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| gardening-girl |
Permaculture Books.Can anyone recommend any good readable books on Permaculture. |
| Andrea |
For a total beginner, Permaculture in a Nutshell by Patrick Whitefield gives a really good and readable overview.
My personal, highly practical favourite is The Earth Care Manual, also by Patrick Whitefield. |
| Piggyphile |
I loved the Permaculture Garden by Graham Bell inspiring but simple with good ideas. It is small though and less of a Tome than The Earthcare Manual.
For the sheer joy of reading I liked Forest Gardening by Robert Hart, but that is very autobiographical, you get lots of hints and tips but it is not a technical manual. He is dead now but comes across as a Gent of the old school who was one of the pioneers in this country. I could go on and on, I love these kind of books. |
| tahir |
gg I've got some old copies of permaculture mag, do you want them? |
| Luath |
Anything by Graham Burnett (Spiral Seed) is good - accessible and easy to understand. Permaculture in a Nutshell is good too.
http://spiralseed.co.uk/ |
| gardening-girl |
gg I've got some old copies of permaculture mag, do you want them? |
Yes please
As for books I think it will tend to depend on you and what you want. Most of the books I've looked at tend to be common sense to me but then I seem to garden naturally in what now seems to be regarded as a permaculture way. I'm more after ideas for plants etc, such as the the ART forest gardening books or some of the articles in the Permaculture Magazine (although I wish they would have more useful ideas).
On the other hand if you're a regimented monocultralist then many of the books will be useful - does your library stock any?
Also some very good second hand book shops there.
