Edible

Landscape
By Jordin Tafoya
Purpose
To 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 cactus
You can make:
Jam
Candy
Wine
Cakes
Medicines
Mint
Uses 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 Ideas:
Landscape
Final Design
Reasons 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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