Front Yard Veggies!

So I have this enormous bed in the front yard, and it's a huge waste of space and water unless it grows something useful. Do you see edibles in here? Would it surprise you if I said there were 23 edible plant varieties in my front yard? Let me explain.

Let's start with the obvious: Trees. In this picture, we have sour orange and loquat. Off-screen are a grapefruit tree and a fig tree.  (You also see a date palm, two tall citrus trees and two pecan shrubs. None of these produce anything useful, so they don't count. As soon as we either buy this place or convince the landlord, they're coming out.)

Next, Herbs: rosemary in the front, dill (mixed with the asparagus fern), oregano (mixed with the Wandering Jew), lemon basil (planted in a row to the right of the screen, between flowers), and thyme (hard to see, but in a tiny row with the flowers, by the white rock.) I also have some very vigorous turmeric (technically a spice, not an herb.)

The less-neon part is dill.

Turmeric

Basil
Veggies! Yep, veggies. Ok, fruits and veggies. Tomatoes (bottom right corner, by the black stand), sorrel (neon green, lemon flavored lettuce, planted with RB Beans), Royal Burgundy Beans (throughout, visible by the rosemary in front), spinach, pole beans (around the pine tree) and lettuce (on the left).

Royal Burgundy Beans and Sorrel

Just look at that fabulous lettuce!

Not visible, but also important: peanuts (hiding in the back), and some shallots,  red and white onions, more basil (Italian and Armenian), tomatillos, and hot peppers which have been planted but are not showing up in the photo yet.

Peanut

Pole beans

Spinach

June 3: I pulled the rest of the pansies out and, with the help of Mrs. A, tilled in some garden soil and fresh compost and planted zucchini, more sorrel, and carrots in the wedge between the pine tree and the date palm. When those spring up, that will bring the count of edibles to 25.