The home-scale forest garden : how to plan, plant, and tend a resilient edible landscape
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (page 313-314) and index.

"Learn how to create an edible forest garden—perfect for gardeners and growers at any scale! Includes over 100 cold-hardy berry bushes, fruit and nut trees, perennial vegetables, herbs, edible flowers, mushrooms, and more. When market gardener Dani Baker attended a permaculture workshop at her local Cooperative Extension office in upstate New York, she was inspired by its message of working with nature to create a thriving edible garden ecosystem. She immediately launched a new experiment she dubbed the 'Enchanted Edible Forest.' In The Home-Scale Forest Garden, Baker shares what she learned as she became a forest gardener, providing a practical, in-depth guide to creating a beautiful, bountiful edible landscape at any scale—from a few dozen square feet to an acre or more. Baker provides information on planning, planting, and maintaining a resilient forest garden ecosystem, including: Using permaculture principles ; Observing and mapping your space ; Building planting beds, including hügelkultur mounds ; Coping with saturated soil ; Matching perennial edible plants to the right growing conditions ; Grouping plants in diverse layers that attract and shelter beneficial insects and birds ; Creating microclimates to increase the range of plants you can grow ; Pruning, propagating, managing pests, and more ; Expending less energy for greater reward. The Home-Scale Forest Garden is complete with descriptions of over 100 food-bearing and multifunctional plants for every layer of a forest garden: overstory and understory trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, groundcovers, vines, and mushrooms, too." --publisher's website