Urban Edible Landscape
The goal of this project was to create an efficient front yard where grass was greatly reduced, maintenance cut in half, and food production increased .
Location
Timmins, Ontario
Year
2019
Site Conditions
USDA zone: 3a
Frost free days: 86
Extreme min temp: -45 degrees C
Annual average rainfall: 22 in
This beautiful urban front yard already had some productive raised beds, however, was surrounded by typical lawn. The new design removed all traces of grass and incorporated cold hardy edibles, native perennials, pollinator friendly species, and productive ground cover.
An incredible outcome of this property was, only a few years after planting, the yard was filled with monarch butterflies and continue to show up to this day.