This Course has ended. Please click here to see current Courses. or click here to browse our interactive map. Course website http://www.agroforestry.co.uk… Dates and times 2 Jul 11 More info The course will run 9.15-5.30 on Saturday & 9.15-4.30 on Sunday. Cost Course fees - £150 (non-residential) Course summary The overall aim of this two day course is to give you an overview of how to design, implement and maintain a temperate forest garden. Course size: up to 25 participants. Forest gardening – course outline Basics * First principles – natural forests – definition - growth layers * Why Forest Gardening - benefits * Succession Design * Design principles – questions – initial stages – collecting info * Combining everything * Design of clearings * Design of edges – edge features - light (PAR) – types of edge – types of plants * Design of hedges * Design of paths * Design of ground covers – functions – types Practicalities * Preparation - converting grass to ground cover * Planting * Mulches – mulch types * Seasonal maintenance * Growing your own plants Species * Species for clearings * Species for edges * Species for hedges * Tree crops * Shrub crops * Climbers * Perennials * Perennial leaf crops * Species for ground covers – paths – clearings - polycultures * Annuals & biennials * Root & bulb crops * Fungi – below ground – above ground * Plants for difficult sites Martin Crawford Course type Forest Gardening Course contact email [email protected] Share this course Copied to clipboard