You’ve decided to create a food garden. Now learn how to design attractive gardens filled with both ornamental plants and nutrient-dense edibles. On Saturday, October 24 from 10:30 – 12:30, instructor Ben Barkan of Home Harvest will discuss site considerations, the  design process, sustainable land-use techniques, companion planting, how to incorporate both perennial and annual edibles and how to maximize garden productivity. The Tower Hill Botanic Garden Soil Health workshop provides lots of useful background for this class, but is not a prerequisite. We’ll talk about how to harmonize your gardens with the surrounding landscape and how to mimic natural ecosystems to maximize garden resilience and beauty. $20 for members of Tower Hill, $35 for nonmembers. Register at www.towerhillbg.org.  Image from www.guerillrr.com.