More forest gardening

Again, not much to look at yet, but another new tree that has gone in this week, intot he forest garden, is this plum. Prunus golden pershore . Sounded lovely on the lable so i thought I would give it a go. The field has lots of wild damsons and sloes growing in it very happily, so we thought we would try a few more of that family. There is anotr plum, nearer the barn, that http://www.herbalist.machynlleth.biz Mandy gave me last spring, and also a greengage which has been there quite a lot longer, they are also delicious if you can get them before the birds do.

The overall plan for the garden is basically to build a thick hedge of shelter belt around a central veg area. The trees and shrubs are protected on the outside by willow and a hedge of raspberries. And we are underplanting these fruit trees and shrubs with herbs and berries an perennials like asparagusa nd comfrey. I stil looks messy as the mulch fabrics have blown around in the wind, it will be transformed finally when we pull all that off and can plant into clean soil underneath.