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16 years ago

I'd love to see how you mix your vegetables in with your perennial flower beds.

After we built our house my hubby built me a raised planter with five different sections so I could plant veggies (lack of space and sunny places unless we move to the front yard).

I do have some perennials I grow in two of the sections of the raised planter and then I mix annuals in with the veggies. But I'd like to expand my vegetable selection and start growing some in my perennial garden beds out front. I don't want them to look unattractive as the growing season goes on. So I was wondering if you all could show me what you do to "prettify" your veggies that comingle with the flowers.

Thanks!

Kristy :)

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leaveswave
16 years ago
Ah, I thought this was going to be a more titillating topic given the coyness of the subject line... ;-)

I grow my veg in raised beds, no other plants. I do have arches at one end of the beds for vining veg and clematis on the other side. I grow some herbs amongst the perennial beds. I have my asparagus bed in the front garden and have ringed the bed with shorter perennials.
rubybaby43
Original Author
16 years ago
Ah, I thought this was going to be a more titillating topic given the coyness of the subject line... ;-)

Oh...sorry to disappoint you! LOL! How are you doing with your asparagus? Does it spread throughout the years? I have never tried growing it....but might give it a whirl if I know I could give it the proper space and requirements it needs.

Kristy :)
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leaveswave
16 years ago
I put in some plants last year and more this spring. I want to get a few more. So I haven't seen much spread yet. I find the foliage attractive when it ferns, so it fits with the rest of the garden, at least in my eyes.