Planting Scheme
Below you will find details of what is in each bed at plot 163b, LAND learner project. Each uses the food forest technique in different ways. Not all of the layers of the food forest have been used. Also included is some information on what the plant can be used for. These will be the reasons these plants have been introduced in this way.
Each bed is numbered on the plot to help with reference to the information below.
Front of allotment (far left - next to pond)- Bed 1
Medlar - Sub canopy
Sedum - Herbaceous groundcover
Strawberry - Ground cover
Lemon balm - ground cover. Mineral accumulator
Purple Loosestrife - Herbaceous layer
Front of allotment (middle)- Bed 2
Cytisus/Broom - Shrub layer/nitrogen fixing
Lemon balm - Herbaceous ground cover
Fennel - Herb
Front of allotment (far right)- Bed 3
Autumn Olive - Shrub layer
Amelanchier alnifolia/saskatoon - Shrub layer
Perennial wildflower- Herbaceous ground cover
Compost bin in situ for fertility, shade and structure for climbing plants
Middle (far left) - Bed 4
Siberian current - Shrub layer
Pear - Sub canopy
Asparagus - Herbaceous ground cover
Bulb - Babington's leek
Compost bin in situ to build fertility, for shade and structure for climbing plants