Growing an Edible Landscape: How to Transform Your Outdoor Space into a Food Garden

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Gary Pilarchik Chiara D'Amore

Growing an Edible Landscape

How to Transform Your Outdoor Space into a Food Garden

Gary Pilarchik, Chiara D'Amore

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Cool Springs Press
07 November 2023

Garden design & planning; Gardening: growing fruit & vegetables; Organic gardening

Convert your unproductive lawn and landscape areas into fruitful edible gardens with this practical guide overflowing with ideas, plans, designs, and know-how.

Out with the lawn and in with the food! Thats the battle cry of millions of modern gardeners who are not only looking to reduce the amount of time and energy they have to spend tending a lawn, but theyre also looking to improve the lives of their family, friends, and neighbors by supplying them with fresh, homegrown food. In the United States alone, 46 million acres of land are covered in turfgrass (thats more acreage than corn and soybeans combined!). Imagine all the good that would come if that land were dedicated to growing food instead! Converting unused areas of the landscape into food gardens helps mitigate the effects of climate change, reduces food miles, improves food security, and allows us to be a better steward of our little slice of the planet. But how do you get started? Which plants do you choose? Is there a series of best practices to follow to successfully convert your yard into an edible oasis so that its not just high-yielding, but its also attractive? Growing an Edible Landscape is here to help answer all of these questions and many more.

Setting up an edible landscape is much more than just placing a few tomato-filled raised beds in the middle of the lawn, though for some gardeners, this might be a logical place to start. The eventual goal, however, is to have a landscape filled with layers of fruitful plants combined together to produce edible harvests for as many months of the year as possible. To reach that end, theres much to plan and do to ensure your success. Authors Gary Pilarchik of @therustedgarden and Dr. Chiara DAmore have devised the perfect guidebook to take you from turfgrass overwhelm to consistent harvests of a huge diversity of homegrown edible plants. And the best part is-you can create an edible paradise whether your yard is large or small, sunny or shaded, urban or rural, or level or sloped.

A few highlights of the systems and techniques outlined in these pages include:

The phases of the transformation process and how they are different for everyone

Real-world, sensible garden design options for edible yards

Step-by-step projects to get growing today

How to choose the edible plants that are best for your conditions

Practical plant-care tips for everything from seed starting to fertilizing and watering

Pick-and-choose menus to help you combine productive plants in an attractive way

Ways in which your edible landscape can cultivate community

Also included are 5 profiles of common and uncommon plants for an edible yard. From raspberries and asparagus to fruit trees and dandelions, these food plants are great additions to any edible landscape plan. Start small or go big-its your choice! By saying goodbye to lawn and hello to an edible landscape, youll soon be starting on a deeply personal journey toward a more self-sufficient and flavorful life.

By: Gary Pilarchik, Chiara D'Amore
Imprint: Cool Springs Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm,
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9780760381489
ISBN 10: 0760381488
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 07 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: It’s All about Perspective Chapter 1 The Case for Less Lawn and More Food Chapter 2 Exploring and Transforming Your Landscape Chapter 3 Garden Designs for Edible Yards Chapter 4 Planning and Growing for Your Conditions Chapter 5 Common and Uncommon Edible Plants Chapter 6 Garden Plans and Menus Chapter 7 Planting and Tending Your Gardens Chapter 8 Changing the Landscape and Cultivating Community Conclusion Resources About the Authors Author Acknowledgments Photo Credits Index

Gary Pilarchik has been gardening for most of his life. His grandfather taught him about vegetable gardening in first grade, and it ignited a passion that has been with him ever since. Gary started his YouTube channel, The Rusted Garden, in 2011 as a way to enjoy himself and teach others about gardening. He has since grown his following of dedicated subscribers, and started a second channel, My First Vegetable Garden, a few years later to cater to first-time vegetable growers. His belief is that a garden wants to give, vegetables want to grow, and everyone can have a successful garden. Providing information and options in his videos, Garys goal is to educate viewers so they can make informed choices about their gardens. He enjoys meeting gardeners from around the world through his social media reach and responds to every question and comment people leave for him. Gary sees vegetable gardening as a global hobby that brings people together across cultures and geographical boundaries. Dr. Chiara DAmore is the Executive Director of the Community Ecology Institute, a non-profit organization working to cultivate communities in which people and nature thrive together. She holds a PhD in Sustainability Education and MS in Environmental Science and Engineering and teaches courses related to climate change, civic ecology, experiential education, and research design. She worked as an environmental consultant for over 15 years serving clients such as the United Nations and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Dr. DAmore also holds Master Gardener and Permaculture Design certificates.

Reviews for Growing an Edible Landscape: How to Transform Your Outdoor Space into a Food Garden

"""While the book focuses mainly on edible landscapes, it also has some fantastic garden design and planning information, making it a realistic option for front-yard edible gardening."" * Budget Earth *"