| | We’re open for forest garden tours and workshops from April to September! As it takes so long to travel to West Wales, I’ve decided to sell them via Airbnb and TripAdvisor, so that they’re part of a holiday. I’ve also scheduled some fixed dates at a discount, the last two Saturdays of the month, via Eventbrite and our Facebook page. For details read more… | View this email in your browser | | | | Share | | | Forward | Ornamental Forest Garden planted! | In other big news, we’ve planted the canopy trees and windbreaks in the new and affectionately named | OFG | . Photo is a | Cornus mas | in blossom. | We’ve also created a platform for a marquee and dug the vital wildlife pond. Breathe, relax, a bit of a break and then sheet mulch… | | | | Latest forest garden design | Finished a design for a client in Llandeilo, very exciting project in collaboration with Permaculture Tywi, who will be permablitzing soon (view plan PDF). We offer a design service and I can really recommend the Open Source QCAD software (free version available). | | | Best spring flowers for pollinators | I wrote an article for the lovely People’s Orchard newsletter about the exciting research at Botanic Garden Wales. Eventually will be evidence-based list of best flowers for pollinators. Currently it’s just spring flowers for honey bees. | Keep Reading | | | Extreme weather events | As another storm rages, I’m a bit disappointed in BBC Gardener’s World making no mention of climate change and the record temperatures in February 😞. So here’s Greta Thunberg’s TED Talk to redress the balance. |
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