PERMACULTURE GARDEN ENCLOSURE

People living in the northern suburbs of Sydney are very lucky to have ample stands of different native forest types and large Eucalypts in and around the streetscapes. However this does pose a challenge for those who are keen to grow their own food as possums and rats come for midnight snacks and brush turkeys come to dig through neatly laid out mulch.

Sustainable Permaculture Garden Enclosure in Australia
Large Eucalypts Plants in Australia
Nature-Inspired Permaculture Garden Enclosure in Australia
Permaculture Garden Enclosure in Australia

This project was thoughtfully designed by Steven Batley from Sydney Organic Gardens to meet the clients brief of a productive vegetable garden and food forest space that excludes the aforementioned critters. This garden boasts 22 square meters of raised garden beds and 27 square meters of food forest with a chook house and run to be added in the near future.

Premaculture Garden Final Concept Design Upper View in Australia
Premaculture Garden Final Concept Design in Australia
Permaculture Garden Structure in Australia
Permaculture Garden Structure in Australia
Permaculture Garden Enclosure in Australia

The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there is enough for everyone. 

“An introduction to permaculture”. Book by Bill Mollison, 1991.

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