| View this email in your browser | | Forest Garden Livestream | Wednesday 5th May, 10am BST | School Forest Garden | I’m doing some voluntary work for my local primary school, helping them to create a forest garden in the corner of the sports field. | In this week’s livestream, I’ll go through my process for creating a new forest garden, and why a school is such an interesting proposition (spoiler: it’s all about the little people). | As well as the tools (like Simplenote, Google Sheets, Cloudinary and QCAD), I’ll take a critical look at the approach and the importance of inclusion in the process, and also how such a project can extend out into the community. | There will be an informal Zoom chat after the livestream at 10.30am, all welcome. | | The potential forest garden site at the end of the school field | Livestream | | Zoom Q&A | Zoom link Time: 10.30—11:00am Zoom password: plant
| | Share | | | Forward | | | Garden Wild Spreadsheet | Gardening with UK native wild flowers is the next big horticultural trend. And to stay ahead of the trends, you will be needing my Garden Wild Spreadsheet, an ever-expanding list of wild flowers, gorgeously providing habitat and food to our native wildlife. Use the spreadsheet to help you create an abundance of planting lists. | Some people say that native plants aren’t essential for healthy ecosystems in a garden. Yes, we do need diversity and habitat but we also overwhelmingly need food sources for insects. In the words of Margaret Roach, we need to “grow insects”. | The spreadsheet is an off-shoot of the Garden Wild Flower Gallery project, which aims to create both artful and reference photographs. We’ve applied for funding for the project, and we also have a GoFundMe page where you can make a one-off donation. | | | Support the livestream, become a Patreon | I have a Patreon page patreon.com/backyardforest, so sign up if you would like to support the livestream on a regular basis. | For a one-off donation, I have a GoFundMe page gofundme.com/forest-garden-livestream | Remember, only donate if you can afford to. The livestream will always be free, as will the recordings on my YouTube channel. I will never sell out ✊🏾. | | | Share | | | Forward |
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