Edible Perennials & Permaculture Plants

Hippophae rhamnoides - Sea Buckthorn is an extremely hardy and drought tolerant thorny shrub, native to the coasts and steppe lands of Eurasia. La...

Urtica dioica - One of my favourite wild edibles! Few things are as good as feasting on steamed nettles in spring, after a long winter with scarce ...

(Asclepias syriaca) Help feed hungry monarchs! Milkweed is the only food source for Monarch butterfly caterpillars, which are in decline partially ...

Sium sisarum - Traditional root crop, well-loved in ancient and medieval Europe (it was a favourite of emperor Tiberius) but fallen out of favour i...

Inula helenium - Elecampane is a powerful herb as well as a very useful permaculture plant. The huge flat leaves are green on top and velvet undern...

A fast growing, nitrogen-fixing tree with one of the hardest, most rot-resistant woods in North America. Black Locust fence posts can last for deca...

Chenopodium bonus-henricus – Perennial vegetable, popular for centuries in Europe. Now finding a home in permaculture gardens and food forests. Amo...

New for 2023 - Fragaria vesca - Delicate small white strawberries on bushy perennial plants that do not tend to vine at all. The fruits are soft an...

New for 2023 - Ligusticum scoticum - aka: Scotch Lovage. Wild perennial found growing along the coasts of Eastern North America and Europe. Can be ...

New for 2023 - Allium tuberosum - Flat leafed, very tasty cousin to chives. Distinct garlic flavour. Quick to harvest. Lovely white flower cluster...

New for 2023 - Lycium barbarum - Hardy shrub native across much of Eurasia. 5-8' tall with long thornless flexible branches. Purple flowers are fol...

From our friends at Yonder Hill Farm: These seeds come from our favourite rhubarb we've ever grown, a heritage variety that we found locally, with ...