You have a place in your garden where you’d like to build a hugel, but a mound is not practical, or would look out of place. Can you build a hugel that’s level with the ground? ANSWER: Absolutely. Contrary to the name, hugels don’t need to be constructed in the …
Hügelkultur (hoo-gul-culture) was coined by German horticulturalists Hans Beba and Herman Andra in the late 1970s and translates roughly as “mound culture”. More recently it has gained popularity through the work of the Austrian permaculturalist, Holzer Sepp. What is Hugelkultur? At its simplest, hugelkultur is the principle of building a …
