Plant Suggestions
General guidelines: edible, not deadly or poisonous, durable (trampling, picking), useful (for habitat, medicine or construction/crafts), some perennials (year round)
Perennials
Agastache
Artichoke
Berries
Cardoon
Chamomile
Chives
Clove
Currant
Comfrey
Sage
Dianthus
Fennel
Fruit trees
Honeysuckle
Hyssop
Kiwi
Lamb’s ear
Lavender
Lemon verbena
Mint (keep in pots)
Monardo (bee balm)
Oregano
Pineapple sage
Roses
Rosemary
Sorrel
Strawberries
Sweet cicely
thornless blackberry
thornless raspberry
Thyme
Bulbs: some bulbs are poisonous so check before you plant
Annuals
Arugula
Basil
Beans, snap & runner & bush
Broccoli
Brussel sprouts
Cabbage
Cantaloupes
Cauliflower
Chard
Chives
Cilantro/coriander
Collards
Corn
Cucumbers
Dill
Garlic
Gourd
Leeks
Lettuce
Lemon balm
Onion
Oregano
Parsley
Peas
Peppers
Pumpkins
Spinach
Squash
Stevia
Tomatillos
Tomatoes
Zucchini
Root crops
Carrots
Beets
Onions
Peanuts
Potatoes
Radishes
Turnips
Grasses & ground cover
Barley
Buckwheat
Burdock
Cleavers: sticky leafed herbal ground cover used medicinally
Mullien
Phacelia (native plant good for bee forage)
Rye
Oats
Wheat
Flowers
Aster
Bachelor’s buttons
Bean blossom
Borage
Brassica flowers
Calendula
Clover
Coneflower
Cosmos
Daisies
Gazania
Gomphrena
Hollyhocks
Honeysuckle
Lamb’s ear
Marigolds
Nasturtiums
Pansies
Salvia
Snapdragons
Strawflowers
Sweet peas
Sunflowers
Verbena
Viola
Zinnia
POISONOUS plants
Aconite
Anemone
Azalea
Buttercup
Calla lily
Clematis
Columbine
Daffodil
Delphinium
Four o’clock
Foxglove
Larkspur
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Yarrow is a skin irritant in sunlight
