EDIBLE LANDSCAPES

Plant lettuce, radishes, tomatoes and other salad favorites near your back door. Add your favorite herbs to your salad garden as well as edible flowers such as pansies. This allows easy access to green and the above mentioned varieties give a beautiful appearance to salads.

Be sure to leave pathways and mulched areas in your landscape. This allows you easy access to plants that require maintenance, pruning and harvesting.

PLANT LIST

Red Raspberry - These can be substituted with blackberries in zones 3 to 8. In southern States, use bababerry.

Rhubarb - This grows in all regions. Check with your local nursery for harvest times.

Apricot - Grows exceptionally well in zones 5 to 9, which are maritime areas.

Pawpaw - There are a wide range of varieties of this species. It does well in zones 4 to 8. Plant perennials between and beneath them.

Everbearing Strawberries - These are available in all zones. Plant roses at both ends of the bed to add color.

Alpine Strawberries - These are delightfully sweet. Check with your local garden center to find out if they are available in your area.

Asia Pear - These do well in zones 4 to 9. They can be substituted with citrus trees in zones 8 to 10.

Pinyon Pine - These are great in zones 7 to 9. Replace with Korean pine in zones 3 to 7 or Swiss stone pine in zones 4 to 7.

Wintergreen - Beautiful red berries are produced on these plants. They do well in zones 3 to 7 but can be grown in other areas as well. If in doubt, check with garden center staff.

Highbush Blueberry - Northern varieties are Jersey, Bluecrops and Blueray. These produce bumper crops in zones 4 to 7. Southern varieties include Sharpblue, Tifblue, Reveille and Misty Blue. These give a good yield in zones 7 to 9.

Lowbush Blueberry - Northsky and North Blue produce a great crop in zones 3 to 7.

Elderberry - Varieties Johns and Adams do well in zones 3 to 9.

Lingonberry - Varieties European Red and Koralle will produce well in zones 2 to 8.

Grapes - Himrod, Concord, Candice and Ison's Muscadine do well in zones 5 to 9. Other varieties are available in most areas.

SALSA GARDENS

Plant a salsa garden. Include cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers, chile peppers, cilantro and tomatillos. Be sure to re-seed cilantro every few weeks throughout the growing season to ensure a continuing crop.

SALAD GARDENS

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