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Designing Elegant Edible Gardens

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Description Learn how to create a well-designed edible garden with guidance from renowned food and garden writer Ellen Ecker Ogden. Explore the history of kitchen gardens and gather inspiration for your own unique space. Then, map out your design on paper, create a five-year plan for your space, and learn Ellen’s steps for successful design! Moving on, discover the essentials of the four-square design model and learn about the many benefits of this crop rotation system before properly grouping and placing your plants for a garden that thrives. Then, translate your design plan from paper to reality and get tips on growing a more productive and low-maintenance garden. Finally, infuse your space with artful touches and learn the 80/20 rule for a professional-looking garden that’s full of the vegetables you love.

Syllabus

  • Class Preview
  • Design Theory
  • Planning Your Edible Garden
  • Five Steps to Success
  • The Four-Square Design
  • Artful Touches
  • From Paper to Reality
  • The 80/20 Rule

Taught by

Ellen Ogden

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