A Permaculture Perspective on Garden Paths 

Lovely! I ... use garden paths to keep my mean, cruel and manipulative m-i-l out of the garden. She can't move through the garden to inspect and criticize because the paths are too narrow and the turns are unpredictable.

i think i may have commented on last year's video? but something i have to work with is that i have balance issues, AND sometimes i need a rollator or walker or etc. so the majority of my paths need to be wide enough to navigate. my husband wouldnt recognize a plant if it bit him (he tries, but if its not a rose bush ...) so our paths have to be CLEAR, and even the narrower paths we finally had to go for stepping stones, otherwise he steps on things that cant take being stepped on. so we use edging stones to define all beds (even if things trail over them sometimes) and paths that have to go IN the bedding areas all use stepping stones. (and whatever neighbors the stones needs to stand up to husband feet) these are MY specific needs, but i find everyone overlooks the fact that you can twist an ankle, get a bad knee (or need a wheelbarrow) especially over time! its easier to NARROW a pathway than to widen one! i hope this makes sense, ive been dealing with vertigo and am a bit loopy

Thank you for your views of your personal paradise, your good sense, and your caring heart!

Love these permaculture vids... we have a family member with Huntington's disease, so our paths need to be wide and stable. I love mulch, and I get truckloads of it. However, crushed granite and bricks make a much safer path. I've divided the garden so the major paths are the most direct, stable, and wide. I've got extra paths that are a bit narrower around the edge with overgrowing plants, and the family member can still use them at the moment, but when the condition deteriorates, they still have paths they can enjoy. Raised garden beds are great and are easily reached, and most trees are uplimbed so they don't need to be dodged when walking around.

U always show up when I need u serendipity is the most fun way to grow❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

This reminded me of one of my cilantro plants that is in full bloom right now. When it was upright it was lovely but we had some wind knock it over my aisle. The pollinators are all over it. I want to cut it down so I don’t have to walk around the other way to access those beds. However, I don’t want to upset the bees and get stung either. Once the seeds are mature the plant will come out. I’m not very patient.

I'm expanding my permaculture garden to the front yard and I found so much value in this video. I never gave thought to the structures of pathways. Thank you. Love from South Africa 🇿🇦

Love all your garden videos ❤ thank you

Probably the first video Ive seen to do with permie/or anything gardenesque that considers accessibility. Thank you. Im getting older too.

Nigella, calendula and lady’s mantle could be used in a bouquet before it’s turned into mulch. 💐

I chose to use strawberries as a groundcover, and because of this and the thousands of runners that they send out, I really don't have pathways anymore and it is a nuisance! It always feels like I'm playing a game of Twister when I go out to harvest the berries! When the June-bearing side is done, I think I want to put down some stepping stones to help delineate where I can walk and where the berries can grow. As it is, I'm harvesting about 14 quarts a day. I hear your voice in my head, talking about not underestimating the time it takes to harvest and process the food you grow! I wrestle with the idea of pulling and replanting the runners in the path and then think about the hours and hours I am already giving to processing the fruit with what is there presently. I could just step on them...and I do that unintentionally, which does kill the plant, but I have a hard time doing that!

Wider paths are always better even if it seems you are compromising on growing space, I used to have narrow paths but it got frustrating having to carry buckets of compost because the wheelbarrow would not fit in there. Very cool skirt! You made it?

Yes! "Utilize". I hate the word "exploit"

Never heard of permaculture till this video. Now I’m questioning who I am. British garden or Permaculture 😂

Love your channel! I also live in Portland, so it’s great to see what works for you in your yard. I’m curious how bad the slugs get and how you deal with them in areas where you don’t let your ducks or chickens roam?

Love your videos. Thanks for posting. Question, what is a whiskey bottle wall? Are there any special benefits? Just curious but I like the look and will use it😁

Hi Pamela I love the chop and drop method of permaculture but I still hesitate doing it with some weeds. I am plagued by bindweed in my garden and do my best to get rid of it from my garden. Do you throw all weeds down or are you selective. Bindweed is my nemesis and I want it gone so the idea of potentially dropping it to reroot worries me. What are your thoughts. Thanks

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It's inspiring that you keep making the valuable Permaculture videos. I'm so sorry that you get so few views compared to the mainstream entertainment crap. But vvhat you share is vvorth so much for people who are like you. Except for maybe the ferninist gender vvar bullsheet (instead of mutual understanding and cooperation). Eek! Also that skirt looks nice. The paths, I would suggest to make as wide as the length of the wheelbarrow. Not just its width. Because what if you need to tip it over at the front? Or is that not a need?