This year we expanded my garden again and added 3 new in ground beds and a space for my grow bags. (I do potatoes in grow bags since they're easier to harvest that way.) The first picture is my back yard. Except for my asparagus plot, the beds are all 4' x 8'. The black in the second picture is the walkways. I wanted to put down something other than mulch for them, but I decided that I'd spent enough this spring and will look at it in the future. So in the back yard, I have two raised beds that are mostly onions and herbs. I put garlic and shallots in the ground around the raised beds last fall. The asparagus plot is 2' x 3' and is at the far right in the first picture. The third picture is the main in ground bed along the front of the house (faces south). It's 3' x 33' and is going to be my medicinal garden. Don't ask what all I've seeded there as I honestly don't remember. A lot of them need cold stratification or should be sown in the fall for spring growth, so they got scattered in the late fall. I (literally) just dumped the seeds in a bowl and scattered them along the length of the bed. I really don't care what comes up where since I need to work on plant identification anyway. My rosemary bush is at the far left of that bed and my bay laurel is going into the ground this weekend to the left of the bed. It's about 4 feet tall now and has been in a pot since I got it 2 years ago. The last picture is also in the front yard and I'm in a constant battle to keep the prickly pear cactus from taking over. I still have 3 dianthus plants in it, one of which is pretty big. I also have a couple of lavender plants, 4 Lily varieties, a couple of echinacea plants, and some allium bulbs. I just don't remember where I put the new allium bulbs, so far 3 have started to come up but there should be a couple more in there. I got a bunch of new seeds this spring, so I'll have to decide on where to put those. I have room for a few things in the bed with the cactus, so we'll see.

Hi I'm Su, I live in the North West of UK, my garden is on a slope, it gets battered by wind blowing up the hill. Heavy clay and lots of stone, acidic soil. Fruit trees and bushes are in, this year starting off perennial veg in seed trays. Some green manures have helped. Using mostly old varieties which should grow better

Hi all the new followers! I’ve been locked out the account for 2 weeks! But I’m back Show me your spaces in the ‘introduction 👋’ page with a little write up on what you’re currently doing and what’s the big goal! This group is all about support so let’s support each other

My name is Owen, and I want to thank the admins for the approval and introduce myself to the community. I never grew a plant in my life until I moved to California end of 2016, and started working with cannabis. From growing cannabis and being out in nature, I developed this strong passion for wanting to create a literal forest of food and medicine. Through sychronisisry, I found myself traveling to Peru in 2022 and out of country for the first time ever to the jungle, to work with ayahuasca. I later found another sychronisisry with finding Discover Permaculture led by Geoff Lawton in the beginning of 2024. Enrollment begins March of 2026. At the end of this year, I am selling all that I have to make the move to Peru to start my first farm, work with and understand plant medicine, and begin planting the seeds to one day create a literal forest of food and medicine. I don't know where this path will lead, but I sure know where I don't want it to go. Through a knowing and understanding of what not to do, this guidance eventually leads to a path of what to do. Cooperation instead of competition, we instead of me. Understanding polarities for me, is a driving factor of what makes me who I am. I am grateful to join my first permaculture group, and I look forward to being a student to each person here. . Much love and respect. 🙏

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved planting saplings🪴, helping people, and contributing in small ways to Mother Earth and the people around me. I didn’t realise it then, but that seed was planted by my dad. 👨 Many years ago, he left his job to work more closely with people and with nature. He always says one line: “I’m selfish. I’m selfish about my mother, my Mother Earth.” 🌍 Maybe growing up around those words shaped me more than I understood. I’ve spent most of my life watching him live differently. He has been barefoot for the past eight years. I’m 21 now. I’ve been happily working as a freelancer for the past few years, and I’m currently at Skool. But somewhere along the way, I knew I wanted to contribute to the Earth in a more intentional way. Four years ago, my dad introduced me to permaculture. I did some basic research back then, but I was focused on building my career, and it was difficult to make time 🕰️ for it. Recently, I completed my first permaculture design course. To my surprise, I was the youngest person in the sessions. But I'm happy that I found what kind of life I wanna build and learning early. I’m continuing to learn and research. Soon, I’ll begin practising on the land 🏞️ of a couple of my dad’s friends. For now, I’m building my remote career while designing and learning at the same time. And through it all, I’m holding on to the core principles of permaculture: Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share. I’ll share more about my permaculture design course experience in my next post. They were the best days of my life, memories I will carry with me until my very last breath. I would love ❤️ to hear from you. What inspired you to start permaculture? What challenges have you faced? Let’s learn from each other. 😊