Edible Yards

Here is another inspired edible yard in Kansas City:

These folks planted sweet potatoes in their parkway (the area between the sidewalk and the street). I like how they mulched with the straw – it provides some complementary color to the green tops of the sweet potatoes. I also like how they integrated some stepping stones so that folks can still park on the street and walk into their yard. Sweet potatoes would be an excellent choice for an edible summer landscape in Central Texas since they do well in the heat.  They also integrated some red-stemmed okra (another great choice for a summer landscape in Texas) into their front yard: