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Re: [permaculture] Philosophy behind mandala gardens
- From: Toby Hemenway <toby@patternliteracy.com>
- To: permaculture list <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [permaculture] Philosophy behind mandala gardens
- Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 09:25:10 -0700
On 6/6/05 8:15 AM, "Michael Murphy" <MMurphy@ctsl.com> wrote:
> The mandala garden simply creates more edge,
Depends on what kind of edge you're talking about. The keyhole bed shape in
Mandala gardens minimizes the amount of path needed to access the garden
beds, so in this case, there is less edge. I'm not sure that they increase
edge over, say, rectangular raised beds. They sure pack a lot of plants in a
small space, though. One note from experience: keyholes and mandalas don't
work well on sloped land as they prevent the gardener from walking on
contour, which get tiresome. Stick to regular ol' raised beds if you're on a
slope.
Toby
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[permaculture] Philosophy behind mandala gardens,
David Bryce, 06/06/2005
- RE: [permaculture] Philosophy behind mandala gardens, Carrie Shepard, 06/06/2005
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Re: [permaculture] Philosophy behind mandala gardens,
Robyn Francis, 06/06/2005
- Re: [permaculture] Philosophy behind mandala gardens, Claude William Genest, 06/07/2005
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RE: [permaculture] Philosophy behind mandala gardens,
Michael Murphy, 06/06/2005
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Re: [permaculture] Philosophy behind mandala gardens,
Toby Hemenway, 06/06/2005
- Re: [permaculture] Philosophy behind mandala gardens, Lisa in Oregon, 06/07/2005
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Re: [permaculture] Philosophy behind mandala gardens,
Toby Hemenway, 06/06/2005
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