The forest garden is a functionally wild place. As it matures effort shifts from establishment to maintenance and harvest.

The Mira Garden Trellis provides artful support for a blackberry vine on a bluestone patio in a potted edible garden.
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A former lawn on a front yard corner lot makes the most of a its space by using edibles in the landscape, a bluestone sitting area, a vegetable garden and a bocce ball court

In south Seattle, a tiny backyard garden needed a makeover to add usability and create a sitting area for entertaining. Raised garden beds for edible plants provide the transition between the existing deck and new patio below, eliminating the need for a railing. A firepit provides the focal point for the new patio. Angles create drama and direct flow to the steel stairs and gate. Installed June, 2014. Photography: Mark S. Garff ASLA, LLA

In south Seattle, a tiny backyard garden needed a makeover to add usability and create a sitting area for entertaining. Raised garden beds for edible plants provide the transition between the existing deck and new patio below, eliminating the need for a railing. A firepit provides the focal point for the new patio. Angles create drama and direct flow to the steel stairs and gate. Installed June, 2014. Photography: Mark S. Garff ASLA, LLA

An assortment of herbs: parsley, dill, rosemary, basil in a container on a balcony garden.
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Edible landscaping encompasses much more then adding some veggie beds to one’s property. Creative layouts and material usage can incorporate year-round vegetable harvests in an aesthetically pleasing way. Perennial fruit trees, along with bushes and herbs, create a lush space full of beautiful, colors, textures, smells and tastes. Searching out and experimenting with different and rare varieties of edible plants keeps home gardens interesting. Edible landscaping gives access to food at its freshest, when it is most nutritious, and offers many more options than supermarket produce sections—also cutting down on transportation and packaging impacts. From edible estates to food forests, or simple integration of garden-based food production, Sweet Smiling Landscapes has the knowledge and experience to help home owners harvest their own bounty.

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Design ideas for a mid-sized eclectic full sun side yard vegetable garden landscape in Denver for fall.

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Family wanted to have a fun project and decided to add this edible garden corner during quarantine, fun way to involve the kids in this home project.
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This homeowner had the desire to convert an ornamental garden into an edible one. We opted to leave some of the ornamentals as accents and incorporate the edibles producing a beautiful, bountiful mix. The beneficial insects enjoyed the harmonious mix of edibles and ornamentals and so did the home owners. Photo Credit-Elizabeth Leonard

The back bed of the garden provides continued color in the fall and winter.
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The Edible Garden - heirloom tomatoes Photo: Lore Patterson
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A forest garden is designed to mimic the functional relationships and patterns of a natural ecosystem. While appearing wild and unruly at times, they are carefully designed to be bursting with edible, medicinal and functional plants of all kinds. Perennial plants are the foundation of a forest garden.

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