EDIBLE FOREST & FRUIT HEDGE

Create a forest garden or a fruit hedge in temperate, Mediterranean and mountain climates. Create a multi-level nourishing garden. The forest garden is at the heart of current permaculture designs. Whatever its name - forest garden, edible forest, nourishing forest, permaculture orchard or fruit hedge, it is about taking inspiration from forest ecosystems, or more precisely from the edges, to create a multi-level and nourishing garden. By valuing space in its three dimensions, this principle makes it possible to increase productivity per surface area and to obtain a naturally intensive garden. Antoine Talin, a landscape architect specializing in permaculture, gives in this book all the keys to designing them, whatever the cold or drought conditions likely to affect us. The solutions he proposes make it possible to create agro-forestry gardens adapted to climate change and to limit its effects. Antoine Talin is a trained landscape architect, gardener-nurseryman, and graduate in applied permaculture. In 2010, he founded the Atelier des Alvéoles in the Drôme. Specializing in landscape design, Antoine Talin is passionate about creating virtuous and regenerative systems, combining socio-economic transition and agro-ecological developments. To date, he has led more than 50 training courses in France and abroad. He lives in Cobonne in the Drôme (26). Contents: IntroductionForest gardens, a perennial cultivation system for the planet and humanity Cultivating in 3D Cultural and cultural challenges Different forms of agroforestry gardens in permaculture The ecology of the forest garden Cultivating virtuous cycles Supporting the plant procession An ecosystem to cultivate Ecological niches Exotic plants and native plants My project Starting from yourself (your dreams and needs) My resources The place: observe and interact Assessment Designing my garden Organizing the garden Location of the elements Drawing the project: how to do it? Associating plants The plant palette: which plants for my garden? Plant composition: I associate my plants, I create guilds Composing a fruit hedge Tips for composing your fruit hedge Examples of planting plans Limiting factors Frost, Water, Wind: designing your windbreak hedge Light, universal energy Fertility. A cycle to cultivate The shape of plantsDimension and stratum, the vigor of plants The port, the shape of plantsThe roots, the hidden face of the gardenThe foliage, an aerial organ that sets the toneArrange your gardenEarthworks and water managementPreparing the soilFencesPlantationsGardening your ecosystemPruning your forest gardenThe farmer's tree: the pollardMultiplying your gardenAgro-forestry breeding