Post on 17-Jul-2020
Home Owner Gardening Questionnaire
1. What are your gardening goals? What are your Expectations?
2. How much gardening experience do you/your family have?
3. Do you have any tools?
4. What type of vegetable garden do you want? Organic, Traditional, Raised-beds, Patio, Other.
5. What types of vegetables do you/your family like? How will they be used? Fresh, Canned, Frozen.
6. What size of garden do you want? How much space is available?
7. Do you have pets? Considerations.
8. Do you have children? Do they have allegories to bees or wasps? Considerations.
9. How much time do you have to garden? Who will do the work?
10. Do you have any wildlife considerations? Rabbits, squirrels…
11. What type of watering system do you have? Considerations.
Questions/Comments:
Yard Evaluation
1. Garden Location/Problem areas. Considerations:
2. Utilities/ Power line Locations. Considerations:
3. Out buildings, Garages, Sheds Locations.
4. Current Landscaping. Considerations:
5. Wind/Sun Direction:
6. Soil Type/s. Considerations:
7. Water Source: City, Well…
8. Pet Damage. Considerations:
9. Shady areas/ Existing Trees:
10. IPM Practices: Additional Comments:
Basic Gardening Designs
Examples of Raised-Bed Gardens
Trough-Style Patio Planters
Louvered Patio Planters
Free Standing Patio Gardens
Self-Watering Patio Planters
The Look of Stone Patio Planters
Decorative Edging to Create Free-style Cottage Gardens
Traditional Gardens
Square Foot Gardening: Raised or Traditional Gardens
Small Animal Fencing/Protection
Protective Cover/ Raised-beds or Traditional Gardens
Standing Patio Planter Covers
Drip Irrigation Systems
Soaker Risers for Raised-Beds
Soakers with Risers/Sprinkler heads Free Standing Adjustable Sprinklers
Sprinkler Systems
Decorative Hose Guides
Raised- Bed Gardens
Patio Gardens
Protection Covers & Fencing
Fencing and Netting Options
Netting comes in a variety of sizes.
Reed Fencing can be used as Accent or Protection
Deer Fencing
Garden Types
Incorporated Landscaping
Planters and Traditional Cottage
Potting Benches
Raised-beds with Traditional Cottage-style Gardens
Raised-beds with Traditional Plantings
Raised-bed w/ Square-Foot Gardening and Protective Fencing
Lovely and Edible
Edible Flowers *Can be incorporated into any of the Gardening-Styles
Chart Of Edible Flowers
Name Botanical Name Blossom Color Flavor
Anise hyssop Agastache foeniculum light lavender sweet, anise-like, licorice
Apple blossom Malus spp. pale pink delicate floral
Arugula Eruca sativa white nutty, spicy
Basil Ocimum basilicum white, blue, pink, lavend varies by breed
Bee balm Monarda didyma red, pink lemony, minty
Begonia, tuberous Begonia X tuberhybrida red, yell, pink, orange wh crisp, sour, lemony
Borage Borage officinalis bluish-lavender cucumber-like
Calendula Calendula officinalis orange, yellow spicy, tangy, peppery
Carnation Dianthus spp. pink, red, lavender spicy, peppery, clove-like
Chive Allium spp. lavender onion-like
Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum spp. yellow, white slightly to very bitter
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus blue, pink sweet to spicy, clove-like
Daisy, English Bellis perennis white, pastels tangy, leafy
Day Lily (Lily Buds) Hemerocallis spp. yellow, orange, red sweet, crunchy
Dianthus (pinks) Dianthus spp. pink, many colors clove-like
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare yellow sweet, licorice
Fuschia Fuschia X hybrida bi-colors, varied acidic
Garlic Chive Allium white, pink garlic-like
Geranium Pelargonium spp. pink, red, white, peach varies by breed
Hollyhock Althaea rosea pink, white, lavender, red bland
Impatiens Impatiens wallerana pink, many colors bland
Johnny-jump-ups Viola tricolor purple, white, yellow, bi- sweet to bland
Lavender Lavandula angustifolia purple floral
Lilac Syringa vulgaris lavender lemony, floral, pungent
Mallow, malva Malva spp. purple, pink, white delicate, sweet
Marigold Tagetes spp. orange, yellow spicy to bitter
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus red, orange, yellow peppery
Orchids purple/white crisp, warm and soft
Pansy Viola X Wittrockiana purple, white, yellow, bi- sweet to tart
Parrot-beak Clianthus puniceus yellow, red, bi-colors crisp, leafy
Petunia Petunia X hybrida many colors leafy
Pineapple Sage Salvia elegans red sweet, pineapple
Primrose Primula vulgaris many colors sweet to bland
Rose Rosa spp. many colors sweet, aromatic
Rosemary Rosemarinus officinalis light blue sweet, pine-like
Sage Salvia officinalis many colors varies by breed
Scarlet Runner Beans Phaseolus coccineus scarlet nectar, bean-like
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus pink, yellow, white, bi-col bland to bitter
Squash Blossom Cucurbita spp. yellow nectar, sweet
Stock Matthiola spp. purple, white, pink, yell spicy to sweet, aromatic
Sunflower Helianthus annus gold, yellow leafy
Tansy Tanacetun vulgare rust, gold bitter
Thyme Thymus vulgaris white, purple lemony
Tulip Tulipa spp. many colors crisp, cucumber-like
Violet/Viola Viola odorata white, purple sweet, nectar
*Different types of Edible Flowers
Thyme
(Thymus vulgaris)