Plum tree guild

With the aide of my growing home library, I compiled a group of permaculture-inspired tree guilds. The plants used in my guilds are plants that I like to eat. So if you don’t see any kale, th…

Companion planting plum trees (how to get the best from your plum trees) exploring the problems and solutions to many of todays organic gardening tips and hints.

A guild is a team of plants that support, protect and nourish each other, working together for the benefit of all. A guild creates stability and best health because the variety of plants above brings a variety of roots and soil life below. The carefree, wild look belies a carefully crafted, low maintenance, smart garden.Words by Kath Irvine, from The Edible Backyard

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Like any other forest, a food forest is a multi-storied affair, with plants from underground, surface, undergrowth, shrubs, understory trees, and the canopy. The basic food forest building block is a Tree Guild.

Learn how to plant a fruit tree guild that produces a variety of foods, adds beauty to your landscape, and operates with little effort from you.

In permaculture, fruit tree guilds are a way of creating a miniature sustainable ecosystem in your yard. Instead of sticking a fruit tree in the ground in the middle of a field and watering and fertilizing and spraying it conventionally,

A free resource to help your fruit (and other) trees thrive.

Credit: Terry Guscott Growing mint near plum trees keeps ants at bay, […]