Tag Archives: Perennnial Edibles

Losing More Lawn

Posted on May 6, 2012 by eliseweatherby

As a family we have decided we don’t like lawn grass, my husband is allergic to it, I hate weeding it, my son doesn’t play on it and nobody likes mowing it, except our awesome new neighbour she started mowing … Continue reading →

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Baby Chives

Posted on March 16, 2012 by eliseweatherby

At this time of year I love snipping the babyest of baby chives, they add a pinch of spring to everything, I have often harvested my chive patch completely down to the ground at least a couple times before they … Continue reading →

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Micro Mache

Posted on January 4, 2012 by eliseweatherby

Corn salad is a true cold weather crop, don’t bother trying to get a head start on spring by starting seedling in doors, corn salad won’t sprout if it’s too warm. Truthfully I am not a fan of corn salad … Continue reading →

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Acquiring a Taste for Arugula

Posted on November 25, 2011 by eliseweatherby

Before Arugula is gone for the year I thought it was a fitting good bye to talk about our hate/love relationship. Before I started growing my own I didn’t particularly like arugula. Arugula manifested in my garden as a zero … Continue reading →

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Growing Sea Kale-a Perennial Cabbage and Broccoli in One

Posted on November 6, 2011 by eliseweatherby

I am still undecided about sea kale, it’s such a small producer. Sea Kale is a takes care of itself kind of perennial, It’s nice to not have to do anything with a plant and still get food out of … Continue reading →

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Somebody’s Growing Food in the Court Yard

Posted on September 5, 2011 by eliseweatherby

On the way to my clients condo, I spied a few edibles tucked in around the common area court yard, I am guessing this patch of food belongs to the condo owner with the patio directly behind the fence where … Continue reading →

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Evergreen Huckleberry-The Edible Hedge Project Continued

Posted on June 8, 2011 by eliseweatherby

I am finally following up to my edible hedge post from last year, specifically a little more about the lovely evergreen huckleberry. Not quite the privacy hedge I had hoped for just yet, it’s not really looking like much of … Continue reading →

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My Asymmetrical Awkward Side Garden

Posted on May 28, 2011 by eliseweatherby

I know it doesn’t look like much at the moment but I am hopeful it will grow in and fill up. This asymmetrical…triangular…trapazoidal garden is wedged between the house, driveway, front steps and what will one day be our patio. … Continue reading →

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A Lettuce Less Salad Garden

Posted on May 20, 2011 by eliseweatherby

I am giving up growing lettuce. When I first started my food garden I somehow felt obligated to grow lettuce. I looked at so many enticing pictures of small gardens packed with lush, decorative, colourful lettuces it somehow seemed mandatory. … Continue reading →

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Perennial Arugula

Posted on May 17, 2011 by eliseweatherby

When I first started gardening I had no idea just how perennial arugula really was! Most seed packages suggest arugula is grown as an annual but here on the west coast arugula is a drought tolerant, grow anywhere, tenacious self … Continue reading →

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