Learn how to build and design swales for a successful permaculture system. Discover effective techniques and tips to maximize water retention and create a thriving ecosystem.
How to Construct a Swale in the Residential Landscape: Capturing water in the landscape is often the easiest and most efficient way to store it. Swales help us do that. Learn how to choose the best site for a swale and how to build one.:
Grow more with less work using permaculture principles! How to build a permaculture swale planting bed. #permaculture #gardening #spring #sustainable #growforagecookferment
With water retention landscapes, it is possible to provide enough freshwater for animals, plants and humans beings in every region of the world. Water is the key to a stable climate. A natural buil…
Unless you’ve seen spillways in action in real life, it can be tricky to visualize exactly what is happening. I have included a great video below that shows Geoff Lawton building a swale with spillway in miniature. It shows the principles of permaculture swale spillways really well.