Lazy gardening
Let's make a design.
The first step is to measure the area. How big is your garden or how big do you want it to be. In my case it's 500 by 150 meters and the rest is forest & animal space. In Poland I want to create a design that catches allot of sun and blocks the wind. So I plant the highest trees in the most northern spot than the second row is a lower type of tree. After this comes bushes. This way I have multiple layers of trees that all get sun.
Between the trees I will put vegetables, vines and herbs. Planting according to the sun and with multiple layers is one of the principles of a Permaculture design. I'm definitely not a expert in permaculture gardening, because I don't really like gardening. I just really like a full garden with edible food! At the end I will put some sources that could make you an expert in Permaculture!
- High trees
walnut, beech, checkers tree (Sorbus torminalis), japanese walnut, hickory, kingnut (Carya laciniosa), Sweet chestnut, Ginkgo biloba, sweet cherry (Prunus avium) - Small trees
appel, pear, apricot, persimon (Diospyros kaki), hazelnut - Bushes
strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo), blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus ), rose hip, cranberry, sweet brier(Rosa rubiginosa), golden currant (Ribesaureum), dog rose (Rosa canina), honey berry (Lonicera caerulea), Hovenia dulcis, ommon juniper, Jostaberry, small cranberry(Vaccinium oxycoccos, gooseberry, lavender (Angustifolia), loganberry (Loganobaccus), black currant (Ribes nigrum) - Vines
boysenberry, grapes, Japanese wineberry(Rubus phoenicolasius), Kudzu, runner bean(Phaseolus coccineus), Hablitzia, Schisandra, Siberian kiwi (Actinidia kolomikta), Smilax, Tayberry. - Herbs
Conopodium majus, bistort (Bistorta officinalis), mint, Aspargus, strawberry, nettle.. - Tubers
Earthnut(Lathyrus tuberosus), horseradish, oca(Oxalis tuberosa), skirret(Sium sisarum), Yacon, Jersualem artichoke, Chinese yam(Dioscorea polystachya), Crosne (stachys affinis),
All of the above are quite easy to plant and grow. You always have to check if it will grow in your climate and area but many of the plant above are quite happy on many types of soil.
Let the garden get a bit rough. Nature doesn't like straight lines or everything perfect so don't fight it!
If you want to learn about Permaculture than Some great sources for permaculture gardening are :
- Permies
- Permaculture principles
- Geoff lawton videos
- A Designers' Manual - Bill Mollison
- Permaculture Design: a Step by Step Guide - Aranya
- Permaculture Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability - David Holmgren
Permaculture often takes allot of time to setup but it will reward you way more when everything is working. Don't give up and just start!
I also try to gardening but laziness keeps me so bad.
Time to drink some coffee and power up your gardening skills :D
Yeah you are right :D
Nothing good comes easily
I love this parmaculture idea
Did love to indulge in it but I'm not boyant financially at the moment.
I love gardens especially those once very close to the house
It has many efficacies ranging from the end products to gaseuos exchange between the plants and the humans.
exactly it makes a person happy when he see a pretty garden!
This is another point of interest
Thank you for shearing this post
Have followd you
Did love to see more
That is a great plan and layout. Very good way to maximize the space you have. What is the climate like in Poland?
Most is continental climate with in the north a sea climate. The country is quite big a 1000km north to south but most places have cold winters/hot summers with some weeks minus 20-25. In summer it will hit 35 sometimes 40.
Very interesting. I have never been to that part of the World. One day I want to take my wife and travel. Just need to get these kids raised first. Have a wonderful day.
magnificent process to grown my garden. dear I will use these ideas I will use these ideas. thanks @gogreenbuddy for sharing your creative ideas.
good luck and share the pictures of your hard work!
Of course, after my garden will beautifuly decorated. then i will share my garden. this is my garden some flowers photo.
and this is my foof, that is litle but it has been progress slowly.
good ideas for people who are getting started with their garden. From what I've learnt, permaculture is also about being lazy and opportunistic enough to let nature work for you :)
yes but its a crazy amount of work to get all processes working in permaculture
I know dear, I know. Laziness just in theory I believe... Or maybe after a few years when your system reaches a state of balance. Just like everything else, setting up something takes a lot of time and effort.