Edible Garden Landscape Front Yards
But some homeowners want more colorful or different sized plants in their front yards to add variety and style.
Edible garden landscape front yards. Colorful edible landscape design. Edible plants are equally beautiful and nearly any homeowner could grow a meaningful amount of food in her yard a much more noble use of the soil. See how you can grow a lot of plants in a small space. Take a virtual tour of my yard.
Photo by ann summa. Now personally i think garden vegetables are beautiful even if they are mostly all green. Below is a picture of our house before we purchased it in 2005 and after we turned it into an edible landscape. Perennial herbs such as lavender chicory and chives have pretty flowers worthy of the front yard.
After much trial and error in the aesthetic department my edible front yard now contains currant bushes black raspberries strawberries cherry trees and a variety of edible herbs and flowers. Diverts water from grass into something that can be eaten. This home not only uses the citrus as a pathway border but also serves as a subtle accent for the yellow entry wall. A magnificent landscape consisting of green and colorful shrubs sprouting like mushrooms from the ground.
Productive use of lawn space by growing food such as vegetables fruits and herbs. The design is dedicated to colorful tulips daffodils lirios and other green plants. In her own garden ivette proves that kitchen gardens can be both pretty and productive. A very safe and healthy way to grow nutritious food with no need for pesticides herbicides and chemical fertilizers.
Grow a front yard vegetable garden with flowers empress of dirt this little city garden features lots of raised beds with vegetables and fruits tucked amongst the perennials and a small pond. Written by sharon cohoon. Homeowners can stick with steady evergreens like citrus trees as ivette soler demonstrates here in her book the edible front yard. Edible landscaping is planting plants that you grow in your yard usually front yard that are pleasing to look at and that you can eat.
While vegetable friendly gardens work great edible front yards come with other options. Benefits of front yard edible gardens. Wild green vines look even more functional as it ornaments the facade of this simple house.