Designing Fruit Tree Guilds Pt.2
June 1 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Learn how to create patches of thriving plants that readily yield food, medicine, fibre, beauty, and habitat! A guild has a few different definitions, but we will focus on creating a patch of a variety of plants that support each other and a central or key plant, in this case a fruit tree or shrub. Our designs will aim to emulate the patterns of healthy habitats creating an ecologically balanced, and resilient ecosystem.
The goal of this workshop is to teach you how to design patches of diverse, interrelated plants that are able to maintain themselves without our constant oversight and intervention.
Part 2: Tour & Design, Sat. June 1, 2025, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Workshop will take place partially outdoors, so please dress for the weather.
- Tour will focus on demonstration fruit tree guilds, what worked and what didn’t work. It will also focus on short-term and long-term guild maintenance needs.
- Reviewing your plant selections
- Building your design
- Guild succession
- How to implement your design
What to bring: Please bring along coloured pencils, notebook, water bottle, appropriate clothing to be outside.
$55 to $75, sliding scale pricing for Part 2.
Maximum 8 people.
Email to register. An e-transfer will be required to confirm your registration.
Plants will be available for purchase after the June workshop.