A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to go and visit Maddy and Tim Harland’s permaculture garden (Maddy and Tim run Permaculture Magazine). They have a lovely big garden, with space for lots of trees, and I am very jealous! Here are some of the highlights:
The raised beds close to the house are very productive
The compost bin is made from 3 tractor tyres, and heats up nicely. There’s even a step so that the men of the household can make their contributions!
Hops (‘Fuggles’) growing over the shed
The greenhouse, and rampant squash plants
Lush growth
Which just goes to show, if you weren’t convinced already, that productive plots can also be beautiful – and if you design them along permaculture principles they’re not too much work either!
James wrote:
...on Thu, Sep 10 '09 (980 days ago)