pretty and edible is the goal.
My little garden is shaping up, planted a boy and girl Sea Buckthorn, with one pathetic yellow berry. We will see how they take.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippophae_rhamnoides
Found some bastard Peonies growing by the road on the remains of a demolished garden. Tore the roots out and planted them as well, they do say Peonies sulk for 3 years after you tear them out.
Some great ideas to replace decorative japanese garden plants with edible.
http://balconyofdreams.blogspot.com/
Replace Bamboo with Asparagus
Replace clipped pine with clipped rosemary
Got a little pond going, the moment I was done filling it there was a frog swimming in, must have smelled the water. I quickly tossed a branch and a flat piece of tree so the frog had somewhere to sit and jump. It looked content. After that it was time for a trip to the local swamped pond for some regional life. The water has greened nicely.
Time to consider some edible water growing food sources.
http://www.pfaf.org/leaflets/edibpond.php at Plants for a Future
Trapa natans – Water Chestnut
Acorus calamus / Sweet Flag http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Flag
Typha angustifolia / Reed Reed Mace
Water Spinach
Ipomea aquatica
Stachys affinis Chinese Artichoke
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stachys_affinis
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Zizania+aquatica
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Typha+angustifolia
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Trapa+natans
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Sagittaria+sagittifolia
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Nasturtium+officinale
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Cornus+canadensis
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