Fresh fruits and veggies are a delightful asset to any home landscape, whether they are grown in a separate space or mixed into traditional landscaping.

Typically, it is best to grow salad crops and vegetables in a specially prepared area because it simplifies soil preparation, maintenance, and harvesting. Raspberries and blackberries also deserve special treatment, so they grow best in their own space.

Fruit trees and blueberries are the easiest fruits to mix into general plantings. It is necessary to make sure both the edibles and ornamentals can work together with available sun, irrigation, and soils. For those who want to maximize their crop, an orchard setting works best.

It is important to remember most fruits and vegetables, and many of our ornamentals appeal not only to humans. Gophers, moles, deer, ants, birds, various insects, rodents, etc., want to eat them too. Plan on defending them.

Planet Horticulture would love to help you realize your edible landscaping dreams. Contact us now!