On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:09:39 -0500, George Shirley
> wrote:

>modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>> Do any RFC-ers practice edible landscaping at home?
>>
>> http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1255.html
>>
>> Fritz Haeg did a project down in Austin last year as part of his
>> "Edible Estates" series:
>> http://www.fritzhaeg.com/garden/init...ates/main.html
>>
>> Am I alone in my interest in this idea?
>
>Our entire backyard is edible landscaping. We have nine fruit trees,
>black berries, blue berries, a herb garden, a large vegetable garden,
>and long strip beds along the fence line that are generally put into a
>mix of edible flowers, ornamental flowers, and vegetables.
>
>If DW would allow it I would plant more fruit trees in the front yard
>plus turn the flower beds into decorative vegetable gardens AND flower
>beds. I guess I could always eat the roses like we do the pansies and
>nasturtiums.

Do you find it to be a lot of work caring for all that?

My gardening this summer has been mostly confined to the community
garden here in Cow Hill, and I'm not sure I have the gumption to take
on more just now.

Still lawns seem sillier and sillier to me. I mean what's the point?
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modom