Backyard Urban Permaculture Garden Tour Spring 2019 // Food Forest / Container Gardening #edibleland

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This article is a summary of a YouTube video "Backyard Urban Permaculture Garden Tour Spring 2019 // Food Forest / Container Gardening #edibleland" by Blossom Flower Delivery

Key insights about video Backyard Urban Permaculture Garden Tour Spring 2019 // Food Forest / Container Gardening #edibleland

🌿 Diana from Garden Love incorporates edible plants into her landscaping efforts to maintain both an aesthetically pleasing and functional garden.

🍀 She rescues plants like a dwarf apple tree from nurseries and integrates them into her garden space.

🌳 Items like a Hass avocado tree are part of her edible landscape, with a focus on transplanting and nurturing for healthy growth.

🌼 Aesthetic blending is a key principle, as she pairs flowers and edibles, like the Laura Bay plant, for both utility in cooking and visual appeal.

🌱 Incorporating containers into the garden layout allows for flexibility and design variation, as demonstrated with her potato vines and banana succulents.

🍓 Strategic growing decisions, such as overwintering plants and utilizing raised beds, contribute to the garden's productivity and spatial efficiency.

🌿 Diana emphasizes the importance of experimentation, adaptation, and improvisation in the garden, with endeavors like using a dead tree as a natural trellis for pumpkins.

🌺 Educational elements are integral to her videos as she shares tips, tricks, and her own learning experiences in garden development.

🍇 The variety of fruit trees, like fig, cherry, and mandarin, reflects the garden's mix of immediate and future harvest potentials.

🍉 She encourages viewers to find inspiration in her urban lot gardening techniques for maximizing small spaces with diverse plantings.

Timestamped Summary

00:41 Diana mentions rescuing a small Dorf apple tree from being discarded at a nursery.

00:58 She shows her Hass avocado tree growing in a wine barrel and talks about its recovery after transplantation.

02:03 Diana highlights her weeping mulberry tree, which is already bearing fruit.

03:09 There is another weeping mulberry tree shown that also has ripening fruit.

04:50 Behind the trampoline is a four-in-one peach tree, which has peaches growing on it.

06:01 The video features a white fig tree that has continued growing despite the winter.

07:49 Diana discusses her edible landscape, mentioning an apple tree, a tomato plant, and a grapevine among other plants.

09:07 A focus on the gold berry plant, which produces the golden berries that Diana looks forward to tasting.

11:12 The Pakistani mulberry tree is showcased for its heart-shaped leaves and striking appearance.

16:27 The Satsuma mandarin tree is shown after being planted in the ground, with hopes of providing a fruit-bearing privacy fence.

18:01 The passion fruit is mentioned as it grows along the trellis, creating both a privacy wall and promising fruit production.

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Q&A

Can you have an edible garden that also looks aesthetically pleasing?

Yes, you can grow tons of edibles in your landscape while trying your best to make it look aesthetically pleasing.

What is a good way to make a garden both productive and beautiful?

One method is by arranging plants and garden features in a way that is visually appealing, such as growing succulents and placing edible plants in decorative containers alongside flowers.

What are some examples of edible plants that can also add beauty to a garden?

Some examples are banana succulents, dwarf apple trees, Hass avocados, Laura Bay leaves which can be used for cooking, and weeping mulberry trees.

Can you grow fruit trees in containers?

Yes, many fruit trees can be successfully grown in containers, such as Hass avocado trees and dwarf apple trees.

Is it possible to grow a lush garden in a small urban lot?

Yes, even with a small space, you can grow a variety of plants and create a lush garden, as demonstrated by the use of vertical space for passion fruit vines and the cultivation of various edibles in containers and raised beds.

What are some strategies for incorporating fruit trees into a small garden?

One can utilize space-saving strategies like growing fruit trees in wine barrels or other large containers, and choosing dwarf or semi-dwarf varieties that don't require as much room to grow.

Can you use a dead tree as a trellis in the garden?

Yes, a dead tree can be repurposed as a trellis for climbing plants, such as pumpkins or tomatoes, adding both functionality and interest to the garden.