Top 10 Edible Perennial Plants in New Hampshire*

*according to me

For anyone looking to improve their landscaping in seacoast New Hampshire, please know there are over 100 different plants you can put in the ground that will produce food year after year. In no particular order, here are my top 10 favorite:

1. Blueberries. Delicious and nutritious (like all the foods listed below), blueberries are a classic New England landscape berry.

   
   

2. Peaches. New Hampshire soils and climate can grow peaches that rival the famous Georgia peach. Look for hardy cultivars that are climatized for our region. Better yet, contact us and we'll help you get the perfect peaches for your landscape.

3. Figs. Yes! You can grow figs in New Hampshire. We recommend the Chicago Hardy Fig tree. You can grow these in the ground or in a container. If you go the container route, be sure to bring it inside a shed or garage each winter.

4. Raspberries. Unless someone tells us they don't like raspberries, we're going to include some in our landscaping design. As a bonus, we'll include blackberries here as well. Let's grow all the berries!

5. Pawpaws. Do you know what a pawpaw is? It's a tropical fruit that has a custard-like texture and tastes like a mango had a baby with a banana. Hardy varieties can thrive in New Hampshire. But make sure to get a male and female, as they need to cross-pollinate.

6. Plums. Plum jam, fresh plums, plum sorbet. I love plums. Though, the more you say the word--plum--the less real it sounds. Anyways, plums are amazing and you can grow them in New Hampshire!

7. Persimmons. An amazing fruit that will round out your edible garden with fruit in the fall.

8. Hardy Kiwi. Like the pawpaw, many people don't know you can grow this tropical fruit this far north. A vining plant, we can help ensure you have the proper support structure to grow this amazing fruit.

9. Grapes. Move over California, we can grow grapes on our landscapes in New Hampshire as well.

10. Walnuts. We're adding a big tree to round out our top ten. If you have the space for this beautiful tree, grow it. You'll get delicious nuts every year. Then call us when they fall, because, to be honest, they're a pain in the butt to process. But we can do that for you!

Honorable mentions: Apples, elderberries, honeyberries, lingonberries, quince, cranberries, strawberries, jerusalem artichokes, mulberries. As you can see, there are a ton of delicious fruits and nuts that can be grown in New Hampshire soil.

Contact us to start designing your edible garden today!