permaculture japanese garden

Ecohouse Team — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:46:16 +0000

pretty and edible is the goal.

My little garden is shaping up, planted a boy and girl Sea Buckthorn, with one pathetic yellow berry. We will see how they take.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippophae_rhamnoides

Found some bastard Peonies growing by the road on the remains of a demolished garden. Tore the roots out and planted them as well, they do say Peonies sulk for 3 years after you tear them out.

Some great ideas to replace decorative japanese garden plants with edible.

http://balconyofdreams.blogspot.com/

Replace Bamboo with Asparagus

Replace clipped pine with clipped rosemary

Water Plants

Ecohouse Team — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:38:57 +0000

Got a little pond going, the moment I was done filling it there was a frog swimming in, must have smelled the water. I quickly tossed a branch and a flat piece of tree so the frog had somewhere to sit and jump. It looked content. After that it was time for a trip to the local swamped pond for some regional life. The water has greened nicely.

Time to consider some edible water growing food sources.

http://www.pfaf.org/leaflets/edibpond.php at Plants for a Future

Trapa natans – Water Chestnut

Acorus calamus / Sweet Flag http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Flag

Typha angustifolia / Reed Reed Mace

Water Spinach

Ipomea aquatica

Stachys affinis Chinese Artichoke
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stachys_affinis

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Zizania+aquatica

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Typha+angustifolia

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Trapa+natans

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Sagittaria+sagittifolia

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Nasturtium+officinale

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Cornus+canadensis

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permaculture japanese garden

Water Plants