John Allen Thompson

Thanks everyone for the advice. This is a great place for me to learn! I appreciate all the help I can get. Yes my yard is quite small. When we moved in there was a bed under the maple with some sedum, grasses, dusty miller, and bulbs. But the city ripped up the plants and half the yard for water main work. I definitely don't want lawn, but food. Thinking of annual beds but like the idea of perennial foods. I live in southwestern Ontario Canada.

Hi all, I'm brand new to permies.com. Just bought my first home and wanted to convert the front yard to a little 7 layer food garden. I have an enormous maple on the north side of the lot, giving me about a 22x15 foot plot to work with all south of the tree (part/full sun). Could I use the maple as my canopy layer? For the other layers, what would compliment the maple well? Is there a sample guild or has someone tried this with a maple? Many thanks. I'm new to this and was not sure where to turn for advice.