Edible Landscapes Design

11/09/2026

Next year’s harvest begins this fall.

Spring gets most of the attention in gardening.

But fall gives us something spring cannot: the accumulated experience of an entire growing season.

By now, the garden has been telling us its story.

We know where the soil dried out. Where water collected or rushed away. What flourished without much help, and what struggled despite our attention. We know which paths we actually walked, where we wanted to sit, what we harvested, and what simply asked too much of us.

These aren’t simply successes and failures. They’re information.

We’ve been thinking about this as Preparing for Abundance.

Not simply growing more.

Sometimes abundance means more berries, flowers, birds, shade, food and time spent outside.

Sometimes it means needing less. Less watering. Less weeding. Less maintenance. Less fighting against the landscape.

Fall gives us an opportunity to listen before deciding what comes next. To understand water first, then how we move through and use the landscape, and from there begin making better decisions about soil, trees, pathways, gathering spaces and planting.

Water. Access. Structure.

The goal isn’t to fit more into the garden. It’s to help the garden work better, and to let it ask less of us over time.

We wrote more about this idea, and some of the things worth observing in your own landscape this fall, in a new article:

Preparing for Abundance: Why Next Year’s Garden Begins This Fall

Read it through the link below. 🌱

Discover why fall is one of the best times to plan next year’s garden. Learn how soil, water, perennial planting and thoughtful design can create a more abundant, resilient and lower-maintenance landscape in Victoria, BC.

09/09/2026

Really grateful to see this story now available online through Edible Vancouver Island. 🌱

The Thousand-Year Garden explores a place we’ve had the privilege of helping shape and care for over many years, and the people, relationships and ideas that have helped it grow.

It feels especially meaningful after gathering here again this past weekend, sharing food from the garden, wandering the landscape together, and continuing the conversation about what abundance can mean.

It’s a beautiful reflection on food forests, stewardship, abundance, and what can happen when we care for a place over time.

If you missed it the first time, you can now read the full story here. 💚

What if your yard could feed you? A neglected Saanich property. A trauma surgeon and a South African adventurer with no farming experience. A food...

02/09/2026

We’ve had the privilege of being involved with this landscape for many years now, watching it grow and evolve from big ideas, conversations and early sketches into the incredibly abundant place it is today.

But what I love most about this story is that it isn’t really about a finished garden. It’s about what can happen when people commit to caring for a place over time. Simon and Alex have poured so much into this land, and along the way it has brought together designers, growers, cooks, students, tradespeople, volunteers, friends and family, each contributing something to what it has become.

I feel incredibly fortunate that our team at Edible Landscapes Design has had the opportunity to be part of that journey, and to keep learning from this place as it changes.

Not every garden needs to look anything like this one. But I think there’s something here for all of us: to pay a little closer attention to the places we care for, imagine what else might be possible, and leave them a little richer than we found them.

A beautiful reminder of what it can mean to grow together. 💚

25/07/2026

Today felt like a tipping point.

After nearly a year of conversations, sketches, site walks, coffee shop meetings, phone calls, pub conversations, and countless hours exploring this remarkable landscape, one of the project’s most important pieces quietly fell into place.

Eight hands came together to guide a rainwater cistern into its new home.

It was a simple moment, but it felt like so much more.

With the cistern now in place at the top of the catchment, everything else begins to come together. Earthworks. Plumbing. Irrigation. Electrical. Carpentry. The yurt. One shared vision that has been patiently taking shape for months.

What stayed with me wasn’t the engineering. It was the feeling of connection. Eight hands on the same piece. Everyone contributing. Everyone trusting one another.

This land has held countless generations before us, and if we’re thoughtful, it will hold countless more after we’re gone.

In the years ahead, this system will slow thousands of gallons of rainwater that would otherwise rush away, allowing it to soak back into this beautiful sandy island ecosystem. It will nourish gardens, trees, wildlife, and the people who call this place home.

Today wasn’t the finish line.

It was the moment everything started flowing together.

Growing Together.

31/03/2026

Waterfall Foodscape: Some projects begin with a clear plan. This one began with a dream.

The clients envisioned a waterfall, but the site told a different story. A steep, demanding slope, purchased before its full challenges were known, left much of the yard difficult to use and easy to avoid.

Through a close and collaborative design process, we worked with both the clients and the land to shape a path forward.

The grade was extreme. Access was limited. Excavation conditions were demanding. Rather than forcing a solution, we worked carefully with water, stone, and gravity to bring the vision to life.

What emerged is a naturalistic waterfall woven through a low maintenance edible landscape.

At this early stage, the structure is still visible. Terraces, steps, and stonework hold the hillside and create access where none existed before.

Over time, this will soften.

As plants establish, roots will stabilize the slope. Native plants, herbs, flowers, and resilient edibles will fill in, bringing life and seasonal abundance. The garden will become more integrated and easier to care for each year.

What was once avoided is now inhabited.

Paths to wander. Places to pause. The sound of water moving through it all.

Designed to mature rather than impress all at once, this garden will grow more settled, more productive, and more beautiful over time.

Design + Build: Edible Landscapes Design
Earthworks: Spitfire Earthworks
Waterfall: Jeff Tanner

24/02/2026

🌿 We’re Hiring in Greater Victoria, BC

Field Operations Lead & Landscape Technician

We design and build beautiful, low-maintenance food gardens that function like natural ecosystems. Each year they become more abundant and easier to care for.

As we grow, we are adding two hands-on roles to our team.

1. Field Operations Lead:

$28 to $35 per hour
3 to 4 days per week to start
Full-time after successful trial
Employee position

This is a senior, on-the-tools leadership role running installation and maintenance projects in the field.

You will coordinate crews, protect quality, manage sequencing, ensure material readiness, and solve real-time problems on site. You must be capable of working independently within defined project outcomes, adapting intelligently as conditions change while maintaining quality and forward progress.

This is not an entry-level role.

Ideal candidates bring:

• 5+ years professional landscape, construction, or related experience
• Strong carpentry or hardscaping skills
• Irrigation familiarity
• Confidence reading and executing plans
• Proven leadership by example
..

2. Landscape Technician:

$25 to $27 per hour
2 to 4 days per week with seasonal variation
Employee position

This role focuses on long-term garden maintenance and care, while supporting installation projects as needed.

Responsibilities include pruning, soil building, plant health observation, seasonal cleanups, and supporting hardscaping and irrigation work.

This is physically demanding outdoor work.

Maintenance experience is an asset. We are open to developing the right person who brings a steady attitude, takes pride in quality, and wants to grow professionally.

This role includes long-term growth opportunities. Strong performers may advance toward Maintenance Lead and, with experience and demonstrated leadership, into Field Operations Lead responsibilities.

If you want to build regenerative gardens, not just maintain lawns, we would love to hear from you.

Apply here:
👉 ediblelandscapesdesign.com/jobs

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