Edible Landscaping - Plant Recommendations
USDA Hardiness Zones 3 through 5
Choose from among the following plants for edible landscapes if you live in an area with long, cold winters:
Annual Vegetables
Carrots
Chard (rainbow)
Collards
Eggplant
Kales
Lettuces
Nasturtiums
Ornamental cabbage
Peas
Peppers
Red mustard
Red orach
Runner beans
Spinach
Summer squash (bush-type)
Tomatoes (cherry)
Perennial Fruits & Vegetables
Asparagus
Rhubarb
Strawberries (garden and alpine)
Fruit & Nuts (trees & shrubs)
Apples
Blueberries
Cherry plums
Crabapples
Currants
Elderberries
Filberts
Gooseberries
Grapes
Hops
Kiwi (hardy)
Lingonberries
Pears
Persimmons (American)
Quince
Raspberries
Sour cherries
Walnuts
Perennial Herbs
Anise hyssop
Basils (colorful annuals)
Chives
Mint
Parsley
Sage
Sorrel
Thyme (French and lemon)
Particularly good seed and plant sources for Zones 3-5
Burnt Ridge Nursery & Orchards
432 Burnt Ridge Road
Onalaska, WA 98570
Standard fruits, berries, and nuts
The Cook’s Garden
Box C5030
Warminster, PA 18974
Colorful and ethnic vegetable varieties; herb, and flower seeds.
Edible Landscaping Nursery
361 Spirit Ridge Lane
Afton, VA 22920
Carries many fruit trees, berries, and vines
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
955 Benton Avenue
Winslow, ME 04901-2601
Excellent selection of herb and vegetable seeds for short seasons
Miller Nurseries
5060 West Lake Road
Canandaigua, NY 14424-8904
Fruit and nut trees great for cold winter areas
Nichols Garden Nursery
1190 North Pacific Highway NE
Albany, OR 97321-4580
Vegetables and herbs; carries a wide selection of herb plants, especially for cool summer climates
Northwoods Nursery
27635 Oglesby Rd.
Canby, OR 97013
Large selection of fruit and nut trees, shrubs, vines, and perennial vegetable plants
One Green World
28696 S Cramer Road
Molalla, OR 97038
Unusual fruits, berries, nuts - some from Eastern Europe and Russia
Raintree Nursery
391 Butts Road
Morton, WA 98356
Fruits, nuts, berries, unusual edibles
St. Lawrence Nurseries
325 State Highway 345
Potsdam, NY 13676
Fruit and nut trees for northern climates
