3 Garden Design Ideas – Foundations of Organic Gardening Info Series

Put your herb garden in close proximity to your kitchen.
Put your herb garden in close proximity to your kitchen.

1. Think Permaculture Zones – The concept is simple, put the stuff you use most, or need to access most often, closest to your house. Put the stuff you don’t need to access much farthest away. So, herbs in easy access from the kitchen and fruit tress farther away since you only need to tend them a few times a year and harvest when the fruit is in season.

2. Maximize how you use your space – Layers are a good way to look at using your annual garden space to its maximum potential. Roots grow down, bushy plants like tomatoes are in the middle layer and vines like cucumbers and pole beans can climb.

3. Mix it up – Not sure what will be successful, try a mix of a small raised bed, a few plants in the ground and a few containers. Try the same type plant in each and see what works best for you.

Want more help turning your yard into a productive food oasis ?  You’ll get all the info you need in The Foundation of Organic Garden Course classes and workshops.

 

 

Yummy home grown figs can go farther away from the house
Yummy home grown figs can go farther away from the house

2 thoughts on “3 Garden Design Ideas – Foundations of Organic Gardening Info Series

    • priorunity October 7, 2014 / 10:45 am

      Thank you! Happy you are enjoying our Blog.

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