The new "Ornamental Edibles" to take was added to the Arboretum

By Stephanie Yao
31. August 2010

A new exhibit that tickle the visitors ' taste buds will be added this year, the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) US National Arboretum in Washington, D.C.,

New ornamental Edibles exhibit arboretum's national herb Garden, evidence that home gardeners may be included in the delicious vegetable plants their landscape gardens. Herb garden plants in the eyes of your visitors will be encouraged, smell, touch and taste through experience.It is the largest planned herb Garden, which contains a woody, annual or perennial herbal plants the nation.

Exhibit is used to promote healthy dietary habits and add USDA initiative encouraging Americans eat locally produced food.Exhibit will be managed by the arboretum horticulturist Chrissy Moore and technician Jeanette Proudfoot. Arboretum is managed by the agricultural research Service (ARS), USDA's principal own scientific research agency.

Many of the vegetables to make a beautiful landscape plants.Scott Aker, which leads to the arboretum and ornamental Gardens, edible unit is an attractive foliage, structure and color, which gives them a curb appeal, even though they produce foodstuffs. even small areas and the container gardens can be attractive to grow fruit and vegetables, home.

Arboretum exhibit feature vegetables during the current period (5), as appropriate, with ARS research, for example, the arboretum summer visitors see ARS developed, tomatoes, sweet peppers, pine sustainable, aubergines, gourds and beans, attractive organized — and tasty — landscape garden.

Sample work plant And should be encouraged visitors. one you want to know more about the garden, arboretum "Cell Phone Tour" the phone number is displayed in the small character quickly call tell visitors more of it.

Spring Salad Greens, the crop has been harvested and tomatoes are corrected during the fall exhibit includes fine. season plants and their and other leafy greens. If the feedback is good, Aker and Moore will consider exhibit will continue for another year.