An herb spiral is a three dimensional garden bed for the cultivation of culinary herbs. The herb spiral is an example of permaculture design. It enables a variety of plants with different needs to grow in a small space and makes it possible to cater to the smallest space habitat requirements of plants of different climatic zones.[1][2]
The herb spiral was invented by Bill Mollison.[3] In his 1988 book Permaculture: A Designers‘ Manual, he discussed the omnipresence of spiral shapes in nature and early cultures.[4]
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- ^ Die Kräuterspirale – ein Element der Permakultur. Sondernummer „Neues aus der Permakultur“, Mitteilungen des Permakultur Institut e.V., Steyerberg. April 1991.
- ^ Mollison, Bill: Permaculture: A Designers' Manual. Tagari Publications, 1988, ISBN 0-908228-01-5