Shortly after the planting of a peach centered guild. This system includes lavender, comfry, chives, yarrow, clovers, borage and nasturtiums.
The design of this home-scale garden attempts to make the best of an urban lot by maximizing the diversity of soils, temperatures and light. Only with diversity in micro-climates and soil conditions can we obtain a healthy diversity of plants in such a small space.
For example, blueberries need an acidic soil, full sun and good moisture while thyme needs sunny, dry conditions and, further still, some annual vegetables like lettuce require cool, moist conditions and compost to perform best.
Of course there are many plants with similar needs and we can begin to explore how these plants work together in groupings that accentuate each plant’s benefits and provide for the needs of the others. In permaculture, these groupings are often referred to as guilds. We have broken the groupings out for simplicity in explanation, but of course there are many factors connecting each different grouping.
Use the links below to check out the different systems that make up the yard on Edgerton Avenue.
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