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FOREST GARDEN [2 records]

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Record 1 2013-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horticulture
DEF

A food-producing garden, based on the model of a natural woodland or forest.

CONT

... edible forest gardens are "perennial polycultures of multi-purpose plants powered by the sun." Following the patterns and ecological functioning of established forests, we are attempting to create stable, resilient, and diverse systems that require few outside inputs and are highly productive in relation to the amount of labour required.

OBS

Edible forest gardens typically include a diverse inter-planting of edible perennial species such as fruits, berries, nuts, perennial and self-seeding annual vegetables and herbs, mushrooms, and, if desired, small livestock such as bees, poultry and other animals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horticulture
CONT

[...] conception d’une forêt nourricière (jardin sur le modèle d’un sous-bois) [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
  • Silviculture
DEF

An area where various tree species, frequently exotics, are grown, generally pure, in small plots ..., both to eliminate the unpromising species and to obtain initial indications of the potential of the rest for plantations.

OBS

forest garden: term used in the Commonwealth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Endroit où diverses essences, souvent exotiques, sont cultivées, généralement à l'état pur, en petites parcelles (parcelles d'essai spécifiques), ou même individuellement, à la fois pour éliminer celles qui s'y avèrent peu intéressantes et pour obtenir des indications préliminaires sur les caractéristiques de celles qui subsistent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Parques y jardines botánicos
  • Silvicultura
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