The Food Forward Garden

Discover a high-style approach to vegetable gardening from award-winning landscape designer Christian Douglas.
 
What if, instead of relegating our vegetable patch to a remote corner of the backyard, we brought it forward? What if we integrated edibles into our decorative landscapes, letting vegetables, herbs, fruits, and berries share prime real estate alongside our patios, pools, even our front walkways? Equal parts inspiration and instruction, and filled with an abundance of ideas and information, The Food Forward Garden is a lushly illustrated guide to how we can make better use of our outdoor spaces without sacrificing style. In this comprehensive manual, award-winning landscape designer Christian Douglas shows us how the intrinsic beauty and seasonal rhythms of edibles bring a new level of purpose, meaning, and stunning visual pleasure to the home garden.

• “This book combines the satisfaction of growing your own food with real practicality and beauty.”

  Kim Wilkie, landscape architect

• “When Christian was done with my ordinary wine country house, I was surrounded by magical, lush, delicious gardens. It has been beyond life-changing to eat the healthiest fare from our own small piece of land in a setting as beautiful as Napa Valley itself. Christian and his team are creative innovators who love to teach us all a better way to live.”

  Sheri Salata, author, speaker, and producer

• “It’s rare to find someone who has observed so many horticultural traditions around the world and can also bring home the simple pleasure of a backyard tomato. In this book, Christian Douglas does it beautifully.”

  Stephen Orr, editor in chief, Better Homes & Gardens