Just planted, this residential design was primarily about edible garden design. Instead of a dividing hedge between neighbors there are dwarf mandarins. The client removed existing ash trees and had already purchased a persimmon, so it along with another persimmon were designed symmetrically in front of the house. The aged lawn was replaced with thyme as a ground cover to also be utilized for culinary uses. The front planters were replaced with new planters keeping a couple of existing evergreen shrubs and adding a variety of blueberry shrubs the client desires. Off the corner of the front porch is a Fruit Salad tree that has different stone fruits grafted onto one tree.
Using Google Earth, this picture depicts the 'before' of the front yard fairly well.
The rear yard design utilized an already purchased lime tree, two cherry trees and a fig tree into an existing landscape with three mature avocados and a lemon. Blackberry brambles newly planted were moved to accommodate the many trees. Added to the design was the clients desired pear tree and a Passion Fruit vine. A future design for the existing deck was proposed for ease of transition to the yard, to accommodate entertaining, and provide various raised beds for herbs, vegetables, and strawberries. A variety of dwarf fruit trees in large pots added further produce while screening the neighbors from the deck. A Flowering Maple (Abuitlon) was placed on the deck outside the kitchen window for further screening and an added view. The existing banana on the side of the house was kept. A future round patio will be placed near the back fence in the shade of avocados and ease of supervision of a future play yard. Overall, the clients wanted to incorporate a lot of fruit trees and other edibles into a small area. With some design creativity and future managed pruning they will be able to have bountiful fruits, vegetables and herbs at their disposal.
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