Edible Landscaping

Book Review: Paradise Lot

February 16, 2013

in Book Reviews,Edible Landscaping,Permaculture

Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One-Tenth of an Acre and the Making of an Edible Garden Oasis in the City
Written by Eric Toensmeier, with contributions from Jonathan Bates
Published by Chelsea Press, 2013

Reviewed by Penny Lewis

Like a well-designed polyculture, Eric Toensmeier and Jonathan Bates have packed a lot of valuable and interesting information into a small space. And unlike many plant books, this one truly is a page-turner. [click to continue…]

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Meeting the Challenge of Protecting Edibles

February 15, 2013

in Edible Landscaping

by Michael Genthner

Growing fruit and vegetables can be a satisfying and rewarding pursuit. First of all, there is the satisfaction of cultivating delicious and wholesome food.  Second, there are the aesthetic rewards: The sheer beauty of the plants themselves – think of a cluster of fiery blueberry bushes in fall or an apple or peach orchard in full bloom – can enrich our surroundings. [click to continue…]

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The Buzz on Biodiversity

January 15, 2013

The following excerpt is reprinted with the author’s permission from The Holistic Orchard, Chelsea Green Publishing (January 10, 2012). by Michael Phillips Permaculture people speak of two classes of plants to encourage within any gardenscape. Recognizing the role of dynamic accumulators and beneficial accumulators helps us bring specific plant interactions into focus.

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Edibles in the Landscape

June 15, 2012

A far cry from the lone tomato plant wedged in among geraniums in the backyard, edibles are now found front and center stage in many residential landscapes. Property owners are more aware of the beauty and delicious benefits of an edible landscape, and some are experimenting with the addition of a variety of edible trees, [...]

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First Year’s Harvest from Wellesley’s Edible Ecosystem Teaching Garden

June 15, 2012

by Dave Jacke and Keith Zaltzberg On April 2nd, 2011, a team of perplexed students, gardeners, and community members gathered with shovels and rakes in hand at the base of Wellesley College’s observatory telescopes pondering the forest of purple, orange, and green stakes poking up from a snow-covered meadow. Mother Nature pulled an April Fools [...]

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It’s Not a Fairytale: Seattle to Build Nation’s First Food Forest

June 15, 2012

by Clare Leschin-Hoar This article was first published on February 21, 2012 and is reprinted with permission of TakePart, Beverly Hills, CA. Forget meadows. The city’s new park will be filled with edible plants, and everything from pears to herbs will be free for the taking.

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Thinking about Nut Trees

June 15, 2012

by Tricia Diggins Nut trees, more than any other aspect of landscaping, make me think of the old proverb “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second best time is now.” So, plan to plant a nut tree this fall or next spring. If you for some reason cannot plant [...]

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Book Review: The Holistic Orchard

June 15, 2012

The Holistic Orchard: Tree Fruits and Berries the Biological Way Written by Michael Phillips Published by Chelsea Green Publishing, 2011, 414 pages Reviewed by Nick Novick Interest seems to be on the rise in all things local and sustainable. The outstanding Vermont-based publisher, Chelsea Green, reflects—and, perhaps, feeds—this trend with many excellent titles on building, [...]

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Incorporating Vegetables into the Urban Landscape

November 14, 2011

by Jessie Banhazl Incorporating vegetables into the urban landscape is not as difficult as it may seem. As with ornamental and perennial plants, placement, light, and spacing between plants are critical to the success of a vegetable garden. What is great about working in urban spaces is that you can take an untraditional approach to [...]

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Installation and Early Maintenance of an Edible Garden

August 16, 2011

by Tricia Diggins The first plantings of the Edible Ecosystem Demonstration Garden at Wellesley College Botanic Gardens (WCBG) went into the ground this spring, beginning the multi-year implementation of a garden designed by Dave Jacke of Dynamics Ecological Design and Keith Zaltzberg of Regenerative Design Group. The garden “is designed to explore the question, ‘How [...]

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