Eric Lenoir’s Great Treatise on the Punk Garden is available in bookstores. A gift to make to all those who want a different garden, for the economy, and above all a garden which respects nature and enriches biodiversity.
The author thus gives a plump and fascinating continuation to his A little treatise on the punk garden, released two years ago. The Grand Treaty.. is necessarily more complete, and the many photos provide very demonstrative examples for all those who want to start a punk garden.
Small reminder of the “definition” of a punk garden by its inventor:
“It is quite simply to apply to the world of the garden this refusal of the absurd, this capacity to make, from nothing, to do with the remains, to do in a damaged place, with very few means, but with a lot. of motivation and by breaking the rules that are established. “
For 10 years, Éric Lenoir has cultivated his punk garden, the Flérial, in the Yonne. We circulate there on alleys traced at the beginning with the mower and today maintained with the scythe. The trees, planted very small, grow at their own pace, without any watering. Carrots, wild sorrel, thistles and even brambles at the edge of the garden are welcome.
It is a paradise for thousands of small terrestrial or aquatic critters. Everything now occupies Eric Lenoir no more than 5 days a year, mowing included.
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Tip # 1: observe.
“A punk saves his energy, he doesn’t have a lot of resources, he is tired in advance. He has other fights to fight. Act like a punk: do not act in haste, start by observing. any season, the garden can sometimes have nice surprises in store for you. The little grass that looks shabby in March will be very different in August. And think of the beautiful foliage it can have in the fall. .. “
Tip 2: leave the mower in the garage
“It’s very stupid, but when we have left the mower in the garage, we can see exactly which path we take all the time to get from point A to point B. We can really see if it is necessary to mow 2,000 meters. squares or, if it is enough to mow 200 square meters around the lunch table. “
Tip # 3: determine what to expect from your garden
“What are our behaviors in the garden? What do we expect from it? I met a lady one day at my nursery. She absolutely wanted a white lotus. I allowed myself to ask her why. She explained to me that ‘ she worked a lot, came home late at night and wanted a plant visible in the moonlight. An “enlightening” answer, no pun intended. “
The punk garden is not at all a big bazaar, a big nonsense! On the contrary, it is a thoughtful garden because it is rich in all the observations of those who watch it live.
The great treatise of the punk garden published by Éditions Terre Vivante, is the guide to get started. 256 pages, 25 euros.