LH 136: Big Ideas for Small Backyards and Veggie Gardens

Using Design Principles for Our Smaller Veggie Gardens

Just because we have an edible garden does NOT mean it can’t be beautiful. In fact, it should be even MORE beautiful than the average backyard.

In this episode, host Theresa Loe brought on garden designer Susan Morrison to talk about some simple design principles we can use to make our backyard space more usable and beautiful at the same time...even our veggie garden space!

You will learn:

•      The biggest mistake most homeowners make these days
•      Why we may not want a lawn if we have kids
•      Create ways to make the backyard usable
•      The 3 W’s of a good design philosophy
•      The best 2 vegetables for dramatic color in a garden
•      How to use containers to bring the design together
•      And so much more

As always, you can get all the links mentioned and information about Susan's new book at www.LivingHomegrown.com/136 as well as a full transcript in PDF form.