Hi y'all! I'm Mike from Baltimore, MD. I've recently moved into my first home and gotten started on a full scale garden renovation. I've come up with a design that combines my formal style with a romantic, fairytale cottage aesthetic. The entire front yard will be single species plantings in geometric brick-lined beds, with gravel paths between. As for the plant selections, I wanted the entire garden to be edible: fruits, flowers, teas, and herbs. To make things more difficult, I'm only using evergreens. I'll have a garden that's entirely edible and looks lively in every season! (Which is difficult considering in in zone 7) Oh! And the flower color scheme is all soft, warm colors: creamy whites, blush pinks, and soft yellows.
Here's a pic of the design:
1 Salal (Gaultheria Shallon)
2 Lingonberry (Vaccinium Vitis-Idae)
4 Evergreen Huckleberry (Vaccinium Ovatum)
5 Camellia Oleifera
6 Jasminum x Stephanense
7 Chinese Tea (Camellia Sinensis) *Alternating Pink and White Flowered*
8 Honeysuckle (Lonicera Similis var Delavayi)
9 Alpine Strawberry (Fragaria Vesca)
11 Thyme Mixed Sp: 'Rose Petal', 'Golden Lemon', 'Argenteus' (silver), Lavender Scented, 'Orange Balsam'
12 Chamomile (Chamaemelum Nobile)
13 Tea Olive (Osmanthus Fragrans)
14 Gardenia Jasminoides
15 Elaeagnus Ebbingei
16 Yaupon Holly (Ilex Vomitoria)
17 Lavender (Lavandula Angustifolia) *Alternating Pink and White Flowered*
18 Dianthus 'Rainbow Loveliness' *Mixed Pinks and White*
I've already gotten started on the project and have a few beds installed. I'll do separate posts for those, and more with progress. If you have any questions about the uses or edible parts of these plants, feel free to ask. I love my unusual edibles
*Edit* Forgot to post a pic of the yard. Here it is after the trees and shrubs were removed:
