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Susan Flowers What area of country?

parsleycarrots Hostas, ferns, rhodendron, lily-of-the-valley, and bleeding hearts all do well in part sun, damp areas. None of those are edible, though, except the tender fiddleheads on the ferns. Can you locate a small kitchen garden in a sunny part of the yard? Depending on the edible plants you want, you may be better off putting them im pots so that you can move the pots around the yard to get the best sun exposure. Herbs, berries, tomatos, and salad greens all do well in large pots.

Susan Flowers I have a wooded yard...you need to spend a little time studying where your sunlight falls...I'm sure you have some pockets....I have blueberries...both tall and half high in pockets of sunlight along with e plants mentioned above...also hedges of blackberries/black raspberries near the lot line, taking advantage of my neighbors sun....I have a few tomatoes, some strawberries against the sunny side of the house...one of my favorite shade perennials, and a native, is columbine....like sweet woodruff as a groundcover. Perennial geraniums are wonderful in dappled shade, Sundrops spread but are carefree and add brightness. I am in zone 5. Look at the woods,,,fruiting plants grow along pathways so take advantage of the driveway, path edges. Apple trees work....you won't get the harvest you'd get in a sunny field, but you'll get enough, and have attractive landscaping.

Arian Elsass Thank you for the great ideas! It looks like I am in Zone 8b so most things should grow well. I just need to find a sunny patch for the kitchen garden...

janishill Arian_Evangeline Elsass...you would be surprised what can grow in a wheel barrow or a wagon. especially if you can find an antique wooden one. They can be moved around to follow the sun if need be!

I have also grown lettuce in window boxes along with other cool season crops.

Let your imagination run wild and you will have a beautiful garden and plenty of home grow veggies before you know it!

Susan Flowers Google Rosalind Creasy.....I would call her one of the founders of edible landscaping....tucking your fruits and veggies among your landscaping...since I have limited sun, it's what I do..the only downside here is that I never water my perennials, but the veggies need water during dry spells, so I have to run around watering....where it would be easier if I had a more traditional garden.