artichokes are stately, structural specimens that can anchor any ornamental bed
- artichokes are stately, structural specimens that can anchor any ornamental bed
- blood orange -- shapeable slower-growing citrus can be tree, shrub or hedge -- showy fruit, fragrant flowers
- corn co-plants wonderfully with beans, but it has ornamental value most anywhere. needs to be regularly spaced for good pollination.
- fennel has ferny, cloudlike foliage, is vigorous, tolerates most conditions and attracts butterflies and beneficial bugs.
- cucumbers like the hot spots that kill other specimens in your garden. give them something to climb.
- hops are vigorous -- 50' of growth in a season isn't that unusual. Very ornamental leaves and flowers. A brilliant arbor plant
- summer squash has huge umbrella-like leaves and profuse, golden flowers all through the summer and fall. consider these strudy annuals for ornamental value and not just for the abundance of zucchini you will fob off on your neighbors.
- persimmons are smallish deciduous trees with eye-popping displays of winter fruit on bare branches.
- tomatoes are sun-worshippers. prop or train them on a wall where the extra reflected heat will help them set lots of flavorful fruit.
- no herb bed is complete without lavender -- it smells heavenly, provides tons of color and structure, and even deters cats and deer.
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