Delurking as I set up my garden

Firstly, a big thanks to those that make the site what such a fantastic and friendly resource. I have been dipping in and out for years, but about a year ago we moved to our new home. It has the biggest plot I've ever lived on, and I started to dream and research. I found myself devouring the many years of conversations that have been had on here and finally got an account.

In the last year I have been observing and enjoying what is already on our 1/3 acre suburban plot, though we did manage a little pallet collar veg bed and planted some fruit bushes/canes from our old garden. I am now planning to prepare a large area for a vegetable garden at the front of our house, and develop our food forest at the back. I expect I will make many posts in the relevant forums to ask for specific advice, but for now, here is a sketch of my early ideas for my home, and a cheeky pic of the main thing I grew this year:

Charming "vegetable". Is it a boy or a girl ❤️

Kaarina Kreus wrote:Charming "vegetable". Is it a boy or a girl ❤️

A little girl, and my 4th "little pumpkin".

Welcome, Ali!

Congratulations Ali on the new arrival. Do I spot football goals in the garden plan? You may enjoy Nicole's threads about her kids in the garden: https://permies.com/t/permaculture-playground for example.
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Welcome!

Congratulation on the new place and the cutest pumpkin in the patch.

Nancy Reading wrote:Congratulations Ali on the new arrival. Do I spot football goals in the garden plan? You may enjoy Nicole's threads about her kids in the garden: https://permies.com/t/permaculture-playground for example.
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Thanks Nancy, I have seen that post already - lots of great inspiration. We have a couple of trees that need taking down, and we hope to use them to make the kids a play area, with dual purpose structures for kids and plants to climb on. Well, that's the idea anyway.