Forest Gardening

Forest gardening or companion planting is the layered planting of different crops in close proximity, to maximize space utilization and on the theory that they assist each other in nutrient uptake, pollination, and increase biodiversity.

1. High canopy
2. Low tree layer (dwarf fruit trees)
3. Shrubs
4. Herbaceous
5. Rhizosphere (root crops)
6. Soil Surface (cover crops)
7. Vertical Layer (climbers, vines)
8. Mycosphere (fungi)