Building a custom planter box
My balcony has an odd shape, and I’ve found it difficult to get planter boxes that utilize the space well. I’ve tried many different variations of smaller boxes but was never really happy with them.
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Anita’s Garden
Volunteering at the Nordic Permaculture Festival in Iceland 2017
Studying and trying to learn as much as I can about permaculture, I decided to sign up as a volunteer at the Nordic Permaculture Festival this year. The festival was located in Iceland and that suited me just perfect, as I have wanted to visit Iceland for many years.
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Three Failures in the Garden
When you are gardening, one thing is for sure – there will always be something that doesn’t work out the way you planned.
In this article I share three of the failures in my garden this year and also work out some new approaches to try next year to get a better result.
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Creating a small food forest
In early spring 2016 I started working on the second part of the garden – the small food forest area. The space I have available is not very lucrative. It’s facing north and is located next to a larger road and it only receives partial sun. In addition, the ground is full of stones and there are several larger trees in the area, creating shade. I don’t know if this will work, but I’m giving it a try.
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