Edible Landscape
By Jordin Tafoya
PurposeTo design a landscape that is:
-Beautiful-Thoughtful-Productive
Requirements Budget: $5,000 6-10 hours to complete design
process All plants must be edible
Ideate: Plants Prickly pear cactus Mint Brussels Sprouts Watermelon Green Onions Squash Cucumbers Egg Plant Cilantro Rosemary Elderberry
The plants that I chose were…
Prickly pear cactusYou can make: Jam Candy Wine Cakes Medicines
MintUses are: Syrup Cleaning Adding flavor
Watermelon Good for cardiovascular and bone health Mostly fiber and water, so you will not gain weight
Cucumbers One provides most of the vitamins you need daily:
Vitamins B1,2,3,5,6 Folic Acid Vitamin C Calcium Iron Magnesium Phosphorus Potassium Zinc
Elderberry Used for medicine
Cold & Flu Swine Flu Boosting the immune
system Sinus pain Leg pain
Understand Where will the garden/landscape be
located? In a residential backyard
How will the local climate and soil conditions impact the design of the edible landscape?
Because certain plants require certain weather conditions like rain and moist soil, which New Mexico does not have.
Understand Has a budget been established for the
project?$5,000
What is your schedule for completion?6-10 hours for completing the design
phases
Ideate: Irrigation Underground water system
Would cost a lot of money Sprinklers Drip system
More for smaller plants than larger You would have to have something holding
the strips up Fish pond
Good for getting nutrients to the plants
Ideate: Drainage System All the extra water can run down to the
pond Underground pipes
Design Idea’s:Landscape
Final DesignReasons for choice:
• Most visually appealing• Has best irrigation• Has room for other
backyard furniture
Prototype: Cake
Prototype Materials Sour Patch Watermelon (Watermelon)
Wintergreen Tic Tacs (Cucumber)
Berry Skittles (Elderberry)
Green peppermints (Mint)
Airheads (Prickly pear cactus)
Refine Make the irrigation system have less
work for the owners Make the crops a little further apart Make a waterfall in addition to the fish
pond Because it would be more visually
appealing
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