class: center, middle [# Patterns](https://youtu.be/zw2uzyntPPQ) _Food forest garden patterns & templates_ [](/) by Jake Rayson [natureworks.org.uk](https://www.natureworks.org.uk) [natureworks.org.uk/talks/patterns](https://www.natureworks.org.uk/talks/patterns/) ##### Press `P` to see notes and credits ??? This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), embedded work may have other licenses. --- class: middle, center ## _“It’s okay to be useless”_ --- class: middle, center ## _“Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they're finished.”_<br> ~ Daniel Gilbert --- class: middle # Outline > “Design from patterns to details” 1. File repository 2. Purpose 3. Design “problem” 4. Examples ??? * Number 7 of [David Holmgren's princples](https://www.permaculture.org.uk/principles) --- class: middle # 1. File repository  ## [github.com/growdigital/patterns](https://github.com/growdigital/patterns) Importance of _sketches_ for accessiblity ??? * CAD files, sketches, reference material * It will have [Creative Commons](https://creativecommons.org/) license --- # 2. Purpose  1. ‘Template’ gardens 2. Philosophy of forest gardening 3. Principles of garden design 4. Patterns of planting combinations 5. Species for specific combinations --- class: middle, center # Forest gardening<br>by numbers ??? * Plug 'n' Play --- # 3. Design “problem”  * Variety vs consistency * Artisan vs industrial * Education vs automation * Design elements & parameters ??? * Diversity vs monoculture? * Capitalism & the profit motive * One dimensional efficiency --- class: middle, center # 4. Examples --- # Windbreak – patterns  ??? Example is approx 1 acre, 60m x 60m --- class: middle, center # Native _where possible_ --- # Windbreak – species  --- # Show garden  * ‘Planet Friendly Garden’ * 4m x 6m * Design to a [brief](http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/england/pdf/local-bbc-radio-and-rhs-garden-design-competition-terms-and-conditions-2022.pdf) --- ## Megamillion combinations  * [Forest Garden Spreadsheet](https://bit.ly/forest-garden-spreadsheet) * 453 plants listed * Choose 50 plants * `12651429946451336882860 62672024342601252506570 6891451222531650425928` combinations --- ## Ground Ivy & Rhubarb  --- ## Yarrow & Calendula  --- class: middle, center # The End  <hello@natureworks.org.uk> [natureworks.org.uk/newsletter](https://www.natureworks.org.uk/newsletter)