The selection of the following plants was created to support Aronia Melanocarpa Shrub in Urban environments in the Northern Hemisphere in Europe. a example of a plant guild

SHRUBS

• Aronia Melanocarpa(L)- Choke/Apple berry(en)

SOILCOVERS

• Fragaria Vesca(L) – Woodland Strawberry(en)
• Trifolium Repens(L) - White Clover(en)
• Trifolium Incarnatum(L) - Crimson Clover(en)

HERBACEUS LAYER

• Achillea Millefolium(L) - Yarrow(en)
• Anethum Graveolens(L) - Dill(en)
• Anthemis Nobilis(L) - Chamomile, Common(en)
• Borage Borago officinalis(L) -Borage(en)
• Lupinus Regalis(L) - Lupin, Russell(en)
• Viola Riviniana(L) - Common Dog Violet(en)
• Calendula Officinalis(L) - Pot Marigold(en)
• Fagopyrum Esculentum(L) - Buckwheat(en)
• Artemisia Absinthium(L ) - Woormwood (en)
• Valeriana Officinalis(L) - Valerian(en)
• Taraxacum Officiale(L) - Dandelion(en)

RHIZOSPHERE

• Asparagus Officinalis(L) - Asparagus(en)
• Pastinaca Sativa(L) - Parsnip(en)
• Daucus Carota(L) - Wild Carrot(en)

VERTICAL LAYER

• Lonicera Caprifolium(L) - Common Honeysuckle(en)

Here you can find detailed descriptions on selected plant guild above asparagus4print01.pdf As well as very simple explanation on how to make seed balls printout_for_seedballign_workshop.pdf

useful links:

• http://groups.google.com/group/permakulttuuritiedotus?hl=fi&pli=1
• http://heavypetal.ca/archives/2007/03/how-to-make-seedballs/
• http://libarynth.org/guerrilla_gardening?s[]=seedballing
• http://libarynth.org/plant_guilds

About Finnish plants: The botanical garden of Turku

• http://vanha.sci.utu.fi/biologia/puutarha/index_eng.html

Hyötykasviyhdistys - society for useful plants

• http://www.hyotykasviyhdistys.fi/

Maatiainen - The Finnish Landrace Institute

• http://www.maatiainen.fi/english.htm

Seeds of heritage and meadow plants

• http://www.kukkivaniitty.net/
• http://www.pratensis.fi/
• http://www.ahonalku.fi/

Companion Planting Guide:

• http://www.gb0063551.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/seeog/companion/
• http://botanical.com/