One for the pot

YOU CAN’T BE SELF-SUFFICIENT GROWING VEG IN CONTAINERS, BUT YOU CAN MAKE A PLEASING ARRANGEMENT THAT LOOKS AS GOOD AS IT TASTES

There are many advantages to growing fruit and vegetables in containers. Even the smallest urban yard or balcony has space for a few pots, and there’s no need to dig up part of your garden for a veggie patch in order to grow your own. They look great, too, especially with a few flowers added to the mix. Aaron Bertelsen, who’s vegetable gardener at Great Dixter in East Sussex, believes it’s possible to grow everything from delicate leafy herbs to root vegetables and sturdy fruit trees in this way. He explains how to plant and arrange them to best effect. PICK OF THE CROP If you can grow only one type of thing in a container garden, it should be salad leaves. They’re easy to grow, make good use of space and…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2020

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