The Food Forward Garden A Complete Guide to

Discover a high-style approach to vegetable gardening from award-winning landscape designer Christian Douglas.

What if, instead of relegating our vegetable patch to a remote corner of the backyard, we brought it forward? What if we integrated edibles into our decorative landscapes, letting vegetables, herbs, fruits, and berries share prime real estate alongside our patios, pools, even our front walkways? Equal parts inspiration and instruction, and filled with an abundance of ideas and information, The Food Forward Garden is a lushly illustrated guide to how we can make better use of our outdoor spaces without sacrificing style. In this comprehensive manual, award-winning landscape designer Christian Douglas shows us how the intrinsic beauty and seasonal rhythms of edibles bring a new level of purpose, meaning, and stunning visual pleasure to the home garden.

Christian Douglas is a landscape designer and the founder of Christian Douglas Design, where he creates extraordinary culinary gardens for private clients, and the Backyard Farm Co., where he and his team of urban farmers teach homeowners around the world how to grow food. In 2020, Christian was awarded the California Home+Design Award for landscape design. He has a regular gardening column in Marin Living magazine and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, California Home+Design, and other major publications. Follow him on Instagram at @christian_douglas_design.

Foreword by Tyler Florence
Introduction
The Principles of Food Forward Design

PART I: THE GARDENS

The Forager’s Garden
Spotlight on: Water Features
The Urban Garden
Spotlight on: Container Gardens
The Cottage Garden
Spotlight on: Trellising
The Chef’s Garden
Spotlight on: Hillside Plantings
The Mediterranean Garden
Spotlight on: Raised Beds
The Suburban Garden
Spotlight on: Edible Swaps
The Classical Garden
Spotlight on: Multi-Use Spaces
The Wild Garden
Spotlight on: Local Edibles

PART II: UNEXPECTED SITES FOR EDIBLES

The Edible Meadow
The Edible Rooftop
The Edible Woodland
The Edible Front Yard

PART III: DESIGNING & GROWING YOUR OWN FOOD FORWARD GARDEN 000

Design Guide
Laying out the Space
            Creating a Plant “Palette”
            Layering
Gardening Guide
            Sunlight
            Determining Your Climate
            Seasons in the Vegetable Garden
            Healthy Soil
            Irrigation
            Troubleshooting Plant Problems
            Crop Planning
            Setting Up Your Work Zones
                        Mise en Place
                        Essential Tools & Equipment
                        Potting Bench
Pro Tips for Planting Edibles
Harvesting

PART IV: SIXTY TRIED-AND-TRUE EDIBLES
Herbs
Aromatics
Edible Flowers
Pollinator Species
Fruit Trees
Fruiting Vines
Annual Vegetables
Berries

Plant Index

Resources

Acknowledgments

Index

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The Food Forward Garden A Complete Guide to Designing and Growing Edible Landscapes

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