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On 08:31 PM 5/4/98 -0400, Lisa Holmes wrote:

>I expanded my front flower bed by an extra 10' in width (it's about 40 feet
>long)...I marked off beds using the sq. ft. method, and have planted
>strawberries, herbs and raspberries.  With the Y2K crisis coming down, I'm
>concerned about food shortages and only want to plant edibles...but, at the
>same time, I don't want my front yard to look bad.  The strawberries, herbs
>and raspberries look good, but I still have 2 3'x3' plots and one 4'X4'
>with nothing planted as yet.
>
>Does anyone out there have any suggestions for what veggies will not only
>provide food, but look nice while they are growing?

Mix together seeds from various lettuces and plant a border of 4 1' squares
for an interesting edging.  Then plant bell pepper plants that will ripen
in various colors (red, yellow, orange, purple) further back.  Plant beans
or peas further back, scarlet runner beans put on a nice show when they
bloom, then give you yummy edibles a few weeks later.

Or alternately, plant the climbers closer to the front, and some shade
tolerating veggies like lettuce (not head lettuce) and spinach in the rows
immediately behind them (sunwise), then use the climbing plants as a screen
to plant *any* lower growing veggies you like behind it, as they will be
hidden from view.

Personally, I also think that a tomato plant full of red 'maters is as
pretty as any blooming shrub with red flowers.
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