landscaping with edibles

Adrienne's dream of turning the 20th Avenue Garden into an urban farm continues to become reality.  As part of the Centenarian's quest to be beautified, we did a bit of landscaping in the front yard using plants that will subsidize our food intake.  We added huckleberries, currants, thimbleberry, Oregon myrtle/bay laurel, and elderberry - all natives and all bearing delicious fruits and leaves.  Adrienne also tore out the strip of lawn near the street and planted a bunch of different bulbs for some spring color.  We also threw in some lupines and a native rose for good measure.

The giant juniper comes out next to be replaced by a ceanothus, a west-coast plant that loves this climate for some reason, but is super abundant on the hillsides of California.  Stay tuned!