a rose by any other name might scare people off

[layer]

i'm looking for a name... a good way to describe what i had previously dubbed "apocalypse gardening" — that is, a garden filled with plants that are not only beautiful, but useful, providing food, building materials, medicines, beauty products, even things like compost fodder and attraction for beneficial insects to help make the other plants

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[composerjk]

As a general phrase, what about "sustainable gardening/gardens?"

[lunesse]

sufficiency garden
homesteading garden
Little Red Hen Garden (http://www.bres.boothbay.k12.me.us/wq/nnash/WebQuest/little_red_hen.htm)

[layer]

aw... i love the little red hen!

[idunno3]

prudence patch
versatile garden
the edible backyard
the sustaining / sustainable backyard
the post-nuclear nursery (oh, wait, scary)
end days oasis (dammit, scary again)
prophecy / prophetic / prepared plot (hmm....)
holocaust gardening (oops, there I go again)
The Tasty Home Gardening Guide to Preparing for and Surviving through Armageddon (I don't think I'm up to your specific request of non-offputting names, sadly - destructive terms are just so darned catchy)

Well, maybe these will help you come up with better, actually usable ideas.

[whirlybirdgirl]

avocados are good for throwing at people if they make you mad

[earthdog]

How about
"This Garden Will Save Your Life!"
or
"Since you will be left behind, here are some gardening tips"
or
"Ragnarök Garden"
or
"When Worlds Collide"