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Edible Landscaping
www.perennialsolutions.org
Why edible landscaping?
• Connects you with your landscape
• Great crops – Otherwise unavailable
• Freshness and quality• Save money• The ultimate “local food”– Reduces food miles
• Unique niche for landscape professionals
Edible Landscaping Patterns
Biointensive
Maximize production on a small space with minimal inputs
Edible Ornamentals
Utilize edible ornamental species
Edible Arbors & Living Structures
Create productive shade, privacy, and structural elements
Edible Water Gardens
Many common water garden ornamentals actually crops in regions of origin
Backyard Micro-Livestock Integration
As in nature, animals facilitate nutrient cycling and vegetation management
Edible Forest Gardens
Mimic the structure and functions of natural ecosystems
Mycoscaping
Gourmet decomposers for mulch, logs, and compost
Eden 2.0: a New England Case Study
• 10-25% of food for four adults• 200 species on 1/10 acre• Many patterns in use:• edible forest garden• tropicalesque crops• hardy kiwi arbor • edible water garden• greenhouse• intensive annual crops• microlivestock
Preventive Pest Control• Pest-resistant crops• Insect nectary species• Habitat elements• No spray• Polycultures (mixed plantings)
Weed and Fertility Design
• Dense Groundcovers• Nitrogen Fixing Species
Resources
www.apiosinstitute.org
www.perennialsolutions.org