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I'm Charlie Nardozzi. People have been growing edible plants near their homes for food and beauty for thousands of years. The ancient Persians, Egyptians, and many Asian cultures integrated edible plants into their pleasure gardens and installed them close to their living space. It was only during the Renaissance that the idea arose to separate utilitarian plants (food) from non-utilitarian flowers. Upper-class people saw growing only flowers near their home as a way to show off their wealth and power. They were so wealthy they could use their land to grow plants simply for pleasure and hide the edibles somewhere else. Home gardeners for years followed the agricultural model and planted their edibles, both vegetables and fruit trees, in long boring rows and devoid of flowers as they felt, incorrectly, that it was more efficient. Now we know that most beneficial insects need pollen and nectar at some time in their life cycle to reproduce so when you add flowers you actually cut down on pest damage and aid production. Flowers such as alyssum, thyme, cosmos, and marigolds, and natives such as echinacea, aster, and coreopsis, are not just beautiful they help control pests. And how about getting rid of all those straight lines? When you make your garden beds curved or plant in geometric configurations you'll find they are no harder to maintain then straight lines, and instead of being a ho-hum square, the garden will now have a sense of place, a destination.
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Edible Landscaping
A Real Edible Landscape
Average American Yard
Edible Landscaping
Growing Your Own Food
“By 2050 there will be 9 billion people on the planet. We’ll have to produce more food in the next 50 years than all of mankind has produced in the last 10,000 years combined.”
Sample Veggie Garden
Saving Money
Vegetable Yields Dollars/Pound ValueLettuce 10 pounds $2.00 $20.00Leeks 10 pounds $1.50 $15.00Onions 16 pounds $1.50 $24.00Carrots 16 pounds $1.50 $24.00Peppers 30 pounds $1.50 $45.00Cabbages 18 pounds $1.00 $18.00Peas (double row) 8 pounds $3.00 $24.00Broccoli 16 pounds $2.50 $40.00Sweet corn 50 ears $0.50 each $25.00Pole beans 12 pounds $1.50 $18.00Potatoes 25 pounds $1.00 $25.00Cucumbers 10 pounds $2.00 $20.00Tomatoes 80 pounds $2.00 $160.00Eggplant 12 pounds $2.00 $24.00Cauliflower 8 pounds $3.00 $24.00Beets 12 pounds $1.50 $18.00Summer squash/zucchini 25 pounds $2.00 $50.00Winter squash (bush) 15 pounds $2.00 $30.00
Totals 338 pounds $604.00
Gross National Garden Product
•40 million households growing food•Average garden produces $600 worth of produce
•Gross National Garden Product :
24 billion dollars!
Edible Landscape Design
Diagram of What You Have
Bubble Diagram of What You Want
Design Concepts
Edible Front Yard
Edible Side Yard
Edible Backyard
Attractive Small Space Options
Raised Bed
Keyhole Bed
Bunch of Keyholes
Polyculture Bed
Garden in any nook
… or Cranny
Edible Hedge
Edible Vines
Edible Foundation Plants
Berries Near the House
Edible Barrier
Blackberries as Barriers
Choosing Edible Plants
Dwarf Trees
Apples
Disease-Resistant Fruits
Columnar Apple Trees
El Dorado peach
Dwarf Northstar cherry
Container Lemon
Figs
Figs in Containers
Serviceberry Tree
Serviceberries
Persimmon
Paw Paw
Paw Paw fruit
Paw Paw Flesh
Mulberries
Nut Trees
Edible Shrubs
Blueberries
Blueberry Fall Foliage
American Cranberry Bush
Pink Champagne Currants
Espalier Currants
Gooseberry Plant
Gooseberry Fruits
Elderberry
Elderberry Shrub
Black Beauty Elderberry
Nanking cherry
Aronia
Edible Vines
Grapes
Grapes on Trellis
Hardy Kiwi Vine
Hardy Kiwi Fruit
Hops
Scarlet Runner Bean
Eat Your Flowers
Pansy/Viola
Daylilies
Tulips
Sunflower
Edible Weeds
Beautiful Vegetables
Redbor Kale
Lettuces
Heirloom Tomatoes
Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter
Purple Asparagus
Golden Sweet Snow Pea
Black Pearl Pepper
Red Noodle Asparagus Bean
Graffiti Cauliflower
Crimson Fava Bean
Alpine Strawberry
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