal delights‘ speaks of our dysfunctional relationship with our world and the damage we habitually wreak upon it. “Eventually my understanding progressed towards a deeper appreciation of the complex abilities of … Continue reading
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