Small Space Edible Garden Design
Edible cottage garden idea.
Small space edible garden design. 2 of 11 thomas j. I swear i ve watched pumpkin tendrils climb fences before my very eyes on a hot summer s day. This set of wooden raised veggie beds provides an ideal housing for the vegetables and additional decorative feature for this simple garden. It also allows squeezing edible gardening into the smallest spaces by putting them on your patio front steps and along the house and driveway.
You don t need lots of space because plant breeders have developed more compact edibles that thrive in small spaces and containers yet don t sacrifice taste and yield says diane blazek executive director of all america selections which field tests plants for garden performance. Bbc gardener of the decade katherine crouch shows how to plant and grow a vegetable garden in a small space. We ve been seeing a trend toward smaller gardens in recent years and the trend just keeps growing. Whenever bennett designs an edible garden for a family there are a few staples she always tries to include.
Blueberry bushes can also double as a hedge. When i check out new spaces for potential edible gardens the first thing i consider is where the sun will be shining throughout the year choosing a place with plenty of sunshine will ensure you get the most growth out of your plants. Berries are easy to grab and easy for kids to harvest. You could say small is big and it s getting bigger.
As with ornamental container gardening vegetable container gardening is a way to control the soil sun and growing conditions of your edible plants. Curving raised beds overflow with fragrant herbs clusters of huckleberries deep purple mustard and fresh lettuces in this high style edible retreat. It s being fueled by changes in our lifestyles and even by where we live. She likes to plant huckleberries in shade strawberries in containers and vining raspberries and blackberries along fences.
Author andrea bellamy offers up plenty of small space edible garden solutions in small space vegetable gardens.