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Learning How to Grow a Beautiful, Edible Landscape

Edible landscaping is an easy way to grow food in the front yard. Learn techniques for designing and maintaining a low maintenance landscape, as well as ideas for selecting ideal fruits, flowers, herbs, and vegetables.

All About Aronia: Grow Your Own Superfood Berries — Ready to grow your own superfood? Check out aronia berries, which make an excellent addition to the permaculture food forest, hedgerow, or edible landscape.

Ready to grow your own superfood? Aronia shrubs are low-maintenance, widely adaptable to a variety of conditions, and yield a ‘superfood’ berry. Certainly worthy of a spot in the edible landscape!

Wet soil can be a challenge for even the most experienced gardeners. Here are some tips for growing in wet soil and 15 perennial crops to try.

6 Flowers to Grow in the Vegetable Garden: Flowers in the vegetable garden can reduce pest problems and improve biodiversity. Here are the six best flowers to grow for healthy garden crops.

Flowers in the vegetable garden can reduce pest problems and improve biodiversity. Here are the six best flowers to grow for healthy garden crops.

A circular-shaped garden is an excellent way to increase interest and productivity while reducing labor. Here's how to design your own edible circle garden.

A circular-shaped garden is an excellent way to combine beauty with function while reducing labor. Here’s how to design your own edible circle garden.

Calendula officinalis, also known as pot marigold, can benefit soil, repel pests, and aid healing. Here are seven reasons to grow this herb. #microfarm #calendula #permaculture #suburbanpermaculture

Calendula officinalis, also known as pot marigold, can benefit soil, repel pests, and aid healing. Here are seven reasons to grow this herb.

Edible landscaping can be an easy, low-maintenance way to grow food in the front yard. Learn some strategies for designing a permaculture-inspired edible landscape.

A hedgerow can offer beauty, productivity, biodiversity, and much more! Discover how to plant a hedgerow to meet your needs.

Hedgerows can increase the beauty, productivity, and biodiversity of a yard or landscape. Discover more reasons why this age-old strategy can benefit your home landscape.

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Amy StrossHi, I’m Amy!

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  1. Building Soil Fertility
  2. Composting
  3. Edible Landscaping
  4. Garden Planning
  5. Growing and Using Herbs
  6. Growing Fruit Crops
  7. Growing Vegetables
  8. Permaculture Gardening
  9. Rainwater Harvesting
  10. Suburban Homesteading

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