Edible Landscaping

Most people grow flowers strictly for their aesthetic value. Not many people realize that there are a lot of flower varieties that can be eaten. Edible garden flowers can bring amazing flavor and color to salads, and make stunning decorations for cakes and other dishes. And they make an excellent addition to your edible landscaping scheme. read more...

There are hundreds of plants that would look perfectly lovely when used in edible landscaping, but some of them work better than others. Many plants won’t look very good later in the season, for example. Some of them quickly turn dark and lose their leaves. You want edible landscape plants that taste great, but keep their appearance long enough to be a practical part of your landscape. It’s no good to build plants into your landscape design that lose their looks in late summer! read more...

An edible landscape involves using plants that are normally considered to be food as part of your backyard scenery. There are two major benefits to edible landscaping. First of all, it saves space, because it combines landscaping and food-growing into a single space. Secondly, it turns a standard landscape into more than just aesthetics, but into a useful method of growing some of your own food. read more...

Planting perennial vegetables as part of your landscape is a great idea, because it helps you make maximum use of your space. Instead of hurting your beautiful landscape by tearing up your lawn to plant a traditional vegetable garden, you can simply work your food plants into your existing landscape. Vegetable garden landscaping is also known as edible landscaping. read more...