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Forest Garden Livestream

Wednesday 23rd December, 10am GMT

Online Mapping Tools

I like to create all my forest garden plans using CAD, specifically with the Open Source software QCAD. But, CAD does have a steep learning curve. In some situations, an online mapping tool such as Scribble Maps may be more appropriate.

Using our very own Forest Garden Nuttery, I will compare and contrast the differences between a CAD plan and a Scribble Map. TL;DR Scribble Maps uses Google Maps and isn’t very high resolution. However, it is easier to use than CAD and the map is easily published.

As normal, and informal Zoom chat afterwards at 10.30am, all welcome, although I might have to scoot a bit earlier.

Our Forest Garden Nuttery planned out with CAD

Scribble Maps, lower resolution but more easily shareable

Livestream

• Date: Wednesday 23rd December

• Time: 10—10.30am

• Livestream: twitch.tv/forestgardenwales

Zoom Q&A

• Zoom link

• Time: 10.30—11:00am

• Zoom password: mapping

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Photo gallery of forest garden plants

Slowly, slowly, building forestgardengallery.uk. This is a forest garden photo gallery organised along the lines of Martin Crawford’s book Creating a Forest Garden. There's a couple of species being uploaded each week, so it’ll take a while to cover the 462 species. Oh yes.

If you want to help, you can do some picture research. I have written up instructions, plus made a 9 minute YouTube video. There’s also a supportive WhatsApp group. Email me [email protected] for details 🙂

Forest garden course only £49.98!

Everything is a bit rubbish at the moment, particularly in the UK. To lighten the load, I’m having a 50% Off at Christmas sale on my online forest garden course. Normally priced £99.99, it’s now only £49.98! Offer expires in 1 month, on 21st January 2021. Who knows where we will be by then? 🤷🏾‍♂️

Feel free to share this coupon with friends, family and complete strangers:udemy.com/course/the-backyard-forest/?couponCode=HALF-PRICE-XMAS-SALE

The slides are freely available on backyardforest.uk and this is the course structure

1. Intro Why growing edible crops with nature is so important

2. Plan Observations to make, wishes to list & mapping your patch

3. Design How to put things in the right place

4. Protect Windbreaks & other tricks to protect your precious plants

5. Perennial Veg Resilient & low maintenance veg are on the menu

6. Canopy Plant the big trees, the canopy layer

7. Ground Prep Ways to clear the ground, so as to plant your plants

8. Shrubs & Cover Shrubs away & keep the ground covered

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