| View this email in your browser | Forest Garden Livestream | Wednesday 23rd December, 10am GMT | Online Mapping Tools | I like to create all my forest garden plans using CAD, specifically with the Open Source software QCAD. But, CAD does have a steep learning curve. In some situations, an online mapping tool such as Scribble Maps may be more appropriate. | Using our very own Forest Garden Nuttery, I will compare and contrast the differences between a CAD plan and a Scribble Map. TL;DR Scribble Maps uses Google Maps and isn’t very high resolution. However, it is easier to use than CAD and the map is easily published. | As normal, and informal Zoom chat afterwards at 10.30am, all welcome, although I might have to scoot a bit earlier. | | Our Forest Garden Nuttery planned out with CAD | | Scribble Maps, lower resolution but more easily shareable | | Livestream | | Zoom Q&A | Zoom link Time: 10.30—11:00am Zoom password: mapping
| | Share | | | Forward | | | Photo gallery of forest garden plants | Slowly, slowly, building forestgardengallery.uk. This is a forest garden photo gallery organised along the lines of Martin Crawford’s book Creating a Forest Garden. There's a couple of species being uploaded each week, so it’ll take a while to cover the 462 species. Oh yes. | If you want to help, you can do some picture research. I have written up instructions, plus made a 9 minute YouTube video. There’s also a supportive WhatsApp group. Email me hello@forestgarden.wales for details 🙂 | | | Forest garden course only £49.98! | Everything is a bit rubbish at the moment, particularly in the UK. To lighten the load, I’m having a 50% Off at Christmas sale on my online forest garden course. Normally priced £99.99, it’s now only £49.98! Offer expires in 1 month, on 21st January 2021. Who knows where we will be by then? 🤷🏾♂️ | Feel free to share this coupon with friends, family and complete strangers:udemy.com/course/the-backyard-forest/?couponCode=HALF-PRICE-XMAS-SALE | The slides are freely available on backyardforest.uk and this is the course structure | Intro Why growing edible crops with nature is so important Plan Observations to make, wishes to list & mapping your patch Design How to put things in the right place Protect Windbreaks & other tricks to protect your precious plants Perennial Veg Resilient & low maintenance veg are on the menu Canopy Plant the big trees, the canopy layer Ground Prep Ways to clear the ground, so as to plant your plants Shrubs & Cover Shrubs away & keep the ground covered
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