Comments on: Backyard Bounty

By: christian duntz

christian duntz — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:15:32 +0000

My whole life I have sought meaning, from my mid teens I have been growing a garden getting larger each year, my search for meaning has taken me to the metaphysical where I have since relinquished the chastity of my intellect from skepticism to certainty, yet I find myself still in the physical, that reality has yet to pass, but I see now the path before me in this life, it has been growing right infront of me, the ego stripped clean I appreciate the value of those who hold knowledge and experinece to learn from, in a quote “learn the rules so you kow how to break them properly” all I seek now is a teacher, do you know one in vancouver or its island to learn edible landscaping, permaculture, or green roofs from?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:39:25 +0000

Edible garden landscaping is a great way to not only add “curb appeal” to your home, but also food to your pantry. I’m always glad to come across others who believe in edible landscapes as well. Growing your own foods doesn’t have to mean a symmetrical garden plot hidden in the back yard. I have strawberries and low bush blueberries for ground cover. Colorful lettuce and bright lights Swiss Chard make great accents, and if you mix in carrots the light, fern like foliage creates quite the contrast. Raspberry hedges, blueberry shrubs (3 seasons of beauty) and fruit trees create the bones to build upon. I look forward to hearing more about edible landscapes becoming the way most people approach their yards, versus just a trend in a troubled world.
Great work!