Long, Skinny Garden? Hear How We Tweak This Space

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Not sure what to do with a long, skinny, straight-edged garden beside a driveway, patio, or building?

In this episode, we take a long, slender ornamental garden and reimagine the space with edible plants.

The garden we’re thinking about is actually a little sliver of the Joan of Arc Garden in Quebec City. But these same ideas work well in in many home-garden situations. We talk about: Crop ideas (kales, Thai basil, borage, shiso, and fern-leaf parsley) Groupings vs. individual plants Urns for adding height an interest in this skinny space Plants that last into the fall vs. plants that fade with fall weather

If you’re looking for more on edible flowers like borage, check out this article about edible flowers.