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10 ways to fit crops into small spaces

1 MIXVEG INTO YOUR FLOWERS

If you don’t have room for a dedicated vegetable patch, try mixing crops in with your ornamentals. Many veg will bring colour to your displays – mix veg, fruit and flowers in raised beds for a colourful, productive display. Edge borders with red lettuces or use thyme as ground cover. Add height to your border with a wigwam of runner beans and choose a variety that has striking flowers. Crops such as

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