Kitchen Garden

DARE TO BE CREATIVE & COLOURFUL

A traditional veg patch is usually straight rows of leafy greens and in practical terms this is arguably the best way to grow veg. However, if you like to throw caution to the wind and shake things up a bit, why not create something more pleasing on the eye? Here we have some ideas to jazz up your veg plot, including adding flowers to the mix, growing different crop varieties with coloured leaves or simply adding colourful structures or pots to the plot.

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