Integrated Forest Gardening: The Complete Guide to Polycultures and Plant Guilds in Permaculture Systems

Very informative and easy to follow

I found this as A± for permacu!ture-related design with more thorough drafting processes incorporated with the landscape. I like the way it reads easily, as if the authors are speaking directly to me, easy to understand and good flow, yet with great usable depth in their main topic as titled, which is a bonus, with several examples of these groups. Suggest for beginner reading this subject to make use of glossary on terms as you go for greater interpretations, but not hard. I have previous ed & training, so the read flows well for me. Main purchase purpose is for the design factor, but getting so much more; superb deep dive into the layers of permaculture, polyculture, guilds, forest garden & integration design and more! Wish I'd gotten a hard cover, because this copy will be withering from my overuse. I discovered this reference through YouTube

Very informative for anyone interested in permaculture design. so much information about each species of plants so valuable especially to the novice but also for experienced gardeners that might not know this information.See Geoff Lawton interviewing him on a video on Geoff Lawton.com where he really elaborates on permaculture design and programs on the computer for this.Must read for planning food forests.

If you are interesting in starting a food Forrest big or small this is the book for you.

This is well written and covers background, purpose and ideas. But it is even more applicable for those who want to dig in and get started now! I loved it! It seems particularly well suited for the Midwest but of value to anyone seeking to understand permaculture from both principles to hands on "what to do" process.

If you want a plan of how to polyculture & create a forest garden, this is it. The plan. Illustrated and easy to understand. It gives you examples. It's a very concise book. Great compliment to a permaculturalist, forest gardeners, or homesteaders library. I am using it to start my mini backyard forest garden.