Plants, Wildlife and Polycultures for Forest Gardens and Regenerative Landscapes - Part 3
Welcome to part 3 of a series where I'll be posting some observations and experiences about the various plant species from our forest gardens and regenerative landscapes, as well as interesting plants and polycultures from around the world. We'll be featuring plants from different layers of the forest garden, looking at some of the vital wildlife you can expect to find in a regenerative landscape and presenting some established polycultures as well as providing some suggestions about how to design, build and manage forest gardens and regenerative landscapes.
Forest Garden Plants
Canopy Layer - Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. More commonly referred to as Linden or Lime, this tree is not to be confused with Citrus medica, the tree that produces actual lime fruits.
Tilia cordata - Small leaved Lime and Tilia platyphyllos - Large Leaved Lime are probably the most well known in Europe, although it can be d…