You can further refine your permaculture design by combining different gardening techniques, such as inground gardens, raised beds, and container gardens. 9. Use small and slow solutions. Rome wasn’t ...

The secret? Creating an entire ecosystem for your garden. A lot of permaculture gardeners swear by raised beds, because they don’t require the same style of tilling, but creating a sheet mulch ...

Easier Access and Maintenance: Depending on the height of the bed, you can minimize the bending you’ll need to do while working in the garden (weed, water and more). Challenging Site: A raised bed can ...

Q: I am planning a permaculture garden on my half-acre lot. I know it’s best to plant fruit trees first. Which fruit trees fare best in this region? I would love apple, peach, plum, cherry and ...

Get some tips on how to determine when and how to harvest different types of plants from your home garden for optimal yield and potential subsequent harvests. It’s never been easier to pick up ...

Whether you're growing indoors or out, prevention is often better than cure when dealing with pests. Here are my DIY measures ...

December 18, 2023 • On this episode of Living Permaculture, hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview a past CRMPI volunteer and discuss the "zero-waste, zero-dollar" garden beds she ...

If you’re planning to install a new garden bed next spring, fall is a good time to do the digging to prepare for it.

The autumn season is a time of shorter days and cooler temperatures. The landscape has been transformed into a palette of ...

Permaculture is an ecological design science drawing inspiration from natural ecosystems and permanent cultures from around the world. The term permaculture originated in Australia in 1978 – ...

She spoke at the Scottish Permaculture Gathering in 2018 on ... She grows fruits and vegetables in a forest garden, polyculture beds, and a polytunnel, and keeps rescue chickens.

You will be given a warm welcome when you visit Amanda Warren's permaculture garden. She is one of 21 garden designers in this year's Auckland Garden DesignFest. Photo / Jake Legge This year the ...