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My first jobs was to clear some space of planting. the garden had one large raised bed being swallowed up by ivy, so I chopped that down. |
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| This left me with lots of vines that I knew wouldn't compost very well, ivy gets tough and woody when it dries out, so I decided to use that to my advantage and make the frame of my polytunnel with the stems. |
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| This looked really nice wasn't really practical.... |
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| and my attempt to use clingfilm as the plastic cover didn't work either. |
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| Luckily in the junk lying around the garden I found this long metal pipe, which when propped up by bricks would be a perfect support for a plastic sheet. |
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| The length of the pole left me with a nice little corner for composting. |
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| I managed to get lots of strong, opaque plastic bags from a friend which when cut up... |
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| ...and sown together.. |
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| ..would make a perfectly good cover for the tunnel. |
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| The ivy stems found a use as a small woven fence to separate the seating and 'wild' areas. |
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| Some old bricks were used to make another growing bed on the other side of the seating area. |
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| I felt this design would cover the three main principles of permaculture, Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
The garden needed the be a productive place in terms of growing food but also productive in creating a pleasant space for people to enjoy!
