As far as design aesthetics go, Savoie said, you don’t want your berm to look like a buried whale ... He recommends buying the plants from a local garden center. Those from big box stores ...

So what ended up is this mandala garden, berm and swale. Berms and swales are a strategy within permaculture design that we designed the, basically a swale is a ditch on contour and so it runs ...

Use a garden hose to lay out the size and shape of the berm. Make larger curves rather than tight turns. Once you are satisfied with the overall size and shape of your design, remove the plants or ...

When his neighbor on Sagaponack Road needed a pool fence, Seeler built a berm ... he designs for his clients. "I try to find out what their dream is," he said. "It can be a pond. A super garden.

Once you clarify your berm’s purpose, you can design its size and shape. A rule of thumb is to limit the height of the berm to no more than one-fifth its width. The site should allow for a ...