Easy Edible Landscaping Projects to Start Now

Blend Beauty and Utility with Herbs, Berries & Ornamental Veggies

Why choose between pretty and practical when you can have both? Edible landscaping lets you grow delicious food while adding vibrant color and texture to your yard. This spring, transform your garden beds, borders, and even containers with plants that nourish both your family and your landscape design.

🌿 Herbs with Style

Herbs are the unsung heroes of the edible landscape—fragrant, flavorful, and often downright beautiful. Try tucking these into your flower beds or along pathways:

• Purple basil offers a dramatic pop of deep color.

• Chives produce cheerful lavender-pink flowers that pollinators love.

• Thyme spills over borders with tiny leaves and a delicious aroma.

• Lemon balm adds a citrusy scent and makes a soothing tea.

Herbs thrive in sunny spots with good drainage. Snip often to encourage fresh growth—and bring flavor straight to your kitchen.

🍓 Berry Beautiful Borders

Berries pull double duty as landscape shrubs and fruit factories. Many even offer lovely spring flowers and fall foliage. Consider:

• Strawberries as a lush, ground-hugging border—especially pretty in raised beds.

• Blueberries, which provide year-round interest: white spring blooms, summer fruit, and fiery autumn leaves.

• Raspberries and blackberries on a trellis can create a living privacy screen or edible fence.

Tip: Choose varieties suited to your zone, and plant where they’ll get plenty of sun.

🥕 Ornamental Veggies

Vegetables aren’t just for the back garden anymore. With a bit of design savvy, they can take center stage:

• Rainbow chard boasts bold stems in yellow, pink, and red—perfect for flower bed drama.

• Purple cabbage and kale look like living sculpture and stand up to cool spring nights.

• Eggplant, with its glossy leaves and violet blooms, is a striking choice for containers or sunny borders.

• Peppers—especially mini and ornamental types—offer vivid color all summer long.

Cluster veggies in groups of odd numbers (3s and 5s work well) and mix in flowering companions like marigolds or nasturtiums to attract pollinators and repel pests.

🛠️ Small Projects to Get Started

Not sure where to begin? Here are a few simple ideas to kick off your edible landscaping adventure:

• Add a herb spiral near your kitchen door—it’s beautiful, space-efficient, and keeps herbs handy for cooking.

• Line your walkway with strawberries or thyme—both are low-growing, fragrant, and edible.

• Swap out a few annuals in your front bed for rainbow chard or kale—you’ll be surprised how much visual impact they bring.

• Create a mixed planter with herbs, lettuce, and edible flowers like calendula or nasturtiums for your porch or patio.

At Flower Power Farms, we grow a wide selection of herbs, berries, and vegetables perfect for blending into your landscape. Come by this week to explore new arrivals, ask questions, and let us help you design a garden that’s as beautiful as it is bountiful.

🪴 Grow a garden you can eat—and love to look at.