Grow to please
The concept of intermingling vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers is as old as yonks, as you will see if you read up about potager gardens or cottage gardens – the French potagers are more formal, while English cottage gardens have a more informal exuberance. In both cases, I would guess that ‘living off the land’ was interpreted by some to also include the enjoyment and beauty of pretty blooms – whether edible, useful or not.
In simple terms, a deciduous flowering perennial can be defined as a plant that will return year
