Horticulture

EDIBLE EDGES

AS A RAISED-BED GARDENER, I want to use every square inch of my beds to grow food. To achieve this, I grow vegetables, herbs and flowers along the margins and sometimes even over the sides of my 16-inch-tall beds. Here are five of my favorite plants to grow as edible edges.

Parsley is an essential culinary herb that lends a fresh flavor to salads, pastas and so much

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