one of my fence lines is shared with a daycare........for the most part i dont mind it but it sure means a lack of privacy in the back yard.......so the wife and i are planting a mixed edible hedge both for ourselves and for the birds....we have a few Saskatoon berries(Amelanchier alnifolia), a couple unknowns we picked up for next to nothing in the middle of summer from Home Depot as well as a variety called 'Northline' on order thats supposed to sucker like mad as well as being known for very large and good tasting berries.......have a few red currents as well as a white current on order.......a highbush cranberry(Viburnum trilobum)..........i also ordered a male and female sea berry(Hippophae rhamnoides) supposed to be a very hardy plant from Europe, central Asia, China, ect............supposedly hardier than hell, high in vitamins(7 times the Vit. C as lemons) supposed to make great juice, i picked the female 'Sunny' which is supposed to be a Russian variety thats sweeter than most of the varieties and is one of the better ones for fresh eating instead of having to add sugar or honey to it :grin: anyone terribly familiar with them?......im told they are extreamly popular in Europe................basically i hate the fact that most yards around here look the same due to our extream climate and would rather dump water on a hedge i can eat versus just the usual lilacs that are normally used up here.....
other interesting things ordered with some of the above.....2 varieties of arctic raspberries(Rubus arcticus L, subsp. x stellarcticus), Nagoon berry(more or less Rubus arcticus thats been collected around Juneau, Alaska), thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), and a tree form of Saskatoon berry 'Autum Brilliance' (Amelanchier grandiflora) to replace a Chinese elm im taking out in the front yard.....
other interesting things ordered with some of the above.....2 varieties of arctic raspberries(Rubus arcticus L, subsp. x stellarcticus), Nagoon berry(more or less Rubus arcticus thats been collected around Juneau, Alaska), thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), and a tree form of Saskatoon berry 'Autum Brilliance' (Amelanchier grandiflora) to replace a Chinese elm im taking out in the front yard.....