Food Forward Garden Design

A delectable handbook on incorporating edible plants into the greenery outside one’s home. Detailed tours of eight gardens Douglas has designed provide ideas on how to decorate with crops in a variety of locales… . A clever mix of kitchen gardening and landscaping. - Publishers Weekly

“It’s rare to find someone who has observed so many horticultural traditions around the world and can also bring home the simple pleasure of a backyard tomato. In this book, Christian Douglas does it beautifully.” - Stephen Orr, editor in chief, Better Homes & Gardens

“When Christian was done with my ordinary wine country house, I was surrounded by magical, lush, delicious gardens. It has been beyond life-changing to eat the healthiest fare from our own small piece of land in a setting as beautiful as Napa Valley itself. Christian and his team are creative innovators who love to teach us all a better way to live.” - Sheri Salata, author, speaker, and producer

“This book combines the satisfaction of growing your own food with real practicality and beauty.” - Kim Wilkie, landscape architect

Christian Douglas is a landscape designer and the founder of Christian Douglas Design, where he creates extraordinary culinary gardens for private clients, and the Backyard Farm Co., where he and his team of urban farmers teach homeowners around the world how to grow food. In 2020, Christian was awarded the California Home+Design Award for landscape design. He has a regular gardening column in Marin Living magazine and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, California Home+Design, and other major publications.