Grow a row in your front yard


Bush beans nestle amongst the bistorta and contrast with the Blue Nesting spruce. T


he world has changed since vegetable gardeners felt compelled to grow their produce in straight lines in


a heavily guarded area of the back yard. For one thing, there aren’t as many midnight marauders of the kid-kind looking for special treats of fresh sweet peas and imma- ture carrots. Kits today get the sweet stuff from the candy store. For another, we have become more sophisticated as


gardeners, taking as much delight in the lovely foliage shapes and colours as we do in the showy flowers. So today, let your imagination soar: plant veggies in the


Lettuce is luminous in this front yard.


front flowerbeds. Go free-form. Let the shape of the leaf suggest the shape of the mass planting. Plant in curves and as edgings, for height, weight and texture. Leaf lettuce can create a glowing beacon with its almost-


translucent leaves. Carrots will happily wave their lacy tops at passersby or as companions for more stodgy hostas. Swiss chard wants to show off its gorgeously coloured stalks and bush beans love to hang together. A cucumber growing up an iron trellis is a lovely thing. Remember, beans and cucumbers will keep right on producing as long as you keep harvesting!


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