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Creative Edible Landscaping Guide for Urban Dwellers

Discover innovative ways to grow your own food in limited spaces like front yards or shade yards. Learn practical tips for cultivating vegetables, fruits, and herbs to enhance your landscape while respecting neighborhood aesthetics. Get expert advice on designing productive edible gardens and fostering community connections through sharing harvests. Explore resources from the Maryland Master Gardener Program for valuable insights and inspiration.

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Creative Edible Landscaping Guide for Urban Dwellers

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  1. Edible Landscaping Lois Royer

  2. College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

  3. Sometimes creativity is neededto grow your own food • If all the sun is in the front yard • If there is no backyard • If you want a productive alternative to the lawn • If you like to experiment

  4. Respect your neighbors while challenging tradition • The lawn has been highly valued for many years • Some Home Owners Organizations will not like a front yard veggie garden • Most neighbors are more flexible than you might expect

  5. Gardens can help neighbors connect and learn • Keep your garden attractive where highly visible to others • Share the goodies when possible • Talk to people about your plants • Consider helping others grow food in their yards too

  6. Vegetables have needs • Full sun is best, over six hours per day • Water requirement usually higher than most ornamentals • Many need more fertilizer than flowers for best yield • Might need staking or trellis

  7. Plan for growth and harvest Most Vegetables are annuals Some are slow to fill in while others rapidly sprawl Plan for holes in the landscape as plants are harvested Some plants are just never that attractive

  8. Some veggies can be beautiful

  9. Fruits and nuts Many fruit trees require regular attention to yield properly, including pruning and insect control Some varieties need two plants for fertilization- to get fruit

  10. Small fruits are great options • Strawberries • Blueberries • Blackberries • Currants • Grapes • Raspberries

  11. Herbs accent any landscape

  12. Start small and expand as you gain experience

  13. Lovely structures can lend beauty to less showy plantings

  14. Dare to be different

  15. Reinventing the Yard Wonderful article in the July 2009 issue of the Baltimore Urbanite magazine Scott Carlson discusses his experience with creating an edible landscape in suburban Baltimore Jon Traunfeld of the University of Md Extension Office gave tips on redesigning typical urban landscapes for growing food Illustrator Kimberly Battista provided lovely drawings to bring the gardens to life.

  16. The Shade Yard

  17. The No-Yard Yard

  18. The Hill Yard

  19. The Row house Strip

  20. Go online for more gardening information and sign up for free Home and Garden Information Center newsletter! http://extension.umd.edu/hgic

  21. Resources Grow It! Eat It! http://www.extension.umd.edu/growit We have all types of practical food gardening tips and information. Check out our popular blog! Home and Garden Information Center http://www.extension.umd.edu/hgic Here you will find factsheets, photos, and videos. You can also subscribe to the free monthly e-newsletter. We answer gardening questions 24/7…just click “Ask Maryland’s Garden Experts” Maryland Master Gardener Program http://www.extension.umd.edu/mg Consider becoming a trained MG volunteer!

  22. This program was brought to you by the Maryland Master Gardener Program Howard County University of Maryland Extension

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