Design, plant, and tend a self-sustaining, high-yielding food garden that saves space by growing plants the way nature intended - in layers. Say goodbye to long, straight rows of vegetable plants lined up and waiting for attacks from pests and diseases, and say hello to an interplanted polyculture paradise , filled with layers of edible plants that outcompete weeds, share resources, and grow beautifully together .In The Layered Edible Garden , author and food gardening pro Christina Chung of 'fluent.garden introduces a modern approach to home food gardening that follows nature's lead by growing plants in mixed communities, instead of in agriculture-centric monocultures.By intentionally including edible plants from 8 different layers (trees, sub-canopy trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, annuals, ground covers, and edible roots) in your home garden, you'll be building a mini "food forest" that will produce food for years to come and require less work and fewer resources . With the insight found in The Layered Edible Garden , you' Whether you have sun or shade, a large growing space or a small one, planting many layers of food plants together results in a diverse, low-maintenance edible garden , filled with plants that help support each other. The future of growing food is multi-layered.