Edible Garden Artistry with Potager Gardens + School Gardens that Survive Summer

Potager Gardens bring Together Elegant & Edible

Oklahoma garden designer Linda Vater loves to create elegant edible gardens. Her work is inspired by the tradition of the potager garden.

We talk about:

• Potager gardens

• Making ornamental and elegant edible gardens

• Design elements such as enclosure, colour, and texture

• How to design your own potager-style garden

Linda's new book is The Elegant & Edible Garden.

School Gardens That Thrive over Summer

In the second part of the show we catch up with Sunday Harrison from Green Thumbs Growing Kids in Toronto. We're big fans of this non-profit that brings gardening to school kids and communities in downtown neighbourhoods.

We find out more about their model, which solves a common challenge of school gardens: Summer.   

We talk about: 

• Why working with a cluster of schools helps with summer care 

• Summer community involvement

• A project that gets kids growing trees from seed

Sunday Harrison from Green Thumbs Growing Kids.

Want More on Landscape Design with Edibles?

Here’s an article to get you started with edible perennials, a great way to start your ornamental edible garden.

Here are a couple of interviews to give you ideas for landscape design using edible plants.