Raised beds are a common feature in many productive garden designs, and when used wisely, they can be an incredibly effective solution for growing food. But they are not always the right choice for every space or situation. As with all elements in a permaculture design, it’s essential to assess your specific needs and contextContinue reading “Raised Beds: Garden Design Tips”
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Spring Gardening With Little Time to Spare
Like most people these days, I find I have a long list of things to do, and little time in which to do them. (Hence the delay in updating this website.) Spring is a very busy time of year for me as a permaculture garden designer and consultant, and also a busy time for meContinue reading “Spring Gardening With Little Time to Spare”
Ireland Permaculture Project – Eco-friendly and Family-Friendly Landscape Design
This design, which I worked on towards the end of last year, aims to provide a pleasing recreational space where wildlife is welcomed throughout the seasons, and where predominantly native planting is used to give aesthetic appeal, as well as some edible yields. The design significantly boosts biodiversity on the property, while also dividing theContinue reading “Ireland Permaculture Project – Eco-friendly and Family-Friendly Landscape Design”
South Carolina Permaculture – Sustainable Landscape Design
Another design from late last year, for a client in South Carolina, explores a range of exciting ideas, including sacred geometry, mandala gardens, herb spirals, forest gardens and other forms of agroforestry, while also focussing on family and ensuring a high-quality family life. Zone 1: Zone one focusses around two loci – the primary homeContinue reading “South Carolina Permaculture – Sustainable Landscape Design”
Practical Design Tips for a Low Maintenance Garden
Low maintenance – these are words that come up again and again when clients describe what they are looking for in their gardens. Careful design can certainly help us to achieve our goals of being able to use our gardens more fully without having to take on more work than we can handle. While IContinue reading “Practical Design Tips for a Low Maintenance Garden”
Achieve Your 2025 Goals Through Gardening
Happy new year and best wishes for 2025! I do not always update this website as often as I should. Like many people, I find that time can often be in short supply. Now, as the new year begins, I fully intend to share more of my designs, and more design tips and advice forContinue reading “Achieve Your 2025 Goals Through Gardening”
How a Permaculture Garden Design Can Allow a Garden To Get Better Over Time
Permaculture designs help us to make the most of a current site and/or situation. But, of course, permaculture does not just concern itself with the here and now. Permaculture also looks forward. In the context of garden design, permaculture can allow us to design for the present and the future, for a garden that isContinue reading “How a Permaculture Garden Design Can Allow a Garden To Get Better Over Time”
Colorado Permaculture Design: Mountain Garden Design
Perched high in the mountains, this Colorado homestead in the case study concept plan above has some truly stunning views. But the owners were unsure where to start when developing plans for their steeply sloping site. They wanted to make sure that they could use the land for recreation and for food production, while alsoContinue reading “Colorado Permaculture Design: Mountain Garden Design”
Using Native Wildflowers in Permaculture Design
Using native wildflowers in permaculture design is common, of course, but how exactly might native flowering plants be incorporated into your plans? Permaculture design can often involve thinking about wild plants would naturally grow in a particular area, and then incorporating those plants in schemes that serve us, as humans, as well as the naturalContinue reading “Using Native Wildflowers in Permaculture Design”
Regenerative Gardening and Regenerative Agriculture
In order to move towards a positive future for all, we need to embrace a regenerative rather than an extractive mindset. Working with cyclical systems, working with nature, we need to remember the importance of giving back, keeping those cycles turning rather than simply taking all that we can get. Regenerative gardening and farming goContinue reading “Regenerative Gardening and Regenerative Agriculture”
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