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Roof Garden Open Day

An Edible Forest in Reading Town Centre

Drop in between 12pm and 4pm on Sunday 22 May

Can fruit and nut trees grow on a foot of soil?

How does a structure take the weight of an actual forest?

Find out the answers to these questions and more at our award-winning sustainable garden.

Our forest garden is a variation of the permaculture approach – using a carefully selected combination of perennial herbaceous plants, shrubs, trees and climbers in a planting scheme which mimics a multi-layered woodland ecosystem. This creates the conditions which support great diversity.

You'll be able to learn about our water harvesting methods and the innovative use of renewable/recycled/ reused materials in our hard landscaping.

Questions? Email michele@risc.org.uk