PERMACULTURE

GLOUCESTERSHIRE | ENGLAND

I always thought of myself as a nature lover.

I have worked for the Wildlife Trust in the past, encouraging composting and wildlife friendly gardening and I have been a perma-culture addict ever since I gained the certificate in 2000, and eventually a diploma in 2013.

I have even opened our garden to the public, running open days, workshops and tours showing all the encouraging ways we can grow food, harvest fuel, build low impact buildings and bring thriving bio-diversity into a domestic garden. Yes, I felt I truly understood how to be part of the solution, not the problem.

But one day it dawned on me, I was feeling less than understanding about nature; indeed, I was downright angry with it! Now, I expect most gardeners have experienced annoyance at an invasive weed or an explosion of slugs and thought little of it...

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WORDS: ALISON ENSOR