> > > > I'm especially looking for productive vegetables that either have > > striking foliage or flowers. > > > > Thanks! > > Artichokes, both globe and Jerusalem. Climbing peas or beans. Grapes. > Herbs. Many flowers are edible. Fruit trees. My personal favourite is the > globe artichoke for striking foliage. I like the quince tree for all round > beauty, it has great flowers, attractive leaves and good looking tasty > fruit. > > David
Asparagus would be a nice touch too.
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> So, in order to "break" the neighbors in to the idea of front lawn > gardening, I was wondering what tried and true methods some of the rest > of you have used? > I'm especially looking for productive vegetables that either have > striking foliage or flowers. > Thanks!
Andy comments:
I give the produce different names when a neighbor asks.....
For instance, summer squash is a "Scandinavian Sunset Plant". Just
remember to pick the squash off before anyone sees it. The flowers
are
beautiful...
Okra is called "Japanese Orchids". Again, remember to pick the okra
early in the morning, every day...
Cucumber vines are "French Climbing Ivy".
I haven't come up with a good disguise for watermellons yet, tho.
This technique works best for vegetables that need to be picked
regularly, and whose fruits are not observable from the street....
An exception is Swiss Chard, which is "Romanian Fern"...... It makes
a good border plant.......
Good luck, and if you come up with something for watermellons,
please publish it .....
:>)))) Andy in Eureka, Texas
Posted by Bill who putters on March 7, 2010, 4:21 pm
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> > > So, in order to "break" the neighbors in to the idea of front lawn > > gardening, I was wondering what tried and true methods some of the rest > > of you have used? > > > > I'm especially looking for productive vegetables that either have > > striking foliage or flowers. > > > > Thanks! > > Andy comments: > > I give the produce different names when a neighbor asks..... > > For instance, summer squash is a "Scandinavian Sunset Plant". Just > remember to pick the squash off before anyone sees it. The flowers > are > beautiful... > > Okra is called "Japanese Orchids". Again, remember to pick the okra > early in the morning, every day... > > Cucumber vines are "French Climbing Ivy". > > I haven't come up with a good disguise for watermellons yet, tho. > > This technique works best for vegetables that need to be picked > regularly, and whose fruits are not observable from the street.... > > An exception is Swiss Chard, which is "Romanian Fern"...... It makes > a good border plant....... > > Good luck, and if you come up with something for watermellons, > please publish it ..... > > :>)))) Andy in Eureka, Texas
Genius.
How water flower offspring?
Bill
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Posted by David Hare-Scott on March 7, 2010, 4:47 pm
AndyS wrote:
> >> So, in order to "break" the neighbors in to the idea of front lawn >> gardening, I was wondering what tried and true methods some of the >> rest of you have used? >> >> I'm especially looking for productive vegetables that either have >> striking foliage or flowers. >> >> Thanks! > > Andy comments: > > I give the produce different names when a neighbor asks..... > > For instance, summer squash is a "Scandinavian Sunset Plant". Just > remember to pick the squash off before anyone sees it. The flowers > are > beautiful... > > Okra is called "Japanese Orchids". Again, remember to pick the okra > early in the morning, every day... > > Cucumber vines are "French Climbing Ivy". > > I haven't come up with a good disguise for watermellons yet, tho. > > This technique works best for vegetables that need to be picked > regularly, and whose fruits are not observable from the street.... > > An exception is Swiss Chard, which is "Romanian Fern"...... It makes > a good border plant.......
Parsley makes an excellent border plant too.
> > Good luck, and if you come up with something for watermellons, > please publish it ..... > > :>)))) Andy in Eureka, Texas
Evil. Pure evil. I love it.
David
Posted by songbird on July 6, 2010, 10:12 pm
AndyS wrote:
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> I haven't come up with a good disguise for watermellons yet, tho.
> This technique works best for vegetables that need to be picked > regularly, and whose fruits are not observable from the street.... > > An exception is Swiss Chard, which is "Romanian Fern"...... It makes > a good border plant....... > > Good luck, and if you come up with something for watermellons, > please publish it .....
love the imagery! quite funny.
must try swiss chard sometime
as it makes great wraps for
salads and i adore it cooked
too.
a green wig with fake spikes
sticking out of it to make it
look like a cactus? stand it
up on the end on a similarly
colored and spiked fake holder
so the end doesn't break the
stem. instant presto, cactus
lawn ornament.
ok, that was my second idea.
the first was taking a wooden
box and putting a slot in one
end that the stem can go through
and enough holes in the sides for
air circulation. put it over the
watermelon and then put a potted
cactus over it. this is texas you
might as well go with something
that can take the heat... people
won't even notice the change
before and after the harvest.
if you grow things up trellis
you could paint them orange
and call them religious decorations
for All Saints Day. that way they
can't bust you because it's a
religious discrimination thing.
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> > I'm especially looking for productive vegetables that either have
> > striking foliage or flowers.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> Artichokes, both globe and Jerusalem. Climbing peas or beans. Grapes.
> Herbs. Many flowers are edible. Fruit trees. My personal favourite is the
> globe artichoke for striking foliage. I like the quince tree for all round
> beauty, it has great flowers, attractive leaves and good looking tasty
> fruit.
>
> David