You can have it all! Attractive plants, a cohesive design AND a harvestable crop from your landscaped areas. Kirsten Conrad, Agriculture/Natural Resources Extension Agent for Arlington and the City of Alexandria shows participants how to use design principles and best management practices to create attractive landscapes of fruit trees, perennial vegetables, herbs, and even annual edibles to make your landscape not only beautiful but also productive.
Speaker: Kirsten Conrad, Agriculture Natural Resource Extension Agent, Virginia Cooperative Extension
Zoom session, recorded June 23, 2023
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Chapter Breaks
- 0:00:00 Introduction & Overview
- 0:06:33 Elements of Landscape Design
- 0:17:10 Design Process
- 0:24:18 Vegetables
- 0:26:17 Herbs
- 0:28:00 Shrubs
- 0:34:35 Small Trees
- 0:38:53 Medium Trees
- 0:41:34 Vines & Brambles
- 0:45:37 Large Trees
- 0:48:07 Effect of Light on Plant Selection
- 0:50:07 Grain Plants
- 0:50:59 Edible Flowers
- 0:51:54 Perennial Crops
- 0:53:32 Questions
- 0:55:28 Effect of Climate Change
- 0:59:12 Reasons for Edible Landscaping
- 1:01:01 Challenges & Summary of Design Tips
- 1:07:38 Resources