An Establishing Forest Garden
Here's a section of contoured planting in Phronesis, our newest Forest Garden. This is the Fourth season after planting began, with new plants added every Spring and Autumn. We're planting directly into the meadow, as it is already rich in support species that attract pollinators and pest predators, and it is composed of many medicinal and culinary herbs.
We started by planting the canopy layer, then shrubs, herbs, ground cover, and finally bulbs. Not labelled but included between the tree contour rows is a biomass/support strip with the following nitrogen fixing shrubs -
Elaeagnus x ebbingei - Ebbinge's silverberry
Elaeagnus angustifolia - Russian Olive
Elaeagnus umbellata - Autumn Olive
u/cloyego — 3 days ago