The Garden Footprint Blog: Beautiful, Edible, Low-Maintenance Gardens

Growing Figs in UK Gardens: Drought-Tolerant Fruit Trees edible gardening edimental fruit trees

Drought-tolerant fruit trees such as figs, mulberries, and medlars growing in a low-maintenance garden during a dry summer.

Best Drought-Tolerant Fruit Trees for UK Gardens drought edible gardening fruit trees low maintenance gardening

ripe apples ready for harvest

In Praise of Apples apples edible gardening edimental fruit trees rootstocks

Unusual edible plants including sea buckthorn, globe artichokes, honeyberries, and saltbush growing in a biodiverse low-maintenance garden.

Unusual Edible Plants for a Low-Maintenance Garden edible gardening edimental low maintenance gardening perennial edibles sustainable living

New build garden being designed from scratch with a plan, paving, and perennial planting for beauty, food, and biodiversity.

7 Steps to Designing a Garden from Scratch edible gardening fruit trees garden planning low maintenance gardening organic weed control

Edible garden design plan for a children's snacking garden, showing planting zones with images of fruiting plants like apples, berries, currants, and herbs positioned around a central garden layout

Garden Planning You Can Do on Your Lunch Break edible gardening garden planning low maintenance gardening online gardening tools time saving gardening

Why Poor Garden Planning Gets Expensive—Fast edible gardening garden planning low-maintenance gardening

"Garden zoning map showing sun, shade, wind, and overlooked areas. Zones include morning sun, evening sun, dry shade, and exposed windy areas."

Zoning: The Key to a Low-Maintenance Garden edible gardening garden planning low-maintenance gardening zoning

Homegrown apples saving 200kg of CO2

The True Cost of an Apple carbon footprint edible gardening fruit trees sustainable living

Sunny Crops vs. Shady Crops edible gardening garden planning perennial edibles shade gardening

Drimys Lanceolata, tasmanian pepperbush, an ornamental edible

Why Traditional Veg AREN’T the Future edible gardening low-maintenance gardening perennial edibles

The Irony of Healthy Eating edible gardening healthy eating perennial edibles sustainable living