Edible Landscaping

Version 4.7 adds some minor features and removes minor bugs. It now requires a screen resolution of 640x480 or better. Some plant info has been updated. April, 2002 Edible Landscaping is an encyclopedia of perennials that are worth growing primarily for produce. Every such plant that can be grown in at least three USDA hardiness zones (i.e., can withstand 15 F or below) is covered in the database. It includes fruits, nuts, herbs, and even a few perennial vegetables. Uncommon edibles such as the jujube and chayote are included, as well as popular favorites like strawberries and walnuts. The majority of plants have color photos attached, often illustrating different aspects (e.g., in a landscape, and a closeup). Edible Landscaping can be used in conjunction with a large archive of color pictures. It expects the photos to be in a folder named "EL Pictures"; it can also be mixed with the photos in one folder. If you have difficulties viewing the photos, try increasing the RAM (memory) available to the program. 2500K should be plenty and 2000K will probably work too. You allocate memory with the "Get Info..." command in the Finder. Edible Landscaping is as a standalone application made in Hypercard. It does not require Hypercard as a separate application. It will work on any Macintosh. It does require 2.5 MB of available RAM and 7 MB of diskspace. Displaying the pictures may require Quicktime 2.5--I'm not sure (Hypercard's built in commands take care of showing the pictures--it's not something I programmed). Edible Landscaping was tested under MacOS 7.6.1 with Quicktime 3.0, and 8.1 & 9.04 with Quicktime 4.1. Detailed instructions are available from within the Edible Landscaping software.