Learn garden design tips from our Design Department Manager, Jen Strobel. She’ll offer advice on how to integrate herbs and veggies into your landscape. This is a great way to help plan your spring garden. Please join us.
- Intro
Companion planting
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- Companion planting is the practice of combining plants in ways that produce extra benefits for one or both. It is an aspect of IPM (Integrated Pest Management) and one of the keys to successfully growing vegetables and herbs organically.
- Refer to handout
Consider environmental conditions in your design
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- Sun
- Water
- Soil
- Wind
- Existing Landscape
- Annual/Perennial
Assess your Edible Garden ‘wants’ and characterize by determined zones
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- Environmental
- Function
- Border
- Tree
- Hedge
- Annual/Perennial
Prioritize areas
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- Seasonality
- Overall goals
- Accessibility
Shoutout Containers
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- Color Accent
- Maximize space
- Adds another element
- Movable
Resources
- https://sloatgardens.com/
- Pam Pierce Food Gardening in the SF Bay Area
- https://homegrownnationalpark.org/
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