Best Windbreak Trees for Warm or Cold Climates
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Best Windbreak Trees for Warm or Cold Climates

Selecting the right windbreak trees is important to create a long lasting shelterbelt. Windbreak trees can be part of a food forest, reduce heating and cooling costs, and more. How to Pick Trees for a Windbreak The best windbreak trees are those suited to your local environment. Check temperature range, acidity, altitude, moisture levels, diseases, infections…

Windbreak Design: Maximize Your Land’s Potential
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Windbreak Design: Maximize Your Land’s Potential

The key elements of windbreak design are the purpose of your windbreak planting, species selection, and density. Once you determine your primary goals (plant, people, or livestock protection, for example) you base the rest of your design on these goals. One planting can provide many different benefits.

Permaculture Guide to Reed Beds for Home Wastewater Treatment

Permaculture Guide to Reed Beds for Home Wastewater Treatment

“Permaculture Guide to Reed Beds: Designing, building and planting your treatment wetland system” provides the reader with detailed instructions for building an environmentally friendly wastewater treatment system. Wetlands are nature’s water treatment plants, and the author shows us how to safely adapt them on a household scale.