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I returned to the Dunhill Eco-Park in Waterford at the weekend for a follow-up to the permaculture course I did there last September.

This time we were joined by 20 participants who learned about permaculture gardening techniques and forest garden design.

We then constructed a Mandala Garden based on the design by one of Bill Mollison’s students described in the Permaculture Designers Manual.

The area was mulched with newspaper and straw, and herbs and shrubs were planted in.

The mandala will still need a lot of plants to go in it to make it more beautiful and productive, but I think we all agreed it looked very fine by the end of the day.

Many thanks to all the course participants for their enthusiasm and hard work; and especially to course organiser Samantha Richardson and the staff of Dunhill for making it all possible.