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Edible Plants

 
Edible Uses
Alternative Food Crops
Alternative fruits
Alternative Root Crops
Alternative Edible Leaves
Edible Flowers
Winter Salads
Staple seed crops from perennials
Vegetable Oils
Fruit - Food of the Gods
Green Gold - The Leaves of Life           
Useful Weeds
The Edible Lawn
Edible Shrubs
Edible Ornamental Plants
The Edible Pond and Bog Garden
The Edible Urban Garden
Edible Uses
Top Rated Shrubs For Edibility
Top Rated Climbers For Edibility
Top Rated Annuals & Biennials For Edibility
Top Rated Bulbs For Edibility
Top Rated Perennials For Edibility
Top Rated Trees For Edibility
Top Edible Plants
Design - An edible ornamental garden
Design Feature - Ornamental Gardens
Edible Ornamentals for the Schoolyard
Ornamental Perennial Vegetables
Edible Cottage Gardens
Edible Water Gardens
Plant Parts

Medicinal Plants

 
Medicinal Uses
Top Medicinal Plants
Vegan Organics
Plants for Health
Vegan-Organics - The Basic Principles.
Animal (ab)use in today's society
Why Plants?
Active Plant Components
Top Rated Medicinal Annuals & Biennials
Top Rated Medicinal Bulbs & Climbers
Top Rated Medicinal Shrubs
Top Rated Medicinal Trees
Top Rated Medicinal Perennials
Top 20 Plants

Other Uses

Gardening Styles

Other Plant uses
Alternative Lighting: Plant Oils and Waxes
Fiber Plants
Soap Plants
Vegetable Oils
Other Uses
Woodland Gardening
Perennial Plants
Why Perennials?
Annuals in the Perennial Garden
Woodland Garden Plants
The Woodland Edge Garden
Pioneer Species - Re-establishing Woodland
The Garden of Love

Habitats

 
Habitats
Conservation Gardening
Design - An edible ornamental garden
Design Feature - Ornamental Gardens
Edible Ornamentals for the Schoolyard
Ornamental Perennial Vegetables
Edible Cottage Gardens
Edible Water Gardens
The Edible Pond and Bog Garden
The Edible Lawn
Edible Shrubs
Conservatory Plants
Edible Ornamental Plants
The Edible Urban Garden
Ground cover plants
Hedges and their uses
Plants for Problem Places - North Facing Walls and Deep Shade
The Potted Garden
Herb Gardens

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Species Database Bibliography
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Before You Start
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UK Permaculture and related groups: Off-Line
Plant Parts
Gardening tips - Seed Sowing
Garden visits - Kew
Penpol Report
Penpol Report Sections
Videos - Forest Gardening
The Field Report Summary
Penpol TOC
Penpol Report CD Rom
What's this? : QR Codes
Hardiness Zones
Free Download - Help with these terms

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Survey 'The Field'
What is PFAF?
History "The Field"
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PFAF Appeal
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Other Resources

 
Allium Species - the Perennial Onions
Plant Portrait - Allium ursinum, Wild Garlic
Plant Portrait - Amelanchier alnifolia Juneberry
Plant Portrait - Apios Americana American Groundnut
Plant Portrait - Arbutus unedo, The Strawberry Tree
The Milkweeds (Asclepias species)
Plant Portrait - Caragana arborescens Pea Tree
Cornus kousa Japanese Dogwood
Crataegus Species - The Hawthorns
Plant Portrait - Dioscorea batatas - The Hardy Yam
Elaeagnus x ebbingei - A Plant for all Reasons
Plant Portrait - Ginkgo biloba, The Maidenhair Tree
Hemerocallis Species - The Day Lilies.
Plant portrait - Hippophae salicifolia
Plant Portrait - Malva moschata
Plant portrait - Oxalis deppei
Plant Portrait - Sassafras albidum
Plant Portrait - Viola odorata Sweet Viole
Who are you?
Your Story
Edible Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Britain
Shelterbelt List
Plants suitable for hedging and windbreaks
Plants suitable for hedging and windbreaks- Full
Plants suitable for ground cover - full
Permaculture survey report
Permaculture Research
Permaculture Research strategy 2010-14
Research Report Summary
Permaculture Resources
Food for Thought: Videos
OneZoom Tree of Life
LISTE - descriptif des 50 GRAINES intéressantes ou rares.

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